classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode
a market
to compile
achievements
為
wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
你
nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
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
來
loi6
to greet and welcome guests
老
lou5
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outdated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
蛇
seu4
used in transliteration for 'sir', in addressing a policeman or a male school teacher
舖
pou2
a specific type of shop
沒落
moot6 lok6
decline
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
故事
gu3 si6
story
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