- all around
- (of mist, snow, floodwater etc) a vast expanse of whiteness
- 氏 zhī: 氏 zhi1: used in 月氏[Yue4 zhi1]; used in 閼氏|阏氏[yan1 zhi1]氏 shì: 氏 shi4: (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏[Wang2 shi4] "the Wang clan"); (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏[Li3 Wang2 shi4] "Mrs. Li, née Wang"); (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
- to bring under control; to regulate; to restore to good condition; (coll.) to fix (a person); to prepare (a meal etc)
- wine and meat; food and drink
- a (married) couple; husband and wife; CL:對|对[dui4]
- to drink wine
- to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty)
- 提 tí: 提 ti2: to carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift; to put forward; to mention; to raise (an issue); upwards character stroke; lifting brush stroke (in painting); scoop for measuring liquid提 dī: 提 di1: used in 提防[di1 fang5] and 提溜[di1 liu5]
- calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria); hoist; generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof); muddled; (poker) full house
- inn; old-style hotel (CL:家[jia1]); (bound form) shop; store
- 关 Guān: 关 Guan1: surname Guan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
- 帘 lián: 帘 lian2: flag used as a shop sign帘 lián: 帘 lian2: hanging screen or curtain
- elder brother
- 沽 gū: 沽 gu1: to buy; to sell沽 Gū: 沽 Gu1: abbr. for Tianjin 天津 (also 津沽)
- an answering voice; to answer a voice; to respond; to copy a voice; to parrot
- window; CL:扇[shan4]
- inside; inner; internal; within; interior
- dust
- several days
- to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差[chu1 chai1]); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家[chu1 jia1])
- 别 Bié: 别 Bie2: surname Bie别 bié: 别 bie2: to leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish; (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc); (bound form) other; another; different; don't ...!; to fasten with a pin or clip; to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement); (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2])别 biè: 别 bie4: to make sb change their ways, opinions etc
- 冲 chōng: 冲 chong1: (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with冲 chōng: 冲 chong1: thoroughfare; to go straight ahead; to rush; to clash冲 chòng: 冲 chong4: powerful; vigorous; pungent; towards; in view of
- wind; news; style; custom; manner; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
- to buy; to purchase
- 家 jiā: 家 jia1: used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]家 jiā: 家 jia1: home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian; CL:個|个[ge4]
- small arched door; boudoir; lady's chamber; (fig.) women
- to cherish; to begrudge; to pity; Taiwan pr. [xi2]
- private school (in former times)
- daughter
- not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than
- Chinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); sometimes used to refer to bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis); CL:棵[ke1]
- tofu; bean curd
- bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast for sb or sth (loanword from "fans")
- 熬 āo: 熬 ao1: to simmer; to boil slowly熬 áo: 熬 ao2: to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure
- 切 qiē: 切 qie1: to cut; to slice; to carve; (math.) tangential切 qiè: 切 qie4: definitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!; to grind; (bound form) close to; (bound form) eager; to correspond to; (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters)