- 年 nián: 年 nian2: year; CL:個|个[ge4]年 Nián: 年 Nian2: surname Nian年 nián: 年 nian2: grain; harvest (old)
- 都 dōu: 都 dou1: all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all都 Dū: 都 Du1: surname Du都 dū: 都 du1: capital city; metropolis
- 没 méi: 没 mei2: (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not没 mò: 没 mo4: drowned; to end; to die; to inundate
- to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- opportunity; chance; occasion; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 坐 Zùo: 坐 Zuo4: surname Zuo坐 zùo: 坐 zuo4: to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruit
- here
- to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly")
- already
- the second time; second; number two
- 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 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 le: 了 le5: (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)了 liǎo: 了 liao3: (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- 从 cóng: 从 cong2: from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor从 Cóng: 从 Cong2: surname Cong
- bone china (fine white porcelain made from a mixture of clay and bone ash)
- teapot; CL:把[ba3]
- 倾倒 qīng dào: 倾倒 qing1 dao4: to dump; to pour out; to empty out倾倒 qīng dǎo: 倾倒 qing1 dao3: to topple over; to fall over; to greatly admire; to prostrate oneself before
- 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
- together
- deep red; crimson; scarlet
- river; stream
- 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
- 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着 zhāo: 着 zhao1: a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add
- detailed; meticulous; fine and careful
- white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist
- steam
- to pour into; to empty into
- Sri Lanka
- Ceylon (former name of Sri Lanka)
- black tea; CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2]
- region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system)
- moon; month; monthly; CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
- 间 jiàn: 间 jian4: gap; to separate; to thin out (seedlings); to sow discontent间 jiān: 间 jian1: between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms
- to pluck; to pick
- very; really; unusual; extraordinary
- to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (CL:點|点[dian3])
- motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful
- to have a taste of; to sample
- 加 Jiā: 加 Jia1: Canada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4]); surname Jia加 jiā: 加 jia1: to add; (math.) plus; to increase; to augment; (used before a disyllabic verb, often after an adverb like 不[bu4], 大[da4], 稍[shao1] etc, to indicate that the action applies to sth previously mentioned, as in 稍加改良[shao1 jia1 gai3 liang2] "make some minor improvements to (it)")
- 奶 nǎi: 奶 nai3: breast; milk; to breastfeed奶 nǎi: 奶 nai3: mother
- 么 má: 么 ma2: exclamatory final particle么 me: 么 me5: suffix, used to form interrogative 什麼|什么[shen2 me5], what?, indefinite 這麼|这么[zhe4 me5] thus, etc么 ma: 么 ma5: interrogative final particle么 Yāo: 么 Yao1: surname Yao么 yāo: 么 yao1: youngest; most junior; tiny; one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military); one or ace on dice or dominoes
- 谢 xiè: 谢 xie4: to thank; (bound form) to apologize; (bound form) to decline; to refuse; (bound form) (of flowers, leaves etc) to wither谢 Xiè: 谢 Xie4: surname Xie
- 啦 la: 啦 la5: sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation; particle placed after each item in a list of examples啦 lā: 啦 la1: (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic); (dialect) to chat
- need not
- I; me; my
- no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- to understand; to comprehend
- 路 Lù: 路 Lu4: surname Lu路 lù: 路 lu4: road (CL:條|条[tiao2]); journey; route; line (bus etc); sort; kind