- similar; analogous
- qualifications; seniority
- value; worth; (ethical, cultural etc) values
- tremendously popular for a while
- literature
- to be known far and wide; to be well-known
- to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
- married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- reception room; parlor
- 当时 dāng shí: 当时 dang1 shi2: then; at that time当时 dàng shí: 当时 dang4 shi2: immediately; right then
- gentry; celebrities
- at set dates; at regular intervals; periodic; limited to a fixed period of time; fixed term
- non-scheduled; irregularly
- to come together; to assemble
- this place; here (literary)
- 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])
- 听 yǐn: 听 yin3: smile (archaic)听 tīng: 听 ting1: to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages; to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]); (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
- illness; CL:場|场[chang2]; disease; to fall ill; defect
- (idiom) to produce a torrent of words; to talk on and on
- mouth like a torrent (idiom); eloquent; glib; voluble; have the gift of the gab
- quick-witted; resourceful
- intelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing)
- to harangue; loud arrogant talk; to spout
- cause; reason; because
- dimple; smiling face
- as; as if; such as
- 花 huā: 花 hua1: flower; blossom; CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful花 Huā: 花 Hua1: surname Hua花 huā: 花 hua1: flower; blossom; also pr. [wei3]
- sparkling with wit (idiom)
- these
- nature; temperament
- all different; each unto his own
- 精神 jīng shen: 精神 jing1 shen5: vigor; vitality; spirited; good-looking精神 jīng shén: 精神 jing1 shen2: spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist; CL:個|个[ge4]
- on a par with; comparable to
- scholar; intellectual; egghead
- also
- to sing; to call loudly; to chant
- (bound form) to patronize; to support; to aid; (bound form) to praise; to laud
- 弹 tán: 弹 tan2: to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument); to spring or leap; to shoot (e.g. with a catapult); (of cotton) to fluff or tease; to flick; to flip; to accuse; to impeach; elastic (of materials)弹 dàn: 弹 dan4: crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball
- to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go
- maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or
- 庄 Zhuāng: 庄 Zhuang1: surname Zhuang庄 zhuāng: 庄 zhuang1: farmstead; village; manor; place of business; banker (in a gambling game); grave or solemn; holdings of a landlord (in imperial China)
- (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) humorous; (literary) to reach agreement
- imbecile; sentimental; stupid; foolish; silly
- mad; wild; violent
- opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely
- awkward; clumsy; dull; inelegant; (polite) my; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]