qián
front
forward
ahead
first
top (followed by a number)
future
ago
before
BC (e.g. 前293年)
former
formerly
guān yú
pertaining to
concerning
regarding
with regards to
about
a matter of
also written 關於|关于
guān yú
pertaining to
concerning
with regard to
about
a matter of
hào
ordinal number
day of a month
mark
sign
business establishment
size
ship suffix
horn (wind instrument)
bugle call
assumed name
to take a pulse
classifier used to indicate number of people
yī
one
1
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
fāng
square
power or involution (mathematics)
upright
honest
fair and square
direction
side
party (to a contract, dispute etc)
place
method
prescription (medicine)
just when
only or just
classifier for square things
abbr. for square or cubic meter
fēn
to divide
to separate
to distribute
to allocate
to distinguish (good and bad)
part or subdivision
fraction
one tenth (of certain units)
unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm
minute
a point (in sports or games)
0.01 yuan (unit of money)
guǎng gào
to advertise
a commercial
advertisement
CL:項|项[xiang4]
de
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
shǒu yè
home page (of a website)
title page
front page
first page
fig. beginning
cover letter
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
qǐng
to ask
to invite
please (do sth)
to treat (to a meal etc)
to request
jiā rù
to become a member
to join
to mix into
to participate in
to add in
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
dào
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
zhòng
to hit (the mark)
to be hit by
to suffer
to win (a prize, a lottery)
sōu suǒ
to search (a place)
to search (a database etc)
yào
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
huí
to circle
to go back
to turn around
to answer
to return
to revolve
Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)
time
classifier for acts of a play
section or chapter (of a classic book)
hào
to be fond of
to have a tendency to
to be prone to
yǐ
to use
by means of
according to
in order to
because of
at (a certain date or place)
dé
to obtain
to get
to gain
to catch (a disease)
proper
suitable
proud
contented
to allow
to permit
ready
finished
suǒ
actually
place
classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
that which
particle introducing a relative clause or passive
CL:個|个[ge4]
de
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
rù
to enter
to go into
to join
to become a member of
to confirm or agree with
abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1]
duō
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duo2] when it means "how"
duì
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
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)
hè
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
hú
to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
huó
to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
Taiwan pr. [huo4]
běn wén
this text
article
the main body of a book
zhèng wén
main text (as opposed to footnotes)
main body (of a book)
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
tōng guò
by means of
through
via
to pass through
to get through
to adopt
to pass (a bill or inspection etc)
to switch over
de
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
zhàn
station
to stand
to halt
to stop
branch of a company or organization
website
zuò
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
jiā
to add
plus
(used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned)
to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb)
to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
zhù
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
cóng
from
via
passing through
through (a gap)
past
ever (followed by negative, meaning never)
(formerly pr. [zong4] and related to 縱|纵) to follow
to comply with
to obey
to join
to engage in
adopting some mode of action or attitude
follower
retainer
accessory
accomplice
related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
bǎ
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
guò
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
huì
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[ge4]
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [hui3])
bǎn
a register
block of printing
edition
version
page
dēng
to scale (a height)
to ascend
to mount
to publish or record
to enter (e.g. in a register)
to press down with the foot
to step or tread on
to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect)
to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)
yī dìng
surely
certainly
necessarily
fixed
a certain (extent etc)
given
particular
must
zhī
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
diǎn jī
to hit
to press
to strike (on the keyboard)
to click (a web page button)
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