- dad
- 看 kān: 看 kan1: to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard看 kàn: 看 kan4: to see; to look at; to read; to watch; to visit; to call on; to consider; to regard as; to look after; to treat (a patient or illness); to depend on; to feel (that); (after a verb) to give it a try; to watch out for
- early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely
- 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
- to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; (math.) decimal point; point in time or space; (after a number) o'clock; a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more; classifier for small amounts
- 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
- saliva
- mouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc); CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]
- 角 Jué: 角 Jue2: surname Jue角 jiǎo: 角 jiao3: angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime); CL:個|个[ge4]角 jué: 角 jue2: role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel; third note of pentatonic scale
- to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade
- 张 zhāng: 张 zhang1: to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes张 Zhāng: 张 Zhang1: surname Zhang
- 歪 wāi: 歪 wai1: askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side歪 wǎi: 歪 wai3: to sprain (one's ankle) (Tw)
- to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale
- down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
- 将 jiāng: 将 jiang1: will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])将 jiàng: 将 jiang4: (bound form) a general; (literary) to command; to lead; (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)将 qiāng: 将 qiang1: to desire; to invite; to request
- posture; upright posture
- 结实 jiē shí: 结实 jie1 shi2: to bear fruit结实 jiē shi: 结实 jie1 shi5: rugged; sturdy; strong; durable; buff (physique)
- 吗 ma: 吗 ma5: (question particle for "yes-no" questions)吗 má: 吗 ma2: (coll.) what?吗 mǎ: 吗 ma3: used in 嗎啡|吗啡[ma3 fei1]
- to continue; to proceed with; to go on with
- 常 Cháng: 常 Chang2: surname Chang常 cháng: 常 chang2: always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant
- 摇 Yáo: 摇 Yao2: surname Yao摇 yáo: 摇 yao2: to shake; to rock; to row; to crank
- haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
- always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)
- 还 hái: 还 hai2: still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; else还 Huán: 还 Huan2: surname Huan还 huán: 还 huan2: to pay back; to return
- to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over
- classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
- 听 yǐn: 听 yin3: smile (archaic)听 tīng: 听 ting1: to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages; to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]); (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
- to understand; to comprehend
- is or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
- dotard
- to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; starting from (a time, place, price etc); classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance; classifier for groups: batch, group
- to agree; to consent; to be willing to
- to look upon; to take a fancy to; to fall for
- 花 huā: 花 hua1: flower; blossom; CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful花 Huā: 花 Hua1: surname Hua花 huā: 花 hua1: flower; blossom; also pr. [wei3]
- 金 jīn: 金 jin1: gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]金 Jīn: 金 Jin1: surname Jin; surname Kim (Korean); Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
- ma; mom; mother
- age; CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]
- to marry; to get married
- older brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 女人 nǚ rén: 女人 nu:3 ren2: woman女人 nǚ ren: 女人 nu:3 ren5: wife
- to take a wife; to marry (a woman)
- to return home
- beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
- (coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family; (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)
- lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved
- 坐 Zùo: 坐 Zuo4: surname Zuo坐 zùo: 坐 zuo4: to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruit
- father's younger brother; paternal uncle; form of address used by children for a male one generation older
- roof