- 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])
- original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
- to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
- but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
- 门 Mén: 门 Men2: surname Men门 mén: 门 men2: gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4]); valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure; way to do sth; knack; method; approach; family; household; lineage; (bound form) sect; school; faction (religious or academic); (bound form) class; category; division; phylum; classifier for courses, fields of study, branches of technology, relatives by marriage, guns etc; (suffix) -gate (scandal)
- profound
- how; what way; what
- 能 Néng: 能 Neng2: surname Neng能 néng: 能 neng2: can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy
- to pass on to; to transfer to; to hand on to; (in football etc) to pass to
- so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this
- is precisely
- to adapt to sb's taste; to fit sb's fancy
- at once; on the spot
- to ask for guidance; to consult
- 咳 hāi: 咳 hai1: sound of sighing; (interjection expressing surprise, sorrow, regret, disappointment etc) oh; damn; wow咳 ké: 咳 ke2: cough
- 那 Núo: 那 Nuo2: surname Nuo那 Nā: 那 Na1: surname Na那 núo: 那 nuo2: (archaic) many; beautiful; how那 nà: 那 na4: (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case)
- 可 kě: 可 ke3: (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however可 kè: 可 ke4: used in 可汗[ke4 han2]
- 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
- 你 nǐ: 你 ni3: you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])你 nǐ: 你 ni3: you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
- 识 zhì: 识 zhi4: to record; to write a footnote识 shí: 识 shi2: to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4]
- we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. [za2 men5]
- old friend; (slang) period; menstruation
- peach blossom; (fig.) love affair
- to live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease; (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state)
- 没 mò: 没 mo4: drowned; to end; to die; to inundate没 méi: 没 mei2: (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
- to depart; to leave
- this way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such
- nature; character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality; sex; gender; suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 儿 ér: 儿 er2: child; son儿 r: 儿 r5: non-syllabic diminutive suffix; retroflex final
- how
- to indulge in; to delay
- daddy; granddad
- 关 guān: 关 guan1: mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc); to concern; to involve关 Guān: 关 Guan1: surname Guan
- recently; soon; nearest
- ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only; (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually
- to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks)
- 头 tóu: 头 tou2: head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4]头 tou: 头 tou5: suffix for nouns
- exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
- body; pregnancy; health
- 罢 bà: 罢 ba4: to stop; to cease; to dismiss; to suspend; to quit; to finish罢 ba: 罢 ba5: (final particle, same as 吧)
- 越 yuè: 越 yue4: to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more越 Yuè: 越 Yue4: generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南
- prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough