- 地 de: 地 de5: -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct地 dì: 地 di4: earth; ground; field; place; land; CL:片[pian4]
- cause; reason; because
- a (married) couple; husband and wife; CL:對|对[dui4]
- 正 zhèng: 正 zheng4: straight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify; exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place); (math.) positive正 zhēng: 正 zheng1: first month of the lunar year
- five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水
- person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
- to draw; to paint; picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1])
- 以 Yǐ: 以 Yi3: abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]以 yǐ: 以 yi3: to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)
- to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research
- 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
- 伏 Fú: 伏 Fu2: surname Fu伏 fú: 伏 fu2: to lean over; to fall (go down); to hide (in ambush); to conceal oneself; to lie low; hottest days of summer; to submit; to concede defeat; to overcome; to subdue; volt
- to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]
- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
- letter; symbol; character; word; CL:個|个[ge4]; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
- ancient times
- reference material (used in scholarly study)
- (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- to write; to compose; writing; written works
- 宓 mì: 宓 mi4: still; silent宓 Mì: 宓 Mi4: surname Mi
- same as Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2 xi1], a mythical emperor; surname Xi
- kitchen
- sacrifice
- 包 Bāo: 包 Bao1: surname Bao包 bāo: 包 bao1: to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; to contract (to or for); package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
- trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2]
- to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
- the distant past; ancient times; antiquity; early historical times
- legend; fairy tale; myth; mythology
- the creation of the world
- goddess; nymph
- she
- main; principal; major; primary
- achievement; accomplishment; (in more recent usage) performance (of a business, employee etc); results
- (literary) to circle; to wheel
- medical care and medicines; medicine (drug); medical; pharmaceutical
- 和 Hé: 和 He2: surname He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 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 hùo: 和 huo4: to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
- farm implements; farm tools
- someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom)
- exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
- Flame Emperors (c. 2000 BC), legendary dynasty descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- 古 gǔ: 古 gu3: ancient; old; paleo-古 Gǔ: 古 Gu3: surname Gu
- the people
- all; each and every; in all cases
- 食 shí: 食 shi2: to eat; food; animal feed; eclipse食 sì: 食 si4: to feed (a person or animal)
- birds and animals; creature; beast (brutal person)
- meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130