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de of / ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3tang2r5de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one") / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs syn
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit syn
lái to come / (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) / hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2lai5]) / ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4gu3 yi3lai2]) / for the past (amount of time) / (prefix) the coming ... / the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2shi4]) / (between two verbs) in order to / (after a round number) approximately / (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2de5lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1bu5lai2]) syn
xià 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 syn
to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds) syn
háng row / line / commercial firm / line of business / profession / to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row / (Tw) column syn
chéng to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth syn
yāo youngest / most junior / tiny / one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military) / one or ace on dice or dominoes / variant of 吆[yao1], to shout syn
fēn to divide / to separate / to distribute / to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization) / sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money) syn
hǎo good / appropriate / proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello syn
běn (bound form) root / stem / (bound form) origin / source / (bound form) one's own / this / (bound form) this / the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally / initially / capital / principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc syn
zhī classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc syn
zhě (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this syn
diǎn point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items syn
liǎng two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old) syn
jiān between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms syn
xiāng each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3]) syn
èr two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid syn
shēn body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158 syn
100 ml / one-tenth of a peck / measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 syn
gēng to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) syn
bié to leave / to part (from) / (literary) to differentiate / to distinguish / (dialect) to turn away / to turn aside / to avert (one's face, gaze etc) / (bound form) other / another / different / don't ...! / to fasten with a pin or clip / to stick in / to insert (in order to hinder movement) / (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2]) syn
jiē to receive / to answer (the phone) / to meet or welcome sb / to connect / to catch / to join / to extend / to take one's turn on duty / to take over for sb syn
jīn 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] syn
to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw / to chat / (coll.) to empty one's bowels syn
qiè definitely / absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right. / Tut! / to grind / (bound form) close to / (bound form) eager / to correspond to / (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters) syn
gān (bound form) to have to do with / to concern oneself with / one of the ten heavenly stems 天干[tian gan1] / (archaic) shield syn
qīn parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss / (Internet slang) dear syn
qìng parents-in-law of one's offspring syn
liú 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 syn
shí rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] syn
dàn dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3] / one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2] syn
to leave / to part from / to be away from / (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire / syn
自己 zì jǐ oneself / one's own syn
只有 zhǐ yǒu only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in") syn
作为 作為 zuò wéi one's conduct / deed / activity / accomplishment / achievement / to act as / as (in the capacity of) / qua / to view as / to look upon (sth as) / to take sth to be syn
运行 運行 yùn xíng (of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course / (fig.) to function / to be in operation / (of a train service etc) to operate / to run / (of a computer) to run syn
第一 dì yī first / number one / primary syn
身体 身體 shēn tǐ the body / one's health syn
时代 時代 shí dài age / era / epoch / period (in one's life) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
人生 rén shēng life (one's time on earth)
身份 shēn fèn identity / aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is – mayor, father, permanent resident etc) / role / capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…的身份[yi3 xx5 de5 shen1 fen4]) / status (social, legal etc) / position / rank syn
开放 開放 kāi fàng to bloom / to open / to be open (to the public) / to open up (to the outside) / to be open-minded / unrestrained by convention / unconstrained in one's sexuality syn
竟然 jìng rán unexpectedly / to one's surprise / in spite of everything / in that crazy way / actually / to go as far as to syn
感情 gǎn qíng emotion / sentiment / affection / feelings between two persons syn
一边 一邊 yī biān one side / either side / on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while syn
