- no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely
- accurate; exact; precise
- 地方 dì fāng: 地方 di4 fang1: region; regional (away from the central administration); local地方 dì fang: 地方 di4 fang5: place; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part; CL:處|处[chu4]
- to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn
- to respond; response
- slightly; a little; somewhat
- to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation); to pass (a test); by means of; through; via
- other people; others; other person
- to remember; to recall; memory
- to excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into
- oneself; (attributive) one's own
- brains; mind; skull; (fig.) gist (of a matter); leader; boss
- 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
- past events; former happenings
- impression (sth that stays in one's mind); a memory
- therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
- 读 dòu: 读 dou4: comma; phrase marked by pause读 dú: 读 du2: to read out; to read aloud; to read; to attend (school); to study (a subject in school); to pronounce
- to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- basically; on the whole
- can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
- 说 shūo: 说 shuo1: to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine说 shùi: 说 shui4: to persuade
- to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- (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])
- (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2 zhi3 zhi1 jian1])
- to talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation
- to put pen to paper; to start writing or painting
- before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand
- 并 bìng: 并 bing4: and; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to combine; to join; to merge并 bìng: 并 bing4: to combine; to amalgamate并 Bīng: 并 Bing1: short name for Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2]
- haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
- 给 jǐ: 给 ji3: to supply; to provide给 gěi: 给 gei3: to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier)
- to set; to set up; to install; setting; preferences
- any; whatever; whichever
- lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved
- or; possibly; maybe; perhaps
- impassable; insurmountable; insuperable
- bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept; (sports) baseline; (sewing) under thread; spy; informer; plant
- those
- vehement; fervent; generous; magnanimous
- to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time)
- (concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) time
- to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce
- as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will; voluntary; conscious
- to speak out; to declare (one's view)
- already fixed; set; established
- 故事 gù shi: 故事 gu4 shi5: narrative; story; tale故事 gù shì: 故事 gu4 shi4: old practice
- inevitably
- to involve; to relate to; to concern; to touch upon