(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
道
dou6
direction
way
road
path M: 条tiáo [条]
股gǔ [股]
principle
truth
morality
reason
skill
method
Dao (of Daoism)
to say
to speak
to talk
classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
province (of Korea or Japan)
channel
method
doctrine
teachings
号
hou6
number
纯
seon4
pure; undiluted
阳
yeung4
positive
子
zi2
(noun suffix)
son
child
offspring
person
seed
eggs of animals
the first character in the duodecimal cycle
title of respect for men of distinction
pupil
disciple
one's spouse
rank of nobility equivalent to a viscount
subsidiary
subordinate
numerator
anything small
young
刚
gong1
just
开
hoei1
open
始
ci2
to begin
to start
then
only then
a beginning
a surname
first
的
dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
时
si4
time
候
hau6
to wait
to inquire after
to watch
season
climate
(old) period of five days
to expect
to visit
to greet
condition
是
si6
is
当
dong1
when
官
gun1
official
government
organ of body M: 个gè [个]
officer
government run
state-owned
public
general
在
zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
弃
hei3
discard
出走
ceot1 zau2
runaway
之前
zi1 cin4
before
广
shop
broad
惠
wai6
favor
benefit
to give sb property or advantage
honorific
favourably
to confer kindness
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