表情 biǎo qíng (facial) expression / to express one's feelings syn
人家 rén jia other people / sb else / he, she or they / I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people") syn
居然 jū rán unexpectedly / to one's surprise / go so far as to syn
相应 相應 xiāng yìng to correspond / answering (one another) / to agree (among the part) / corresponding / relevant / appropriate / (modify) accordingly syn
日子 rì zi day / a (calendar) date / days of one's life syn
节目 節目 jié mù (TV or radio) program / show / item / act / segment / number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event) / a planned activity (in one's schedule) / CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3],項|项[xiang4],臺|台[tai2],套[tao4],檔|档[dang4] syn
报名 報名 bào míng to sign up / to enter one's name / to apply / to register / to enroll / to enlist syn
登记 登記 dēng jì to register (one's name) syn
扩大 擴大 kuò dà to expand / to enlarge / to broaden one's scope syn
主动 主動 zhǔ dòng to take the initiative / to do sth of one's own accord / spontaneous / active / opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4] / drive (of gears and shafts etc) syn
一旦 yī dàn in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time / in one day syn
以为 以為 yǐ wéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) syn
目光 mù guāng gaze / (fig.) attention / expression in one's eyes / look / (lit. and fig.) sight / vision syn
满意 滿意 mǎn yì satisfied / pleased / to one's satisfaction syn
光临 光臨 guāng lín (formal) to honor with one's presence / to attend syn
纷纷 紛紛 fēn fēn one after another / in succession / one by one / continuously / diverse / in profusion / numerous and confused / pell-mell syn
怀疑 懷疑 huái yí to doubt (sth) / to be skeptical of / to have one's doubts / to harbor suspicions / to suspect that syn
眼神 yǎn shén expression or emotion showing in one's eyes / meaningful glance / wink / eyesight (dialect) syn
千万 千萬 qiān wàn ten million / countless / many / one must by all means syn
印象 yìn xiàng impression (sth that stays in one's mind) / a memory syn
通用 tōng yòng to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc) / to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc) / (of two or more things) interchangeable
随便 隨便 suí biàn as one wishes / as one pleases / at random / negligent / casual / wanton syn
彼此 bǐ cǐ each other / one another syn
小子 xiǎo zǐ (literary) youngster / (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) / (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) syn
口气 口氣 kǒu qì tone of voice / the way one speaks / manner of expression / tone syn
随意 隨意 suí yì as one wishes / according to one's wishes / at will / voluntary / conscious syn
认定 認定 rèn dìng to maintain (that sth is true) / to determine (a fact) / determination (of an amount) / of the firm opinion / to believe firmly / to set one's mind on / to identify with syn
私人 sī rén private / personal / interpersonal / sb with whom one has a close personal relationship / a member of one's clique syn
展现 展現 zhǎn xiàn to unfold before one's eyes / to emerge / to reveal / to display syn
心态 心態 xīn tài attitude (of the heart) / state of one's psyche / way of thinking / mentality syn
单独 單獨 dān dú alone / by oneself / on one's own syn
成分 chéng fèn composition / ingredient / element / component / one's social status syn
履行 lǚ xíng to fulfill (one's obligations) / to carry out (a task) / to implement (an agreement) / to perform syn
锻炼 鍛煉 duàn liàn to toughen / to temper / to engage in physical exercise / to work out / (fig.) to develop one's skills / to train oneself syn
心得 xīn dé what one has learned (through experience, reading etc) / knowledge / insight / understanding / tips / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn
决心 決心 jué xīn determination / resolution / determined / firm and resolute / to make up one's mind / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
转向 轉向 zhuǎn xiàng to change direction / fig. to change one's stance syn
牺牲 犧牲 xī shēng to sacrifice one's life / to sacrifice (sth valued) / beast slaughtered as a sacrifice syn
重重 chóng chóng layer upon layer / one after another syn
拼命 pīn mìng to do one's utmost / with all one's might / at all costs / (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it syn
保养 保養 bǎo yǎng to take good care of (or conserve) one's health / to keep in good repair / to maintain / maintenance syn
个别 個別 gè bié individually / one by one / just one or two / exceptional / rare syn
携带 攜帶 xié dài to carry (on one's person) / to support (old) / Taiwan pr. [xi1 dai4] syn
终身 終身 zhōng shēn lifelong / all one's life / marriage syn
扩张 擴張 kuò zhāng expansion / dilation / to expand (e.g. one's power or influence) / to broaden syn
陆续 陸續 lù xù in turn / successively / one after the other / bit by bit syn
一度 yī dù for a time / at one time / one time / once syn
偏偏 piān piān (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately / as it happened / (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly / contrarily / against reason / (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely / only / of all people syn
业余 業餘 yè yú in one's spare time / outside working hours / amateur (historian etc) syn
补贴 補貼 bǔ tiē to subsidize / subsidy / allowance / to supplement (one's salary etc) / benefit syn
失业 失業 shī yè unemployment / to lose one's job syn
尽力 盡力 jìn lì to strive one's hardest / to spare no effort syn
万分 萬分 wàn fēn very much / extremely / one ten thousandth part syn
使命 shǐ mìng mission / long-term task to which one devotes oneself / a calling syn
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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