Dictionary

I • me • my

you

aim • clear

see [[的士<dīshì>]]

really and truly

of • ~'s (possessive particle) • (used after an attribute) • (used to form a nominal expression) • (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)

variant of [[是<shì>]] • (used in given names)

is • are • am • yes • to be

(of eyes) bright • clear-sighted • to understand clearly

to finish • to achieve • variant of [[瞭|了<liǎo>]] • to understand clearly

(modal particle intensifying preceding clause) • (completed action marker)

plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

suffix, used to form interrogative [[甚麼|什么<shénme>]], what?, indefinite [[這麼|这么<zhème>]] thus, etc

variant of [[麼|么<me>]]

exclamatory final particle

interrogative final particle

he or him • (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant) • (used before sb's name for emphasis) • (used as a meaningless mock object) • other • another

(located) at • (to be) in • to exist • in the middle of doing sth • (indicating an action in progress)

to have • there is • there are • to exist • to be

this • these • (commonly pr. <zhèi> before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)

ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc) • assorted • miscellaneous

what

that • those • then (in that case) • commonly pr. <nèi> before a classifier, esp. in Beijing

surname Na

surname Nuo

(archaic) many • beautiful • how • old variant of [[挪<nuó>]]

variant of [[哪<nǎ>]]

(negative prefix) • not • no

one • 1 • single • a (article) • as soon as • entire • whole • all • throughout • "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) • also pr. <yāo> for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

to come • to arrive • to come round • ever since • next

individual • this • that • size • classifier for people or objects in general

variant of [[個|个<gè>]]

important • vital • to want • to ask for • will • going to (as future auxiliary) • may • must • (used in a comparison) must be • probably • if

to demand • to request • to coerce

variant of [[裡|里<lǐ>]]

li (Chinese mile) • 500 meters (modern) • home • hometown • village • neighborhood • administrative unit

Li (surname)

lining • interior • inside • internal • also written [[裏|里<lǐ>]]

at once • right away • only • just (emphasis) • as early as • already • as soon as • then • in that case • as many as • even if • to approach • to move towards • to undertake • to engage in • to suffer • subjected to • to accomplish • to take advantage of • to go with (of foods) • with regard to • concerning

man • person • people • CL:[[個|个<gè>]], [[位<wèi>]]

to balance an account • accountancy • accounting

can • to be possible • to be able to • will • to be likely to • to be sure to • to assemble • to meet • to gather • to see • union • group • association • CL:[[個|个<gè>]] • a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is <huǐ>)

drowned • to end • to die • to inundate

(negative prefix for verbs) • have not • not

as (in the capacity of) • to take sth as • to act as • to serve as • to behave as • to become • to be • to do • by (in the passive voice)

because of • for • to

variant of [[為|为<wéi>]] • as (i.e. in the capacity of) • to take sth as • to act as • to serve as • to behave as • to become • to be • to do

variant of [[為|为<wèi>]], because of • for • to

she

(question particle for "yes-no" questions)

see [[嗎啡|吗啡]], morphine

to speak • to say • to explain • to scold • to tell off • a theory (usually in compounds such as [[日心说]] heliocentric theory)

to persuade

to go • to go to (a place) • to cause to go or send (sb) • to remove • to get rid of • (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth • to be apart from in space or time • (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) • (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) • (of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed

surname Ye

also • too • (in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation

good • well • proper • good to • easy to • very • so • (suffix indicating completion or readiness) • (of an unmarried couple) to be close • to be keen on each other

to be fond of • to have a tendency to • to be prone to

(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) • ...right? • ...OK? • ...I presume.

bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) • to puff (on a pipe etc) • (onom.) bang • abbr. for [[貼吧|贴吧<tiēbā>]]

right • correct • couple • pair • towards • at • for • to face • opposite • to treat (sb a certain way) • to match together • to adjust • to fit • to suit • to answer • to reply • classifier: couple

to know • to become aware of • also pr. <zhīdao>

how

old variant of [[和<hé>]]

to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards

soft • warm

surname He • Japanese (food, clothes etc)

old variant of [[和<hé>]] • harmonious

and • together with • with • sum • union • peace • harmony • Taiwan pr. <hàn> when it means "and" or "with"

to mix together • to blend

to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence • to join in the singing • to chime in with others

to think • to believe • to suppose • to wish • to want • to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)

surname Huan

to pay back • to return

still • still in progress • still more • yet • even more • in addition • fairly • passably (good) • as early as • even • also • else

to have to • must • ought to • to need to

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

to obtain • to get • to gain • to catch (a disease) • proper • suitable • proud • contented • to allow • to permit • ready • finished

only • merely • just • but

variant of [[祇|只<zhǐ>]]

but • only

grain that has begun to ripen • variant of [[衹|只<zhǐ>]]

classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

capital city • metropolis

surname Du

all • both • entirely • (used for emphasis) even • already • (not) at all

(adverb of degree) • quite • very • awfully

handle

to hold • to contain • to grasp • to take hold of • handle • particle marking the following noun as a direct object • classifier for objects with handle • classifier for small objects: handful

to (a place) • until (a time) • up to • to go • to arrive • (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)

matter • thing • item • work • affair • CL:[[件<jiàn>]], [[樁|桩<zhuāng>]]

interjection or grunt of agreement • uhm • Ah, OK • expression of recognition • Oh, it's you!

interjection of surprise or doubt • Eh? • My! • what's up?

interjection of surprise • Ah! • Oh!

modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent

interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer • Eh? • what? • to show realization • to stress

fault • blame

no • is not • not

to look after • to take care of • to watch • to guard

to see • to look at • to read • to watch • to visit • to call on • to consider • to regard as • to look after • to treat (an illness) • to depend on • to feel (that) • (after verb) to give it a try • Watch out! (for a danger)