- 赖 Lài: 赖 Lai4: surname Lai; (Tw) (coll.) LINE messaging app赖 lài: 赖 lai4: to depend on; to hang on in a place; bad; to renege (on promise); to disclaim; to rat (on debts); rascally; to blame; to put the blame on
- favor; grace; kindness; (coll.) used like 嗯[en4] in online chat, expressing agreement
- happiness; happy; blessed
- 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)
- maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or
- dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said; CL:種|种[zhong3],席[xi2],句[ju4],口[kou3],番[fan1]
- 泰 tài: 泰 tai4: safe; peaceful; most; grand泰 Tài: 泰 Tai4: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong; abbr. for Thailand
- (literary) not; used in transliteration
- to consent; to promise; (literary) yes!
- swimming; to swim
- and; to reach; up to; in time for
- to sail the seas; maritime navigation; voyage
- 术 shù: 术 shu4: method; technique术 zhú: 术 zhu2: various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea
- arithmetic
- respect; aspect; field; side; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 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 zhù: 著 zhu4: to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding著 zhúo: 著 zhuo2: used in 執著|执著[zhi2 zhuo2]
- 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)
- et cetera; and so on ...; wait a minute!; hold on!
- clear; distinct; obvious
- to make out; to see
- they; them
- 曾 zēng: 曾 zeng1: great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)曾 Zēng: 曾 Zeng1: surname Zeng曾 céng: 曾 ceng2: once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
- lighthouse; CL:座[zuo4]
- tragedy; CL:齣|出[chu1]
- to narrate; to recount; narrative
- folksong; ballad; nursery rhyme
- to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4])
- to get; to obtain
- on the street; in town
- to hawk (one's wares); to peddle
- father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 诗 shī: 诗 shi1: poem; CL:首[shou3]; poetry; verse诗 Shī: 诗 Shi1: abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of Songs
- in the future; future; the future; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to count on; to hope for; prospect; hope
- contemporary
- 柏 bǎi: 柏 bai3: cedar; cypress; Taiwan pr. [bo2]柏 Bǎi: 柏 Bai3: surname Bai; Taiwan pr. [Bo2]柏 bó: 柏 bo2: (used for transcribing names)柏 bò: 柏 bo4: used in 黃柏|黄柏[huang2 bo4]; Taiwan pr. [bo2]
- 艾 ài: 艾 ai4: Chinese mugwort (Artemisia); moxa; used in transliteration艾 ài: 艾 Ai4: surname Ai
- 狄 dí: 狄 di2: low ranking public official (old)狄 Dí: 狄 Di2: surname Di; generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)
- to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire); to live; to be alive; life; raw; uncooked; unprocessed; unfamiliar; strange; (bound form) student; person engaged in a field; (bound form) male role in traditional opera; (bound form) life; lifetime; (bound form) means of livelihood; (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼[sheng1 teng2]); (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽[sheng1 la1 ying4 zhuai4])
- Edward; Édouard (name)
- 华 Huá: 华 Hua2: abbr. for China华 huá: 华 hua2: magnificent; splendid; flowery华 huā: 华 hua1: flower华 Huà: 华 Hua4: Mount Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi; surname Hua
- 杨 Yáng: 杨 Yang2: surname Yang杨 yáng: 杨 yang2: poplar
- poem; poetic works