- courage
- to wait; to wait for
- to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture
- actually; in fact; really
- this way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such
- one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 个 gè: 个 ge4: (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual个 gě: 个 ge3: used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]
- 故事 gù shi: 故事 gu4 shi5: narrative; story; tale故事 gù shì: 故事 gu4 shi4: old practice
- front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
- 传 zhuàn: 传 zhuan4: biography; historical narrative; commentaries; relay station传 chuán: 传 chuan2: to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity)
- throne
- wedge; peg; stopper; prologue (in some modern novels); prologue or interlude in Yuan dynasty drama
- 直 Zhí: 直 Zhi2: surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God直 zhí: 直 zhi2: straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
- to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; starting from (a time, place, price etc); classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance; classifier for groups: batch, group
- the body; one's health
- 向 Xiàng: 向 Xiang4: surname Xiang向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ...向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: to tend toward; to guide向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly
- (bound form) general; non-specific; extensive; pan-; to flood; (literary) to float about; to be suffused with (a color, emotion, odor etc)
- 着 zhúo: 着 zhuo2: to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply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
- silvery light; bright white light; shining white light
- end; extremity; limit
- to survey the scene from an elevated position
- there; that place
- whale; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- to break through; to make a breakthrough; to surmount (an obstacle); (sports) to break through the opponent's defense
- spout; spray; belch; to well up; to puff out; to spurt out
- (lit. and fig.) to soar; to shoot upwards
- stream of water (as from a fountain or a faucet); jet of water
- to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh)
- soundless; silent
- (of beasts of prey, torrents of water, a person in a rage etc) to roar
- 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
- void; hollow; empty
- 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)吐 tù: 吐 tu4: to vomit; to throw up
- remote; hidden away; secluded; serene; peaceful; to imprison; in superstition indicates the underworld; ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces
- blue (color)
- breath; smell; odor; flavor
- (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- 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])
- 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
- (bound form) general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc
- circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
- night
- 雷 léi: 雷 lei2: thunder; (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[di4 lei2] land mine; (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound; (Tw) (coll.) spoiler; (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb)雷 Léi: 雷 Lei2: surname Lei