- 时 Shí: 时 Shi2: surname Shi时 shí: 时 shi2: o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
- hour; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to disappear; to fade away
- to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
- not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than
- just; exactly; to happen to be
- enough; sufficient
- to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])
- harmonious; to mediate; to reconcile; mediation; to compromise; to mix; to blend; blended; to season; seasoning; to placate
- to enlighten; to explain (a text etc); to stimulate (a mental attitude); enlightenment; revelation; motivation
- idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
- exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
- to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
- the correct path; the right way (Buddhism)
- to come from (a place); From: (in email header)
- to restrict; to limit to; to constrain; restriction; constraint
- already; since; both... (and...)
- corrective influence; to reform (a criminal); redemption (of a sinner); to influence (a malefactor to a better life); to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example
- pure; unadulterated; (of motives etc) honest
- will; resolution; aspiration
- thus; consequently; as a result
- good and honest; kindhearted
- heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4]); (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
- 会 kuài: 会 kuai4: (bound form) to reckon accounts会 hùi: 会 hui4: can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3])
- to take the lead; to gain the upper hand
- quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
- to inhibit; to keep down; to suppress
- therefore; as a result; thus; and as a result, ...
- in ancient times; in olden days
- 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
- influence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb; CL:股[gu3]
- 都 Dū: 都 Du1: surname Du都 dōu: 都 dou1: all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all都 dū: 都 du1: capital city; metropolis
- very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
- cautious; careful; prudent
- according to; based on; basis; foundation; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to totally prohibit; to put an end to
- to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs
- to be partial towards sth; to favor; to prefer; preference; favorite
- 能 Néng: 能 Neng2: surname Neng能 néng: 能 neng2: can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy
- lit. deep plans and distant thoughts; to plan far ahead (idiom)
- (idiom) to live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope
- to block; to clog
- to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical
- 不了 bù liǎo: 不了 bu4 liao3: (as a resultative verb suffix) unable to (do sth); (pattern: {verb} + 個|个[ge5] + ~) without end; incessantly不了 bù le: 不了 bu4 le5: no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)
- to divert oneself from (loneliness, grief etc); to dispel (negative thoughts etc)
- (literary) to give; to accord; to render
- to entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in; a thing in which one invests (one's hope, energy etc)