classifier (universal - used before nouns without special measure words of their own); measure word
to do; to work (at); to make; to produce; to manufacture; to engage (in); to write; to compose
but; yet; however; only; merely; still
to combine; to amalgamate
plural marker (for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals); plural suffix (used after a personal pronoun or a noun referring to a person to form a plural); plural (used after a pronoun, a noun, the name of a person to mean people of the same kind, or in personnification after a noun referrring to a thing or an animal to form a plural).
to look like; to be like; to resemble; likeness (of somebody); similar (to); to look as if; like; appearance; image
to make; to cause; to enable; to instruct (someone to do something); to send (somebody); to tell somebody to do something; to use; to apply; to employ; envoy; messenger
accidental; image; pair; mate
system; series; department; faculty; to connect; (used with abstractions) to relate to; to bear on; to tie up; to fasten (literary); to bind (literary); to be (literary; formal)
to live; to stay; to reside
to do; to grow; to write; to compose; to pretend; to regard as; to feel; writings; works; to rise; to get up; to stand up
ordinary; plain; convenient; as convenient; when the chance arises; handy; easy; informal; simple; so; thus; to relieve oneself; to urinate; urine; to defecate; excrement; equivalent to
就: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards
low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to (let) droop; to hang down; to incline; to bend; to bow
to pass (on); to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity)
classifier (for people - honorific); measure word (for people, honorifc); position; place
to place upside down; to invert; to pour; to throw out; to move backwards; however; actually; as a matter of fact; contrary to expectation
to fall; to collapse; to overthrow; to fail; to go bankrupt; to change (trains or buses); to move around; to resell at a profit
classifier (for long thin things, such as ribbons, rivers, roads, trousers etc.); measure word; strip; item; article; clause (of a law...)
to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for
化學
letter; mail; message; word; information; sign; evidence; confidence; faith; to trust; to believe
to cut down; to fell; to dispatch an expedition against; to attack; to boast; Taiwan pr. [fa1]
value; price; (to be) worth; worth it; worthwhile; to happen (to); to come (upon); to be on duty
(a) hundred million; 100 million; 100,000,000; calculate
vacation; holiday; leave of absence; furlough
fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; to suppose
to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier (for the number of terms served in office, post, or rank); measure word
classifier (for events, things, clothes, ...); item; measure word
foolish; stupid; silly; (an) imbecile; idiot; dumb
to repair; to embellish; to decorate; to mend; to fix; overhaul; to write; to compile; to study; to cultivate; to build; to construct
what; how; why; which; carry
measure word (part, portion, copy when talking about documents, newspapers, periodicals, gifts, reports, contracts, etc); classifier (part, portion, copy when talking about documents, newspapers, periodicals, gifts, reports, contracts, etc) ; part; share; portion
to stop; to halt; to park (a car)
price; value; valence (chemistry)
to injure; to harm; injury; wound
to substitute; to replace; to act on behalf of others; generation; dynasty; age; period; era
two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); 2 (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some
sacrificial offering; to confess
to the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme; at the furthest end (of); to be within the limits (of); to keep on doing (something); to give priority (to)
Bulgaria; Bulgarian; abbr. for
保加利亞
to protect; to defend; to guard; to keep; to maintain; to conserve; to preserve; to guarantee; to ensure; to insure; guarantor
to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily
to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of
fold (two, three etc - suffix); times (multiplier)
to seem; to appear; to resemble; similar; -like; pseudo-; (more) than
second month of a season; middle; intermediate; second amongst brothers
to lean; to slant; oblique; prejudiced; to deviate from average; to stray from the intended line; stubbornly; contrary to expectations; left-hand side of a split Chinese character, often the key or radical
hero; heroic; outstanding person; prominent; distinguished
he
(Cantonese); Mandarin equivalent:
他
marquis
(second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位); high official; nobleman
example; precedent; rule; case; instance
to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite
smart; eminent; handsome; talented
benevolence; kindheartedness; humanity; humane; love; kernel
the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral; side
to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease; (imperative) don't
you (Wu dialect); I, me (classical)
excellent; fine; superior; outstanding; good; to give preferential treatment
to assist; assistant; aide; to accompany
healthy; to invigorate; to strengthen; to be good at; to be strong in
apparatus; rites; appearance; present; ceremony
partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany
to cause; to enable; phonetic bi
to prepare; to equip; get ready; to provide
uncle; father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address; Count, third of five orders of nobility
五等爵位
urgent; hurried; to urge; to promote; to urge haste; close; intimate
custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; secular
human relationship; order; coherence
to overturn; to collapse; to lean; to tend; to incline; to pour out
small thing;
(Meaningless bound form); child; young animal; see
仔肩
meticulous; (of domestic animals or fowls) young
squad (of five soldiers); to associate (with); five (banker's anti-fraud numeral); 5
entirely; without exception; (lit.) to be together; to be alike
false; fake; forged; bogus; Taiwan pr. [wei4]
to wait; to inquire (after); to watch; season; climate
to admire; to respect; to wear (belt, at the waist, etc); girdle ornaments
to respect; to wear (belt etc)
knight-errant; brave and chivalrous; hero; heroic
to lean over; to fall (go down); to hide (in ambush); to conceal oneself; to lie low; hottest days of summer; to submit; to concede defeat; to overcome; to subdue; volt
monk; Sangha, the Buddhist monastic order
to serve as an official; an official; the two chess pieces in Chinese chess guarding the "general" or "king"
將
to store; to save; to have in reserve; heir; Taiwan pr. [chu2]
hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc)
pretty; winsome; to ask for sb's help; son-in-law (old)
proud; arrogant; to despise; unyielding; to defy
resemble; similar
(to); as if; seem; see
似的
upright and honest; cheerful; to chat idly; to boast; to talk smoothly
weaponry; to hold (a weapon); to wield; to rely on; to depend on; war; battle
near; approaching; to depend on; (slang) to have an intimate relationship with sb; Taiwan pr. [pang2], [bang1], [bang4]
old; second-hand (clothes)
to face upward; to look up; to admire; to rely on
to invade; to encroach; to infringe; to approach
good-looking; charming; (of goods) in great demand; (coll.) to season (food)
emigrant; to reside abroad
rigid; deadlock; stiff (corpse)
three (colloquial equivalent of 三個|三个)
biography; historical narrative; commentaries; relay station
hundred (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
to repay; to compensate (for); to recompense; to fulfill (hopes etc)
thousand (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
to fall forward; to fall prostrate
clever; (old) actor; actress
ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc); assorted; miscellaneous
dwarf; Japanese (derog.) (old)
Lisu ethnic group of Yunnan; see
傈僳
far; distant; (adverbial) prefix; concerning
commission (for middleman); brokerage fee
to hire; to employ; servant; hired laborer; domestic help
to scout; to spy; to detect
to initiate; to instigate; to introduce; to lead
biased; low; rustic; secluded
figure (wooden or earthen figures buried with the dead in ancient times); figurine; tomb figure
to lie supine; to stop; to fall down
Buddhist hymn; gatha; Buddhist verse
to watch; to wait; to examine; to spy
to take prisoner; prisoner of war
keeper of domestic animals; herdsman; (old) hired hand in certain trade
to stand for a long time; to wait; to look forward to; to accumulate
to insult; to ridicule; to disgrace
sudden; abrupt; Taiwan pr. [shu4]
so; such; to such a degree
old name for the
黎 ethnic group
rustic; vulgar; unrefined; abbr. for
俚語, slang
traditionally used as phonetic for ga; also pr. [ga1]
noticeable; large; clear; distinct; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]
almost succeed; crafty; suddenly
Wa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia
extravagant; wasteful; exaggerating
equal; well-matched; to violate
energetic; exalted; magnanimous
(meaning unclear); to renounce; to abandon
comrades; friends; companions
similar; comparable; equal
(short-tailed) bird; graphic component (often seen in other characters); radical (kang Xi 172)
not serious; variety show
frivolous; unsteady; delay
a class; a company; companion
Lisu ethnic group of Yunnan
to commission; to entrust to; to depute; to request; to ask (sb to do sth)
ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others
to summon; to propagate; to transmit
row of dancers at sacrifices
spouse; big and tall; strong; robust; upright and outspoken
indistinct; hazy; misty; to seem; to appear
(old) class; category; corpse
uneven; unsteady (in dancing)
busy; hurried; despondent
to instigate; to ruin; to destroy
(old) native of Jiangxi
江西; to wait; servant; path
ancient name for an ethnic group in China
to disobey; to stand back-to-back
name of tribe; see
仫佬族, Mulao ethnic group of Guangxi
short; shallow; thin plate
to accumulate, to hoard, to store up
weak; wearied; in distress
low fellow; rustic; rude; rough
see
逢俉, to come across sth scary; to have a fright
see
仡佬族, Gelao or Klau ethnic group of Guizhou; Taiwan pr. [Qi4]
labor; work (Japanese kokuji)
small, minute; lacking sincerity
great; good; middleman; servant
clumsy and dumb; slow-witted
irresolute; to move back and forth
to give; prepared for included in; embraced in
Russia; Russian; abbr. for
俄羅斯; Taiwan pr. [E4]
(dialectal pronunciation of 俊); cool; neat
auxiliary; spare; deputy; second; sub-
Deng ethnic minority of Tibet
to overstep one's authority; to usurp
lazy; tired out, worn fatigued