water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水｜会水 and 水性) / (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy / (bound form) additional cost; extra income / classifier for washings of a garment

li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮｜镇 and neighborhood 鄰｜邻 levels

of; ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的｜跑堂儿的 "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 "new one") / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs

(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]) / (math.) sum / to make peace / (sports) to draw; to tie / (bound form) harmonious / (bound form) Japan; Japanese

to make; to produce / to write; to compose / to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) / (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) / (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for / to assume (an air or manner)

(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his / (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 and 他人)

a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘｜打伞 "to hold an umbrella", 打電話｜打电话 "to make a phone call", 打針｜打针 "to get an injection", 打手套 "to knit gloves", 打氣｜打气 "to inflate") / to hit; to strike / to fight / (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以後｜打那以后 "since then")

to come down / (completed action marker) / (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) / (indicates continuation from the past towards us) / to be harvested (of crops) / to be over (of a period of time) / to go among the masses (said of leaders)

to wait for; to await / by the time; when; till / and so on; etc.; et al. / (bound form) class; rank; grade / (bound form) equal to; same as / (used to end an enumeration) / (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)

to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)

half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half

bright; light / to shine; to flash / loud and clear / to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc)

to divide; to separate / to distribute; to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money)

gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音

ability; talent / sb of a certain type / a capable individual / then and only then / just now / (before an expression of quantity) only / (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually

children; sons and daughters

again; once more; re- / further; beyond this point of time / (before an adjective) more / then (after sth, and not until then) / no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 or 都 for emphasis) / (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則｜再则, 再就是 etc) / (literary) to reappear; to reoccur

plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

sometimes / now and then

father and mother; parents

zero / nought / zero sign / fractional / fragmentary / odd (of numbers) / (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one) / fraction / (in mathematics) remainder (after division) / extra / to wither and fall / to wither

to catch and hold on / to continue / to go on to do sth / to follow / to carry on / then / after that / subsequently / to proceed / to ensue / in turn / in one's turn

to pass / to spend (time) / measure / limit / extent / degree of intensity / degree (angles, temperature etc) / kilowatt-hour / classifier for events and occurrences

heel / to follow closely / to go with / (of a woman) to marry sb / with / compared with / to / towards / and (joining two nouns)

left and right / nearby / approximately / attendant / to control / to influence

and; as well as

to consume (goods and services, resources etc)

to follow / from / because of; due to / by; via; through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...

and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

determination / resolution / determined / firm and resolute / to make up one's mind / CL: 個｜个

(lit. and fig.) deep

and / furthermore / also / together with / (not) at all / simultaneously / to combine / to join / to merge

straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

the top and bottom of sth / the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom / to go up and down / before and after (as in 上下文 "context") / (used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so / (in a social hierarchy) the high and the low; seniors and juniors (as in 上下和睦 "harmony between superiors and subordinates") / all members of a group (as in 舉國上下｜举国上下 "the entire nation") / relative superiority (as in 不相上下 "evenly matched")

surname and given name; full name

over and over again / again and again

you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)

good and honest / kindhearted

science and technology

square / power or involution (math.) / 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

Sino-foreign / Chinese-foreign / home and abroad

(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") / (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds / (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech

poor / destitute / to use up / to exhaust / thoroughly / extremely / (coll.) persistently and pointlessly

I or me / we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)

to recharge (a battery) / (fig.) to recharge one's batteries (through leisure) / to update one's skills and knowledge

middle and elementary school

finally / in the end / when all is said and done / after all / to the end / to the last

despite / although / even though / in spite of / unhesitatingly / do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc) / (go ahead and do it) without hesitating

ice and snow

matching / fitting in with / compatible with / to correspond / to fit / to conform to / rapport / to coordinate with / to act in concert with / to cooperate / to become man and wife / to combine parts of machine

children; sons and daughters / a young man and a young woman (in love)

Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 騰訊｜腾讯)

large and small / size / adults and children / consideration of seniority / at any rate

market / city / municipality (administrative unit) / (literary) to trade; to buy and sell goods

(once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway

big and strong; formidable; powerful

military skill or technique (in former times) / all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development) / self-defense / tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage) / also called kungfu 功夫 / CL: 種｜种

entrance / door / gate / large and influential family

and so on / and such

(physics) mass / quality (i.e. degree of excellence) / quality and quantity

warm / nice and warm

used in 傢伙｜家伙 and 傢俱｜家俱

well-developed; flourishing / to develop; to promote; to expand / (literary) to achieve fame and fortune; to prosper

to report / to give an account of / to collect information and report back

safe and sound / well / without mishap / quiet and safe / at peace

bilateral / both shores / both sides / both coasts / Taiwan and mainland

to mention; to bring up / (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise / to initiate (legal proceedings)

and / moreover / yet / for the time being / to be about to / both (... and...)

legal system and institutions

some / a certain / sb or sth indefinite / such-and-such

more and more

to support / to sustain / to erect / to raise / branch / division / to draw money / classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions

we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5]

trustworthiness / (commerce) credit / (literary) to trust and appoint

repeatedly / over and over / to upend / unstable / to come and go / (of an illness) to return

candid / direct and to the point / simply / just / might as well

one after another / in succession / one by one / continuously / diverse / in profusion / numerous and confused / pell-mell

(lit. and fig.) stage; arena

bustling with noise and excitement / lively

Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化｜中华文化 "Chinese culture") / used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國｜中华民国

and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition

and / to reach / up to / in time for

to be reborn / to regenerate / to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person) / recycling / regeneration

box; case / hezi – a savory turnover-like pie in northern Chinese and Mongolian cuisines

lump; chunk; piece / classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc / (coll.) classifier for money and currency units

bottle / vase / pitcher / CL: 個｜个 / classifier for wine and liquids

to hear (sth said) / one hears (that) / hearsay / listening and speaking

gaze; (fig.) attention / expression in one's eyes; look / (lit. and fig.) sight; vision

to touch briefly; to tap / to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) / to order (food etc); to select / to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) / to hint at; to imply / to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops / to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite / to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down / point; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock / a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more / classifier for small amounts

(broadly) prose (as opposed to verse) / (more narrowly) free-form literary prose, such as essays, sketches and reflections

a (married) couple / husband and wife / CL: 對｜对

movies and television

amiable / cordial / close and dear / familiar

to go to the bottom of a matter / after all / when all is said and done / (in an interrogative sentence) finally / outcome / result

to throw down / to fall / to drop and break

to drop in / to visit / to lock a door / (of a shop) to close / to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family

male-female / male and female

Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子 (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289 BC)

fish (CL:條｜条,尾) / used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚｜鲍鱼, alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚｜鳄鱼 and octopi 章魚｜章鱼)

casualties / injuries and deaths