- 嘛 ma: 嘛 ma5: modal particle indicating that sth is obvious; particle indicating a pause for emphasis嘛 má: 嘛 ma2: used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽[an3 ma2 ni2 ba1 mi1 hong1]; (Tw) (coll.) what?
- food chain
- 哀 āi: 哀 ai1: (bound form) sorrow; grief; pity; (bound form) to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole哀 āi: 哀 Ai1: Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]
- lit. to fill the whole sky; everywhere; as far as the eye can see
- position; standpoint; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; violent
- to nibble away at sth; to eat into; to erode
- to radiate all around
- to squeeze; to press; to extrude
- 场 cháng: 场 chang2: threshing floor; classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout场 chǎng: 场 chang3: large place used for a specific purpose; stage; scene (of a play); classifier for sporting or recreational activities; classifier for number of exams
- barrier
- dust; dirt; earth
- to expand; to enlarge; to broaden one's scope
- to burn; to sear; to scorch; (bound form) bright; luminous
- eye; (literary) to look; to regard; eye (of a net); mesh; mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]); item; section; list; catalogue; (taxonomy) order; name; title
- to hit (a target)
- to touch (physically, one's feelings etc); to touch on (a topic)
- spiral; whirlpool; eddy; vortex
- inclined; slanting; oblique; tilting
- flow of air; draft
- to tear to shreds
- rampart; barrier
- center; heart; core
- structure; composition; tectonic (geology); CL:個|个[ge4]
- strong; powerful; robust
- eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]); (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance; small hole; (bound form) salient point; classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
- to make out; to see
- earth; soil; mud; clay
- 剥 bāo: 剥 bao1: to peel; to skin; to shell; to shuck剥 bō: 剥 bo1: to peel; to skin; to flay; to shuck
- (geology) rock
- quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals
- there is no need; why should
- to stand back; to go back (in time); to yield; to make concessions
- to foresee; to anticipate
- to reveal (a quality or feeling); to manifest; to evince
- to fight; to combat; to seize; (of heart) to beat
- attitude; posture; stance
- to press; to squeeze; to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing
- 榨 zhà: 榨 zha4: to press; to extract (juice)榨 zhà: 榨 zha4: to press; to extract (juice); device for extracting juice, oils etc
- until; (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)
- top-notch; first-rate
- (bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
- to occupy; to hold