- cause; reason; because
- demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal
- 适 kùo: 适 kuo4: see 李适[Li3 Kuo4]适 shì: 适 shi4: to fit; suitable; proper; just (now); comfortable; well; to go; to follow or pursue适 Shì: 适 Shi4: surname Shi
- near; close to; approximately
- to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement; to stay home with nothing to do; to lead a solitary life
- (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items
- to go easy; unhurried; calm; Taiwan pr. [cong1 rong2]
- to such an extent as to; down to; up to
- to think; to consider
- where; how
- as; as if; such as
- somewhat; to some extent
- destitute; wretched poverty
- his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
- 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 stop up; to close up; hard to get to; out of the way; inaccessible; unenlightened; blocking
- must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot
- to put in place; to put into practice; to take effect
- and; to reach; up to; in time for
- to understand clearly; to be sensible or reasonable; understanding
- 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
- matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- 著 zhe: 著 zhe5: aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state著 zhúo: 著 zhuo2: to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply著 zhāo: 著 zhao1: a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add著 zháo: 著 zhao2: to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in著 zhúo: 著 zhuo2: used in 執著|执著[zhi2 zhuo2]著 zhù: 著 zhu4: to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding
- shuttle of a loom
- later generation
- skills acquired through religious practice; (fig.) ability; skill; Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5]
- author; writer
- life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc
- 曲 qū: 曲 qu1: bent; crooked; wrong曲 Qū: 曲 Qu1: surname Qu曲 qǔ: 曲 qu3: tune; song; CL:支[zhi1]曲 qū: 曲 qu1: fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc); Taiwan pr. [qu2]
- to speak; to say
- free; unimpeded; smooth; at ease; free from worry; fluent
- 美 Měi: 美 Mei3: (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]); (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Mei3 guo2])美 měi: 美 mei3: beautiful; very satisfactory; good; to beautify; to be pleased with oneself
- (bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
- 安 ān: 安 An1: surname An安 ān: 安 an1: (bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health; content; satisfied (as in 安於|安于[an1 yu2]); to place (sb) in a suitable position (job); to install; to fix; to fit; to bring (a charge against sb); to harbor (certain intentions); ampere (abbr. for 安培[an1 pei2])
- proud; arrogant
- to overflow; (literary) excessive
- 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好 hào: 好 hao4: to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
- 礼 lǐ: 礼 li3: gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy礼 Lǐ: 礼 Li3: surname Li; abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites
- 遇 Yù: 遇 Yu4: surname Yu遇 yù: 遇 yu4: (bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned; (bound form) to treat; to receive
- to be worried
- to grasp; to hold; to operate; to manage; to control; to steer; to exercise; to drill (practice); to play; to speak (a language)
- disaster; calamity
- in deep water; difficult situation
- to resent; to harbor a grudge against; to loathe; resentment; rancor
- disappointed; frustrated