- already; to stop; then; afterwards
- 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
- (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
- bitter; desperate
- time; juncture; moment; period of time; CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4]; constantly; always
- millions and millions
- light-year
- all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
- abyss
- to perish; to ruin; to destroy
- power; force; strength
- quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
- to wake sb; to rouse
- outer space
- mythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of those who die; (fig.) death
- wide; vast
- cloak; cape
- solar system
- 中 zhōng: 中 zhong1: within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right中 Zhōng: 中 Zhong1: (bound form) China; Chinese; surname Zhong中 zhòng: 中 zhong4: to hit (a target); to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc); to win (a prize or lottery)
- people
- forever; eternal
- improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it; not at all
- to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
- 这 zhè: 这 zhe4: (pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)这 zhèi: 这 zhei4: (coll.) this
- everything; every; all
- final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end
- to face (reality, danger etc)
- only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
- eye; CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]
- preface; foreword; introduction; preamble; earlier remarks; earlier words; (literary) words of the ancient thinkers
- 写 xiě: 写 xie3: to write写 xiè: 写 xie4: used in 寫意|写意[xie4 yi4]
- foundation stone; cornerstone; (fig.) basis; foundation
- before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand
- 姚 Yáo: 姚 Yao2: surname Yao姚 yáo: 姚 yao2: handsome; good-looking
- navy
- simple and unadorned; plain; (of land) level; even
- word; statement; speech; lyrics; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝[Song4 chao2] (CL:首[shou3])
- not enough; insufficient; inadequate
- to dazzle; to boast; to show off; (slang) cool; awesome
- but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
- to be capable of; to be able to; can
- accurate; exact; precise
- to pass on; to convey; to relay; to transmit; transmission
- we; us; ourselves; our
- 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
- to construct (sth abstract)
- China
- science fiction; abbr. for 科學幻想|科学幻想[ke1 xue2 huan4 xiang3]