- ought to; should; must
- already
- (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
- direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jian4 jie1]); immediate; straightforward
- 高 Gāo: 高 Gao1: surname Gao高 gāo: 高 gao1: high; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific)
- to admire; to praise; to appreciate
- 了 le: 了 le5: (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)了 liǎo: 了 liao3: to finish; (used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4 bu5 liao3] "cannot forget"); (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least了 liǎo: 了 liao3: (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- famous; noted; well-known; celebrated
- historian
- to know; to be aware
- 幾 jǐ: 幾 ji3: how many; how much; several; a few幾 jī: 幾 ji1: (literary) almost
- 民 mín: 民 min2: (bound form) the people; inhabitants of a country民 Mín: 民 Min2: surname Min
- (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously); (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term); (old) (used at the end of a command); (old) this
- dark; deep; stupid; the underworld
- 也 yě: 也 ye3: also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]也 Yě: 也 Ye3: surname Ye
- correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly
- to deceive; there is none
- 率 shuài: 率 shuai4: to lead; to command; rash; hasty; frank; straightforward; generally; usually率 lǜ: 率 lu:4: (bound form) ratio; rate; proportion
- that; those; (one) another
- ignorant; stupid
- the surface of a wall (esp. an interior wall)
- and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- (literary, or bound form) to look at
- rustic; low; base; mean; to despise; to scorn
- sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse
- 莫 mò: 莫 mo4: do not; there is none who莫 Mò: 莫 Mo4: surname Mo
- after all; to investigate; to study carefully; Taiwan pr. [jiu4]
- origin; source
- to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining
- tree trunk; stump (tree root); a plant; classifier for trees or plants; strain (biology); to involve others (in shady business)
- to glue; glue; gum; rubber
- pillar; CL:根[gen1]
- (of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions); to alter; abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb
- many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly-
- to capture; to restrain; to constrain; to adhere rigidly to; inflexible
- to be jealous of; fear; dread; scruple; to avoid or abstain from; to quit; to give up sth
- happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead
- to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire); to live; to be alive; life; raw; uncooked; unprocessed; unfamiliar; strange; (bound form) student; person engaged in a field; (bound form) male role in traditional opera; (bound form) life; lifetime; (bound form) means of livelihood; (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼[sheng1 teng2]); (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽[sheng1 la1 ying4 zhuai4])
- where; how
- the people
- mass; multitude; the masses
- wisdom; intelligence
- to ignore; to neglect; to treat with contempt
- we; us; ourselves; our
- nature; natural; naturally
- to agree blindly
- only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
- to know (sth) very well; to be an expert in
- to write; to compose