- to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
- to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots
- to appear; to look; form; shape
- near; close to; approximately
- and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly
- to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
- direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jian4 jie1]); immediate; straightforward
- to score a victory; to prevail over one's opponents
- made of bamboo
- 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
- translated text
- young
- in public; in front of everybody
- to insult; to humiliate; dishonor
- to learn; to study
- to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
- 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
- meaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning; hidden meaning; hint; connotation
- to stop; to halt; to cease
- research and study
- to say goodbye; to take one's leave
- to return home
- after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
- 告诉 gào sù: 告诉 gao4 su4: to press charges; to file a complaint告诉 gào su: 告诉 gao4 su5: to tell; to inform; to let know
- 和 hú: 和 hu2: to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards和 húo: 和 huo2: to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]和 hè: 和 he4: to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence; to join in the singing; to chime in with others和 hé: 和 he2: (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanese和 Hé: 和 He2: surname He和 hùo: 和 huo4: to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
- (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])
- 约 yuē: 约 yue1: to make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); concise约 yāo: 约 yao1: to weigh in a balance or on a scale
- 好 hào: 好 hao4: to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to好 hǎo: 好 hao3: good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a personal pronoun) hello
- to duel; a duel; decisive struggle
- date
- band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; CL:條|条[tiao2]; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise
- soldier; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
- to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4])
- to fight, esp. with hands; wrestling (as a sport); to wrestle; to wrestle (against fate, with a problem etc); to capture prey
- to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
- order; command; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
- plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
- to attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military)
- to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc); harmed
- hard to (predict, imagine etc)
- to be in favor of; to support; to back; support; backing; to stand by; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to admire
- to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore
- (bound form) bamboo; Kangxi radical 118