- bookstore; CL:家[jia1]
- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- 惠 Hùi: 惠 Hui4: surname Hui惠 hùi: 惠 hui4: (bound form) act of kindness (from a superior); (honorific prefix) kind (as in 惠顧|惠顾[hui4 gu4])
- Joint Publishing, bookstore chain and publisher, founded in Hong Kong in 1948
- main; principal; major; primary
- part; component; ingredient; constituent
- front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
- 签 qiān: 签 qian1: to sign one's name; to write brief comments on a document; visa签 qiān: 签 qian1: inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc); small wood sliver; label; tag
- contract; agreement; CL:份[fen4]
- preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund)
- China
- 大陆 dà lù: 大陆 da4 lu4: continent; mainland; CL:塊|块[kuai4]大陆 Dà lù: 大陆 Da4 lu4: mainland China (reference to the PRC)
- region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system)
- to publish
- novel; fiction; CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]
- 后 Hòu: 后 Hou4: surname Hou后 hòu: 后 hou4: empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; ruler后 hòu: 后 hou4: back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
- cause; reason; because
- matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- to fail to eventuate; (verb suffix) to be unsuccessful in ...ing
- 重 chóng: 重 chong2: to repeat; repetition; again; re-; classifier: layer重 zhòng: 重 zhong4: heavy; serious; to attach importance to
- 行 héng: 行 heng2: used in 道行[dao4 heng2]行 háng: 行 hang2: (bound form) row; line; (bound form) line of business; trade; profession; (bound form) commercial firm; (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age); (in data tables) row; (Tw) column; classifier for rows or lines行 xíng: 行 xing2: (bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit; (bound form) temporary; makeshift; (bound form) current; in circulation; (bound form) to do; to perform; capable; competent; all right; OK!; will do; behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4]); (literary) about to; soon
- to plan and prepare
- to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
- exclusive
- simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字[fan2 ti3 zi4]
- (bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
- not only (... but also ...)
- to feel; to sense; to perceive
- to be gratified
- to recall; memories; CL:個|个[ge4]
- former days; in the past
- central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart
- full of; brimming with; very full; permeated
- comfort; soft and fragrant; warm
- (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind; (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
- to write; to compose
- 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
- to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; to overlap; to interleave; to model after; to copy; formula; harness; loop of rope; (fig.) to fish for; to obtain slyly; classifier for sets, collections; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names); tau (Greek letter Ττ)
- total; sum; aggregate
- book; booklet; classifier for books
- around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear
- 约 yuē: 约 yue1: to make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); concise约 yāo: 约 yao1: to weigh in a balance or on a scale
- thirteen; 13