- the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism); the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 大辯論|大辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 大字報|大字报[da4 zi4 bao4] (PRC)
- to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad
- continued rain
- meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
- bridal room and ornamented candles; wedding festivities (idiom)
- night
- to win top marks in the imperial examinations
- to commit one's energy to; to devote oneself to; to sacrifice one's life for; (coll.) (of a woman) to give one's virginity to
- male-female; male and female
- interest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby
- to take a walk; to go for a walk
- it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome
- to become intoxicated
- the way back; return route
- ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesome
- Daoist temple
- a horizontal inscribed board
- 差 chà: 差 cha4: different; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack; not up to standard; inferior; Taiwan pr. [cha1]差 chā: 差 cha1: difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction); (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly差 chāi: 差 chai1: to send (on an errand); (archaic) person sent on such an errand; job; official post差 cī: 差 ci1: used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]
- doorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried; to be concerned; (dialect) to make a phone call; to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor); (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam); classifier for sets or clusters of objects
- width; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures
- rhyming couplet; pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway; CL:副[fu4],幅[fu2]
- to feign; to pretend
- 假 jiǎ: 假 jia3: fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose假 gēi: 假 gei1: used in 假掰[gei1 bai1]假 jià: 假 jia4: vacation假 jiǎ: 假 jia3: to borrow
- to estimate; to assess; to calculate; (coll.) to reckon; to think (that ...)
- predecessor; forebears; the person facing you
- historical material or data
- to relax with one's eyes closed
- Daoist priest
- to find out; to learn of
- to maintain good health; to raise a child or animal; curing (of concrete etc)
- cause; reason; because
- romance; love (romantic); CL:份[fen4]
- 价 jiè: 价 jie4: (literary) messenger; servant价 jià: 价 jia4: price; value; (chemistry) valence价 jie: 价 jie5: particle used between an adverb and a verb or adjective; (dialect) particle used after a negative adverb such as 不[bu4] or 別|别[bie2] without any other following element
- open-minded; humble
- to ask for guidance; to consult
- classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
- not to have access; beyond one's authority or capability; sth one has no way of doing
- 宿 xìu: 宿 xiu4: constellation宿 xǐu: 宿 xiu3: night; classifier for nights宿 sù: 宿 su4: lodge for the night; old; former宿 Sù: 宿 Su4: surname Su
- 东方 Dōng fāng: 东方 Dong1 fang1: the East; the Orient; two-character surname Dongfang东方 dōng fāng: 东方 dong1 fang1: east