- extremely important; no small matter
- home
- to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight
- baby; doll
- grandpa; old gentleman
- (bound form) bamboo; Kangxi radical 118
- 轩 Xuān: 轩 Xuan1: surname Xuan轩 xuān: 轩 xuan1: pavilion with a view; high; tall; high fronted, curtained carriage (old)
- 叙 xù: 叙 xu4: to narrate; to chat叙 Xù: 叙 Xu4: abbr. for Syria 敘利亞|叙利亚[Xu4 li4 ya4]
- to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request
- 出来 chū lái: 出来 chu1 lai2: to come out; to appear; to arise出来 chu lai: 出来 chu5 lai5: (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)
- dialectal equivalent of 為什麼|为什么[wei4 shen2 me5]
- it is rumored that ...; it is reported that ...
- sex; lovemaking
- to plant
- in between; within that interval; in the meantime
- some; somewhat; rather; a bit
- Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties
- tradition or style from the past; old ways; surviving tradition; relic
- old fellow; old man; father; husband
- cane; walking stick
- to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous
- to look around (a room etc); (fig.) to take a comprehensive look at
- 咳 ké: 咳 ke2: cough咳 hāi: 咳 hai1: sound of sighing; (interjection expressing surprise, sorrow, regret, disappointment etc) oh; damn; wow
- since; as; this being the case
- Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person
- house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room; CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1]
- to give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designate; named after; naming
- 楼 Lóu: 楼 Lou2: surname Lou楼 lóu: 楼 lou2: house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]
- trade; profession; industry; business
- to unify; to integrate; unified; integrated
- standard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard; good; correct; conforming to a standard
- only; sole
- to reach (an agreement); to accomplish
- and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...)
- arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
- occupation; profession; vocation; professional
- since ancient times; since times immemorial
- apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，誰也沒來|除了他，谁也没来[chu2 le5 ta1 , shei2 ye3 mei2 lai2] "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語，他也會法語|除了英语，他也会法语[chu2 le5 Ying1 yu3 , ta1 ye3 hui4 Fa3 yu3] "in addition to English, he also knows French"); (used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了[chu2 le5] + A + 就是[jiu4 shi4] + B, "either A or B")
- lit. can be counted on one's fingers (idiom); fig. very few