- grand; majestic; magnificent
- appearance; manner; pattern; model
- here
- to describe; (literary) countenance; appearance
- 盛 chéng: 盛 cheng2: to hold; to contain; to ladle; to pick up with a utensil盛 shèng: 盛 sheng4: flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively盛 Shèng: 盛 Sheng4: surname Sheng
- to depart; to leave
- 说 shùi: 说 shui4: to persuade说 shūo: 说 shuo1: to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine
- to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
- might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to become; to turn into
- that kind; that sort
- sage
- intelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing)
- 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 to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than
- but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
- still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
- to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- 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])
- to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
- high post and generous salary (idiom); promotion to a high official position
- (idiom) from a great distance; (to come) from afar
- idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2]
- to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out
- therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
- to live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease; (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state)
- 了 liǎo: 了 liao3: to finish; (used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4 bu5 liao3] "cannot forget"); (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least了 le: 了 le5: (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)了 liǎo: 了 liao3: (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- evening; night; CL:個|个[ge4]; in the evening
- ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only; (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually
- city; village
- why?; for what reason?
- so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this
- 呢 ne: 呢 ne5: (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds; (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech呢 ní: 呢 ni2: dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)
- 哪里 nǎ lǐ: 哪里 na3 li3: where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪裡|哪里哪里 nǎ lǐ: 哪里 na3 li3: where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment
- to understand; to know; to comprehend
- I; me; my
- make light of traveling a thousand li; go to the trouble of traveling a long distance
- to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior
- to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
- don't tell me ...; could it be that...?
- to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of
- 吗 má: 吗 ma2: (coll.) what?吗 mǎ: 吗 ma3: used in 嗎啡|吗啡[ma3 fei1]吗 ma: 吗 ma5: (question particle for "yes-no" questions)
- 啊 á: 啊 a2: interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer; Eh?; what?啊 ǎ: 啊 a3: interjection of surprise or doubt; Eh?; My!; what's up?啊 à: 啊 a4: interjection or grunt of agreement; uhm; Ah, OK; expression of recognition; Oh, it's you!啊 a: 啊 a5: modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent啊 ā: 啊 a1: interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!
- chest; heart; mind
- 还 huán: 还 huan2: to pay back; to return还 Huán: 还 Huan2: surname Huan还 hái: 还 hai2: still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; else
- to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
- very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
- hasty; hurried
- perhaps; maybe