- (bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely
- no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- to run counter to
- to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games)
- a book; a register; account-book
- 柳 Lǐu: 柳 Liu3: surname Liu柳 lǐu: 柳 liu3: willow
- 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
- 明 míng: 明 ming2: bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods明 Míng: 明 Ming2: Ming Dynasty (1368–1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- seat of government; government repository (archive); official residence; mansion; presidential palace; (honorific) Your home; prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
- cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal)
- end; finish
- correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly
- real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely
- not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to
- 宜 yí: 宜 yi2: proper; should; suitable; appropriate宜 Yí: 宜 Yi2: surname Yi
- 可 kě: 可 ke3: (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however可 kè: 可 ke4: used in 可汗[ke4 han2]
- (bound form) to confer; to give; (bound form) to teach; to instruct; (literary) to appoint
- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- 世 Shì: 世 Shi4: surname Shi世 shì: 世 shi4: life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble
- thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
- in a sharp, forceful voice
- husband
- 相 Xiāng: 相 Xiang1: surname Xiang相 xiāng: 相 xiang1: each other; one another; mutually; fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])相 xiàng: 相 xiang4: appearance; portrait; picture; government minister; (physics) phase; (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features); to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
- to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before
- children; sons and daughters; a young man and a young woman (in love)
- 尚 Shàng: 尚 Shang4: surname Shang尚 shàng: 尚 shang4: still; yet; to value; to esteem
- 欲 yù: 欲 yu4: desire; appetite; passion; lust; greed欲 yù: 欲 yu4: to wish for; to desire
- (literary) what is?; what is the meaning of?
- relative superiority (better or worse, stronger or weaker, above or below etc)
- (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2 zhi3 zhi1 jian1])
- 耶 yē: 耶 ye1: (phonetic ye)耶 yé: 耶 ye2: interrogative particle (classical)耶 ye: 耶 ye5: final particle indicating enthusiasm etc
- to explain; to release; Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]); Buddhism
- elder brother
- 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
- younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)
- this; these
- happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead
- calamity
- a branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people
- 家 jiā: 家 jia1: used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]家 jiā: 家 jia1: home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian; CL:個|个[ge4]
- how? (emphatic question)
- 称 chèn: 称 chen4: to fit; to match; to suit; (coll.) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. [cheng4]称 chēng: 称 cheng1: to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise
- to meet with; to encounter (esp. misfortune or hardship); an experience (esp. adverse)
- (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind; (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
- (classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in; at; from; because; than; (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)
- unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed
- 也 Yě: 也 Ye3: surname Ye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]