- to devour
- to mention; to raise (a subject); to bring to sb's attention
- to talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation
- to like; fond of; to prefer; to love; one's tastes; preference
- to remove; to sack; to get rid of; to relieve (sb of their duties); to free; to lift (an embargo); to rescind (an agreement)
- interesting; fascinating; amusing
- to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)
- to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit
- five; 5
- to wake up; to be awake; to become aware; to sober up; to come to
- to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally
- to reach adulthood; an adult
- to imbue with; to inculcate; to instill into; to teach; to impart; to channel water to another place
- basic; fundamental; main; elementary
- to maintain; to keep up; to hold together
- monastic discipline; commandment
- to suffer; to torture; to torment; ordeal; suffering; torture; torment
- expense; cost; to spend (time or money); expenditure
- 远 yuàn: 远 yuan4: to distance oneself from (classical)远 yuǎn: 远 yuan3: far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc)
- childhood
- to attend a religious service; (coll.) week; (coll.) Sunday
- to do what one is told; obedient
- to understand (on hearing); to catch (what is spoken)
- 分量 fèn liang: 分量 fen4 liang5: quantity; weight; measure; (fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc); (of written material) density分量 fèn liàng: 分量 fen4 liang4: (food) portion size分量 fēn liàng: 分量 fen1 liang4: (vector) component
- to lighten; to ease; to alleviate
- to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
- to involve; implicated
- fine; meticulous; careful
- face (body part)
- to order (sb) around; to send on an errand; to send away
- roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea
- one fifth
- large and small; size; adults and children; consideration of seniority; at any rate
- to break into; to force one's way into; to barge into
- 空 kōng: 空 kong1: empty; air; sky; in vain空 kòng: 空 kong4: to empty; vacant; unoccupied; space; leisure; free time
- foster mother; adoptive mother
- 差 cī: 差 ci1: used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]差 chāi: 差 chai1: to send (on an errand); (archaic) person sent on such an errand; job; official post差 chà: 差 cha4: different; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack; not up to standard; inferior; Taiwan pr. [cha1]差 chā: 差 cha1: difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction); (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly
- always
- early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely
- to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time)