- (bound form) order; sequence; (bound form) introductory; initial; preface
- 幕 mù: 幕 mu4: curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general; act (of a play)幕 mù: 幕 mu4: curtain; screen
- 雨 yǔ: 雨 yu3: rain; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2]雨 yù: 雨 yu4: (literary) to rain; (of rain, snow etc) to fall; to precipitate; to wet
- 落 là: 落 la4: to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind落 lào: 落 lao4: colloquial reading for 落[luo4] in certain compounds落 lùo: 落 luo4: to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlement
- mad; wild; violent
- to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade
- 暗 àn: 暗 an4: dark; to turn dark; secret; hidden; (literary) confused; ignorant暗 àn: 暗 an4: (literary) to close (a door); to eclipse
- 可 kè: 可 ke4: used in 可汗[ke4 han2]可 kě: 可 ke3: (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however
- unexpectedly; to one's surprise
- to forget
- because; owing to; on account of
- (pronoun) this; (adjective) this
- world
- 上 shàng: 上 shang4: (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above上 shǎng: 上 shang3: used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
- only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
- (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])
- 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还 huán: 还 huan2: to pay back; to return
- to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots
- 着 zhāo: 着 zhao1: a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add着 zhúo: 着 zhuo2: to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply着 zhe: 着 zhe5: aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state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
- that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc); (euph.) menstruation; sex; also pr. [nei4 ge5]
- a man; a male; men; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 了 le: 了 le5: (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)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 liǎo: 了 liao3: (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- if; in case; in the event that
- 也 yě: 也 ye3: also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]也 Yě: 也 Ye3: surname Ye
- to forget; to overlook; to neglect
- 会 kuài: 会 kuai4: (bound form) to reckon accounts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])
- to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)
- fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all; CL:個|个[ge4]
- hasn't yet; hasn't ever
- to exist; to be; existence
- 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
- day; sky; heaven
- to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned
- 东西 dōng xi: 东西 dong1 xi5: thing; stuff; person; CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]东西 dōng xī: 东西 dong1 xi1: east and west
- 能 néng: 能 neng2: can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy能 Néng: 能 Neng2: surname Neng
- proof; certificate; identification; testimonial; CL:個|个[ge4]; to prove; to testify; to confirm the truth of
- exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
- half
- 血 xuè: 血 xue4: blood; colloquial pr. [xie3]; CL:滴[di1],片[pian4]血 xiě: 血 xie3: see 血[xue4]
- airport; (shipping) port
- to stare blankly; to be stunned; to be lost in thought
- (onom.) crackling of firecrackers; pitter-patter of rain; burst of applause
- 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")
- (of mist, snow, floodwater etc) a vast expanse of whiteness