prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
old (of people)
venerable (person)
experienced
of long standing
always
all the time
of the past
very
outdated
(of meat etc) tough
old age
abbreviation for Laotse, the founder of Taoism
a surname
to retire from official service
to become old
to honor the aged
shameless, thick-skinned
familiar term of respect for elderly people
decrepit
hardened
steady
trustworthy
dark
deep (colour)
youngest (in Beijing dialect)
parents
氣
hei3
gas
air
smell
weather
to make angry
to annoy
to get angry
vital energy
qi
breath
spirit
moral force
tone
atmosphere
manner
type
steam
vapor
spirit
situation
electricity
對
deoi3
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
pair
to compare
to check
to adjust
吧
baa6
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
...right?
...OK?
...I presume
呵呵
ho1 ho1
hehe
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