- to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
- to recall; memories; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 着 zhāo: 着 zhao1: a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add着 zháo: 着 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着 zhe: 着 zhe5: aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state着 zhúo: 着 zhuo2: to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply
- yesterday evening; last night
- matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- 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
- I; me; my
- to see
- friend; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 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")
- criminal underworld; organized crime syndicate
- to be in a tangle; to nag
- to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn
- 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])
- 当时 dàng shí: 当时 dang4 shi2: immediately; right then当时 dāng shí: 当时 dang1 shi2: then; at that time
- 拽 zhuǎi: 拽 zhuai3: self-satisfied; cocky (alternative written form of 跩[zhuai3])拽 zhuài: 拽 zhuai4: to pull; to tug at (sth)拽 zhuāi: 拽 zhuai1: to throw; to fling
- 倒 dǎo: 倒 dao3: to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow; to change (trains or buses); to move around; to resell at a profit倒 dào: 倒 dao4: to invert; to place upside down or frontside back; to pour out; to tip out; to dump; inverted; upside down; reversed; to go backward; contrary to what one might expect; but; yet
- those
- band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; CL:條|条[tiao2]; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise
- to kick; to trample; to tread on
- 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
- 把 bà: 把 ba4: handle把 bǎ: 把 ba3: to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
- 打 dá: 打 da2: (loanword) dozen; Taiwan pr. [da3]打 dǎ: 打 da3: a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘|打伞[da3 san3] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[da3 dian4 hua4] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[da3 zhen1] "to get an injection", 打手套[da3 shou3 tao4] "to knit gloves", 打氣|打气[da3 qi4] "to inflate"); to hit; to strike; to fight; (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以後|打那以后[da3 na4 yi3 hou4] "since then")
- 吐 tù: 吐 tu4: to vomit; to throw up吐 tǔ: 吐 tu3: to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances)
- anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious
- again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis); (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4 ze2], 再就是[zai4 jiu4 shi4] etc); (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
- this way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such
- to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw
- 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])会 kuài: 会 kuai4: (bound form) to reckon accounts
- to kill; to beat to death
- thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
- 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)
- 没 mò: 没 mo4: drowned; to end; to die; to inundate没 méi: 没 mei2: (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
- 便 biàn: 便 bian4: plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards便 pián: 便 pian2: used in 便宜[pian2 yi5]; used in 便便[pian2 pian2]; used in 便嬛[pian2 xuan1]
- to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
- sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds
- to curb; to put a stop to; to stop; to check; to limit
- 并 bìng: 并 bing4: and; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to combine; to join; to merge并 bìng: 并 bing4: to combine; to amalgamate并 Bīng: 并 Bing1: short name for Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2]
- 跑 pǎo: 跑 pao3: to run; to run away; to escape; to run around (on errands etc); (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate; (verb complement) away; off跑 páo: 跑 pao2: (of an animal) to paw (the ground)
- 过去 gùo qù: 过去 guo4 qu4: (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by过去 gùo qu: 过去 guo4 qu5: (verb suffix)
- 拉 lā: 拉 la1: to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels拉 lá: 拉 la2: to make a cut in (sth); to slit; to gash; to slash拉 là: 拉 la4: used in 拉拉蛄[la4 la4 gu3]
- 起来 qi lai: 起来 qi5 lai5: (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]); indicating completion; (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr. [qi3lai5]起来 qǐ lai: 起来 qi3 lai5: to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
- but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
- at once; on the spot
- hooligan; rogue; a good-for-nothing
- to grab hold of; to capture
- to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment
- 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