- time; length of time; moment; period
- 过去 gùo qu: 过去 guo4 qu5: (verb suffix)过去 gùo qù: 过去 guo4 qu4: (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
- 看 kān: 看 kan1: to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard看 kàn: 看 kan4: to see; to look at; to read; to watch; to visit; to call on; to consider; to regard as; to look after; to treat (a patient or illness); to depend on; to feel (that); (after a verb) to give it a try; to watch out for
- child
- cannot; must not; should not
- can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice
- 戴 dài: 戴 dai4: to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear; to support戴 Dài: 戴 Dai4: surname Dai
- cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times; headscarf (typically worn by women); kerchief; turban
- on the body; at hand; among
- haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
- foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]; classifier for kicks
- 上 shàng: 上 shang4: (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above上 shǎng: 上 shang3: used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
- frequently; often
- attire; clothes; dress
- 只 zhǐ: 只 zhi3: only; merely; just只 zhī: 只 zhi1: grain that has begun to ripen只 zhī: 只 zhi1: classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
- to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
- 说 shūo: 说 shuo1: to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine说 shùi: 说 shui4: to persuade
- oneself; (attributive) one's own
- right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
- assistance; aid; to help; to assist
- to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough
- to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- to pass away; to die
- she
- in mourning
- memorial tablet
- cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal)
- to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment
- Xiaojing (Classic of Filial Piety)
- to make trouble
- to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
- (bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely
- to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned
- sorrow; grief
- the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group
- inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during
- order (from above)
- 若 rùo: 若 ruo4: to seem; like; as; if若 rě: 若 re3: used in 般若[bo1 re3]; used in 蘭若|兰若[lan2 re3]
- foreign country; alien land
- down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
- bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:張|张[zhang1]); bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc); frame; chassis; classifier for blankets, quilts etc
- 暗 àn: 暗 an4: dark; to turn dark; secret; hidden; (literary) confused; ignorant暗 àn: 暗 an4: (literary) to close (a door); to eclipse
- (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
- classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]
- 祖 Zǔ: 祖 Zu3: surname Zu祖 zǔ: 祖 zu3: ancestor; forefather; grandparents
- 载 zài: 载 zai4: to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also; as well as; simultaneously载 zǎi: 载 zai3: to record in writing; to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc); Taiwan pr. [zai4]; year
- to collapse; to fall into ruins; death of king or emperor; demise
- tunnel; underground passage
- (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway