to speak; to talk; to say
to let (someone do something); to allow; to have (somebody do something); to permit; to make (somebody feel sad, etc.); to give way; to give ground; to yield; to give up; to concede; to invite; to offer
dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what someone said
please (do something); to ask; to request; to invite; to engage; to treat (to a meal...)
should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be someone's turn (to do something)
to speak; to say; to tell; to talk; to explain; to make clear; to discuss; to interpret; to negotiate; to discuss; lecture; speech; to stress; to pay attention
to speak; to talk; to discuss; to chat; conversation
course; lesson; class; subject
to test; to try; test; examination
to thank; to decline; to excuse (oneself); to apologize; to wither (of flowers, leaves etc)
to record; to note; to remember; mark; sign; classifier (for blows, kicks, shots); measure word
opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; The Analects of Confucius
(abbr. for 论语); to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the
(kilometer, hour etc)
word; statement; speech; lyrics; classical Chinese poem
to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps
poetry; poem; verse; the Book of Songs
(abbr eviation for Shijing 诗经); Shijing
to adjust; to regulate; to blend; to provoke; to incite; to suit well; to mix; to season (food); to harmonize; to reconcile
to set up; to arrange; to establish; to found; to display
to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to arrange; to subscribe (to a newspaper etc); to order; to book; to make corrections; to revise
language; speech; tongues; dialect; words; set phrase; expression; proverb; saying; non-linguistic means of communicating ideas; sign; signal; twitter (of birds, insects, etc)
to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge
to recognize; to know; to admit; to recognise
to discuss; to comment; to criticize; to judge; to choose (by public appraisal)
to question; to ask; to interrogate; rapid; speedy; fast; news; information
to consent; to promise; (literary) yes!
to teach; to train; to instruct; to lecture; to scold; to admonish; instruction (from superiors); teachings; example; guideline; exegesis; rule
to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire (into); accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody
to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4]
hey (to express surprise)
hey (to express disagreement)
hey (to express agreement)
mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly
to visit; to call on; to seek; to inquire; to investigate
to translate; to interpret
to invite; to provoke; to demand (for); to ask (for); to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce; to condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss; to study
chart; list; table; register; score (music); spectrum (physics); to set to music
to complain; to sue; to tell
to speak; to say; to name; to designate; meaning; sense
to comment on; to discuss; to suggest
to dispute; to debate; to argue; to discuss
cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal)
farewell; secrets (of an art)
to examine; to treat (medically); to diagnose
to ask about; to inquire about
prison; jail; lawsuit; case (legal)
to know; to reprimand; to urge; to long for; to tell; to inform
to put (a criminal) to death; to punish
to examine; truth (Buddhism)
to cheat; to swindle; to pretend; to feign; to draw sb out; to try to extract information by deceit or bluff
to remonstrate; to admonish
friendship; also pr. [yi2]
to speak slowly; inarticulate
to deceive; to confuse; to cheat; absurd; erroneous
to forgive; to understand
birth; birthday; brag; boast; to increase
to slander; to defame; to misrepresent; to speak maliciously
to avoid mentioning; taboo word; name of deceased emperor or superior
to teach; to instruct; to induce
to satirize; to mock; to recite; Taiwan pr. [feng4]
posthumous name or title; to confer a posthumous title
to go (to visit a superior); one's current attainment in learning or art
to be versed in; to know well
to slander; to defame; to speak ill of
how (interj. of surprise)
to relegate a high official to a minor post in an outlying region (punishment in imperial China); to banish or exile; (of immortals) to banish from Heaven; to censure; to blame
to investigate; to restrain; to scold
to explain; to comment; to annotate
to be surprised; to be astonished
to admonish; to warn sb of their errors; to criticize frankly; Taiwan pr. [zheng1]
to make up (a story); Taiwan pr. [zou1]
joy; to joke; to banter; to tease; to mock; Taiwan pr. [nu:e4]
to enjoin; to grant (a title)
astounded; to express surprise; surprised; astonished; wonder
to slander; to be disrespectful; to slight
to report a bereavement; obituary
to sing; ballad; folk song
to eulogize the dead; eulogy
to mock; to ridicule; to slander
incoherent talk; talkative
repeatedly (in giving advice); sincere; earnest; untiring
to bend; to yield; to exhaust; to stutter
to shirk; to give excuses
strife; disorder; rioting; fighting
comma; phrase marked by pause
to record; to write a footnote
The Analects of Confucius
(abbr. for 论语)
(literary) slow in speech
(literary) to spy; to pry into
(literary) to curse; to deceive; to lie
to investigate; to try (in court)
(literary) ability and wisdom; scheme; stratagem