shí
o'clock
time
when
hour
season
period
dāng
to be
to act as
manage
withstand
when
during
ought
should
match equally
equal
same
obstruct
just at (a time or place)
on the spot
right
just at
yī dàn
in case (sth happens)
if
once (sth happens, then...)
when
in a short time
in one day
dào le
at last
finally
in the end
has arrived
when subj. arrives at a location or time
dào dǐ
finally
in the end
when all is said and done
after all
to the end
to the last
jiū jìng
to go to the bottom of a matter
after all
when all is said and done
(in an interrogative sentence) finally
outcome
result
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
duō
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duo2] when it means "how"
hé
and
together with
with
sum
union
peace
harmony
Taiwan pr. [han4] when it means "and" or "with"
qù
to go
to go to (a place)
(of a time etc) last
just passed
to send
to remove
to get rid of
to reduce
to be apart from in space or time
to die (euphemism)
to play (a part)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
tā
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
jǐn
to the greatest extent
(when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme
to be within the limits of
to give priority to
yī jiā
the whole family
the same family
the family ... (when preceded by a family name)
group
xiǎo de
I (when talking to a superior)
shén me shí hou
variant of 甚麼時候|什么时候, when?
at what time?
duì le
Correct!
Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention)
Oh, by the way, ...
bì jìng
after all
all in all
when all is said and done
in the final analysis
tà qīng
lit. tread the green; go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green)
spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明, 4th-6th April
wa
replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao"
qī xī
double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month
girls' festival
Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting
tuō luò
to drop off
to come off
to lose (hair etc)
to omit (a character when writing)
yíng rèn ér jiě
lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom)
fig. easily solved
chú fēi
only if (..., or otherwise, ...)
only when
only in the case that
unless
bàng wǎn
in the evening
when night falls
towards evening
at night fall
at dusk
děng dào
to wait until
by the time when (sth is ready etc)
chú wài
to exclude
not including sth (when counting or listing)
except for
jìn tuì
to advance or retreat
knowing when to come and when to leave
a sense of propriety
hūn shuì
sleep
drowse when unconscious
lethargic sleep
lethargy
zhèng dāng
timely
just (when needed)
jiè shí
when the time comes
at the scheduled time
yīn yì
transliteration (rendering phonetic value, e.g. of English words in Chinese characters)
characters giving phonetic value of Chinese word or name (when the correct characters may be unknown)
transcription (linguistics)
to transcribe phonetic symbols
dòng
cave
hole
zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers)
CL:個|个[ge4]
jì kǒu
abstain from certain food (as when ill)
avoid certain foods
be on a diet
wén huǒ
small flame (when cooking, simmering etc)
hé cháng
(rhetorical question) when?
how?
it's not that...
céng jǐ hé shí
just a while before
not so long ago
everyone can remember when..
qié zi
eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)
aubergine
brinjal
Guinea squash
phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed)
equivalent of "say cheese"
bàn bì jiāng shān
half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands)
vast swathe of territory
yáo qián shù
a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken
a source of easy money (idiom)
fān shēn
to turn over (when lying)
(fig.) to free oneself
to emancipate oneself
to bring about a change of one's fortunes
chū qí bù yì
to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
luàn mǎ
mojibake (nonsense characters displayed when software fails to render text according to its intended character encoding)
bǐ shùn
stroke order (when writing Chinese character)
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
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