- five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水
- 五常 wǔ cháng: 五常 wu3 chang2: the five cardinal virtues in traditional Chinese ethics: benevolence 仁[ren2], justice 義|义[yi4], propriety 禮|礼[li3], wisdom 智[zhi4] and honor 信[xin4]; alternative term for 五倫|五伦[wu3 lun2], the five cardinal relationships; alternative term for 五行[wu3 xing2], the five elements五常 Wǔ cháng: 五常 Wu3 chang2: see 五常市[Wu3 chang2 Shi4]; the Permanent Five (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council: China, France, Russia, the UK, and the USA)
- matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- to correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to
- relation; relationship; to concern; to affect; to have to do with; guanxi; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; CL:個|个[ge4]
- at the same time; simultaneously
- ocarina; wind instrument consisting of an egg-shaped chamber with holes
- sheng, a free reed wind instrument with vertical bamboo pipes
- drum; CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell
- 管 Guǎn: 管 Guan3: surname Guan管 guǎn: 管 guan3: to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards
- creator; author
- form; shape; structure; design
- to be applicable
- situation; occasion; context; setting; location; venue
- to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner)
- not just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
- to record; record (written account); note-taker; record (in sports etc); CL:個|个[ge4]
- 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
- some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- already
- (of skills etc) to die out; lost; extinct
- movement (of a symphony)
- 和 hùo: 和 huo4: to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs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 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 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
- 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 know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
- these
- once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
- to exist; to be; existence
- 于 Yú: 于 Yu2: surname Yu于 yú: 于 yu2: to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle于 yú: 于 yu2: (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by
- inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during
- (not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
- to see
- society
- concrete; specific; detailed
- to appear; to emerge; to present (a certain appearance); to demonstrate
- this; these
- sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article
- not only; not just
- to belong to; to fall under (a category)
- literature and art
- the time; the right time; weather conditions; destiny; course of time; heaven's natural order
- solar term; seasonal division (one of 24 periods in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, governing agricultural timing and cultural festivals)
- farming task
- measurement
- (in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total; an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc)
- to have; to possess