- surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled; a certain ...; a given ...
- rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior; regular pattern; rhythm; discipline
- tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man
- letter; symbol; character; word; CL:個|个[ge4]; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
- regular; usual; normal; usually; normally
- oblique tone; nonlevel tone; uneven tone (the third tone of Classical Chinese)
- so that; so as to; in order to
- 以 Yǐ: 以 Yi3: abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]以 yǐ: 以 yi3: to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)
- level or even tone; first and second tones in modern Mandarin
- ending; coda; to wind up
- but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
- 属 zhǔ: 属 zhu3: to join together; to fix one's attention on; to concentrate on属 shǔ: 属 shu3: category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to prove to be; to constitute
- to evaporate; (of cooking) to steam; torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old); finely chopped firewood (old)
- the final (of a syllable) (Chinese phonology); rhyme; appeal; charm; (literary) pleasant sound
- we; us; ourselves; our
- improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it; not at all
- this way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such
- to entrust; to place in sb's care; (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily; (bound form) foster (as in 寄女[ji4 nu : 3] foster daughter); to send by post; to mail
- 给 gěi: 给 gei3: to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier)给 jǐ: 给 ji3: to supply; to provide
- everyone; influential family; great expert
- mental and physical efforts
- for; for the purpose of; in order to
- usable; serviceable; feasible; workable; doable; to make; to cause; to bring about
- very likely; prone to
- to distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve
- 把 bǎ: 把 ba3: to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})把 bà: 把 ba4: handle
- fourteen; 14
- head of a (government etc) department; section chief; section head; secretary; minister; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- name of a book; reputation as calligrapher
- to put together; to make up (a set); to round up (a number to a convenient multiple); resulting in...
- reaching the sky; for days on end; incessantly
- to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry)
- 白 Bái: 白 Bai2: surname Bai; Bai ethnic group白 bái: 白 bai2: white; snowy; pure; bright; empty; blank; plain; clear; to make clear; in vain; gratuitous; free of charge; reactionary; anti-communist; funeral; to stare coldly; to write wrong character; to state; to explain; vernacular; spoken lines in opera
- deer
- to laugh; to smile; to laugh at
- 书 shū: 书 shu1: book; letter; document; CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]; to write书 Shū: 书 Shu1: abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
- green jade; bluish green; blue; jade
- mandarin duck
- fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
- 会 kuài: 会 kuai4: (bound form) to reckon accounts会 hùi: 会 hui4: can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3])