- ordinary; to use
- 保 bǎo: 保 bao3: to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system保 Bǎo: 保 Bao3: Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])
- to hide
- 作 zùo: 作 zuo4: to do; to engage in; to write; to compose; to pretend; to feign; to regard as; to consider to be; to be; to act the part of; to feel (itchy, nauseous etc); writings; works作 zūo: 作 zuo1: (bound form) worker; (bound form) workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
- 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
- surname Song; the Song dynasty (960–1279); Song of the Southern Dynasties (420–479) 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4]
- 子 zǐ: 子 zi3: son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat; viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north); subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-子 zi: 子 zi5: noun suffix, as in 椅子[yi3 zi5] "chair"
- for a long time
- bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly
- 闻 Wén: 闻 Wen2: surname Wen闻 wén: 闻 wen2: to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at
- his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
- 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]
- artistry; talent; skill; (in ancient times) female entertainer
- to itch; to tickle
- cannot; must not; should not
- 毋 Wú: 毋 Wu2: surname Wu毋 wú: 毋 wu2: (literary) no; don't; to not have; nobody
- to speak; words
- to speak; to say
- that; those; (one) another
- to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect
- bad; ill; not good at; not to be pooh-poohed; quite impressive
- 从 cóng: 从 cong2: from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor从 Cóng: 从 Cong2: surname Cong
- (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously); (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term); (old) (used at the end of a command); (old) this
- (bound form) to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue
- owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games)
- to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon
- intimate friend; soul mate
- to steal; secretly; (humble) I
- words; speech; to say; to talk
- right and wrong; quarrel
- wife's father (father-in-law); old man
- to make merry
- 召 Shào: 召 Shao4: surname Shao; name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province召 zhào: 召 zhao4: to call together; to summon; to convene; temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)
- front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
- to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
- one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 坐 zùo: 坐 zuo4: to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruit坐 Zùo: 坐 Zuo4: surname Zuo
- 称 chēng: 称 cheng1: to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise称 chèn: 称 chen4: to fit; to match; to suit; (coll.) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. [cheng4]
- 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) to confer; to bestow; to grant; (literary) gift; favor; Taiwan pr. [si4]
- wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage; CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
- to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:頓|顿[dun4]); to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿[nian4])
- (of a period of time) long
- to fear
- 约 yāo: 约 yao1: to weigh in a balance or on a scale约 yuē: 约 yue1: to make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); concise
- poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
- already; to stop; then; afterwards
- 时 Shí: 时 Shi2: surname Shi时 shí: 时 shi2: o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period