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

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.)

(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)

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)

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)

middle and elementary school

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

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

ability; talent / sb of a certain type / a capable individual / then and only then / just now / (before an expression of quantity) only

children; sons and daughters

movies and television

used in 傢伙｜家伙 and 傢俱｜家俱

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

(lit. and fig.) stage; arena

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

to take the initiative / to do sth of one's own accord / spontaneous / active / opposite: passive 被動｜被动 / drive (of gears and shafts etc)

father and mother; parents

barely / only / merely / only (this and nothing more)

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 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

big and strong; formidable; powerful

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

and; as well as

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

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)

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]

deep (lit. and fig.)

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

honor and glory / glorious

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

thin or slender / finely particulate / thin and soft / fine / delicate / trifling / (of a sound) quiet / frugal

over and over again / again and again

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

and / to give / together with

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

(of the sun) to shine on / to bask in (the sunshine) / to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun / (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share") / (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to

Sino-foreign / Chinese-foreign / home and abroad

around / from beginning to end / all around / front and rear

particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") / particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation

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

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

ice and snow

to consume (goods and services, resources etc)

to feel vexed / to bother / to trouble / superfluous and confusing / edgy

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

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

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

medical care and medicines / medicine (drug) / medical / pharmaceutical

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

sometimes / now and then

to buy and sell

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

more and more

to sway / to swing / to move back and forth / to oscillate

arts and crafts / industrial arts

bustling with noise and excitement / lively

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

warm / nice and warm

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

from time to time / now and then / occasionally / frequently

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

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

parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss / (Internet slang) dear

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

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

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

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...)

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

legal system and institutions

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

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 investigate and research / research / investigation

intelligent; clever; bright / acute (of sight and hearing)

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

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

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

to see (the same thing) over and over again / to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly)

early or late; first and last; priority / in succession; one after another