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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
gěi to / for / for the benefit of / to give / to allow / to do sth (for sb) / (grammatical equivalent of 被) / (grammatical equivalent of 把) / (sentence intensifier) syn
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished syn
tīng 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]) syn
tìng (literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule / to sentence / to allow syn
允许 允許 yǔn xǔ to permit / to allow syn
许可 許可 xǔ kě to allow / to permit syn
体谅 體諒 tǐ liàng to empathize / to allow (for sth) / to show understanding / to appreciate syn
to allow / to permit / to promise / to praise / somewhat / perhaps syn
rèn 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 terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) syn
准许 准許 zhǔn xǔ to allow / to grant / to permit syn
容许 容許 róng xǔ to permit / to allow syn
放走 fàng zǒu to release / to set free / to allow (a person or an animal) to go / to liberate syn
任由 rèn yóu to let (sb do sth) / to allow / regardless of syn
任凭 任憑 rèn píng no matter what / despite / to allow (sb to act arbitrarily) syn
听任 聽任 tīng rèn to let (sth happen) / to allow (sb to do sth) / to submit to / to yield syn
听凭 聽憑 tīng píng to allow (sb to do as he pleases) syn
应许 應許 yīng xǔ to promise / to allow
suí to follow / to comply with / varying according to... / to allow / subsequently syn
róng to hold / to contain / to allow / to tolerate / appearance / look / countenance syn
yǔn just / fair / to permit / to allow syn
任听 任聽 rèn tīng to allow (sb to act arbitrarily) / to let sb have his head
任随 任隨 rèn suí to allow (sb to have his head) / to let things happen
听随 聽隨 tīng suí to obey / to allow
许和 許和 xǔ hé to allow / permit
任令 rèn lìng to allow (sth to happen)
开许 開許 kāi xǔ (literary) to allow / to permit
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
ne particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") / particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation syn
不许 不許 bù xǔ not to allow / must not / can't syn
不准 bù zhǔn not to allow / to forbid / to prohibit syn
相机 相機 xiàng jī camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]) / at the opportune moment / as the circumstances allow syn
不容 bù róng must not / cannot / to not allow / cannot tolerate syn
放风 放風 fàng fēng to allow in fresh air / to allow a prisoner out for exercise / to give out information syn
放飞 放飛 fàng fēi to allow to fly syn
义无反顾 義無反顧 yì wú fǎn gù honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom) / duty-bound not to turn back / no surrender / to pursue justice with no second thoughts syn
留有余地 留有餘地 liú yǒu yú dì to leave some leeway / to allow for the unpredictable syn
不由分说 不由分說 bù yóu fēn shuō to allow no explanation syn
来不得 來不得 lái bu dé cannot allow (to be present) / cannot admit syn
恩准 ēn zhǔn approved by His (or Her) Majesty / permission graciously granted (from highly authoritative position) / to graciously permit / to condescend to allow syn
酌量 zhuó liáng to consider / to allow for / to use one's discretion / to measure (food and drink) syn
xīng to rise / to flourish / to become popular / to start / to encourage / to get up / (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect) / maybe (dialect) syn
包打天下 bāo dǎ tiān xià to run everything (idiom) / to monopolize the whole business / not allow anyone else to have a look in
备抵 備抵 bèi dǐ an allowance / to allow for (a drop in value) (accountancy)
包办代替 包辦代替 bāo bàn dài tì to do everything oneself (idiom) / not to allow others in on the act syn
宽打窄用 寬打窄用 kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng to give oneself leeway (idiom) / to allow room for error syn
自奉甚俭 自奉甚儉 zì fèng shèn jiǎn (idiom) to allow oneself few comforts or pleasures
苦海无边,回头是岸 苦海無邊,回頭是岸 kǔ hǎi wú biān , huí tóu shì àn The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering. / Repent and ye shall be saved!
买面子 買面子 mǎi miàn zi to allow sb to save face / to defer to
听其自便 聽其自便 tīng qí zì biàn to allow sb to do sth at his convenience
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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