- branch; stem; stalk; CL:根[gen1]; to block; to hinder; (neologism that evolved from 哏[gen2], initially in Taiwan, during the first decade of the 21st century) memorable creative idea (joke, catchphrase, meme, neologism, witty remark etc); prominent feature of a creative work (punchline of a joke, trope in a drama, special ingredient in a dish, riff in a pop song etc)
- congee
- 归 gūi: 归 gui1: to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor归 Gūi: 归 Gui1: surname Gui
- farming; to work the land
- breakfast; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]
- salted vegetables; pickles
- apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，誰也沒來|除了他，谁也没来[chu2 le5 ta1 , shei2 ye3 mei2 lai2] "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語，他也會法語|除了英语，他也会法语[chu2 le5 Ying1 yu3 , ta1 ye3 hui4 Fa3 yu3] "in addition to English, he also knows French"); (used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了[chu2 le5] + A + 就是[jiu4 shi4] + B, "either A or B")
- to celebrate the Chinese New Year
- to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)
- to investigate; to check and research; exquisite
- eating and drinking; food and drink; diet
- to eat; to consume; edible
- to exchange; to replace; to substitute for; to switch
- to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on
- suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior
- white silk mourning dress
- female clothing
- shoe; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
- socks; stockings
- admittedly (it's true that...)
- with everything needed available
- undergarment; underwear; CL:件[jian4]
- coat; jacket; short and lined coat or robe
- 罗 Lúo: 罗 Luo2: surname Luo罗 lúo: 罗 luo2: gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift
- to wrap; kerchief; handkerchief; headscarf; pascal (SI unit)
- all ready; available; complete
- (literary) to think to oneself
- with one's own hands; personally
- a reddish flush on the face (as from emotion, health or exertion); a rosy tint (on clouds, flowers or water)
- (bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly; (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat; (bound form) to put in order; to straighten; (bound form) to repair; to mend; to renovate; (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb; (dialect) to tinker with; to do sth to
- plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that
- to be in a tangle; to nag
- to rush about; to be constantly on the move
- covered all over
- to become damaged
- dust; dirt; earth
- inside and out; or so
- essence; extract; vitality; energy; semen; sperm; mythical goblin spirit; highly perfected; elite; the pick of sth; proficient (refined ability); extremely (fine); selected rice (archaic)