(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)

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

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

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.)

used in 傢伙｜家伙 and 傢俱｜家俱

of; ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute) / (used to form a nominal expression) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs

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

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)

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

overcast (weather) / cloudy / shady / Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang) / negative (electric.) / feminine / moon / implicit / hidden / genitalia

(adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only) / (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊

class / rank / grade / equal to / same as / to wait for / to await / et cetera / and so on / et al. (and other authors) / after / as soon as / once

again; once more; re- / second; another / then (after sth, and not until then) / no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 or 都 for emphasis)

classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels 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)

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

team / class / squad / work shift / ranking / CL: 個｜个 / classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles

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

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

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

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

and / to give / together with

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

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

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

threshing floor / classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout

and / besides / moreover / furthermore / in addition

to pollute; to contaminate (lit. and fig.)

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

seat / base / stand / (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address, e.g. 师座 / CL: 個｜个 / classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects

deep (lit. and fig.)

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]

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

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

bustling with noise and excitement / lively

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

warm / nice and warm

nice and cold / pleasantly cool

as well as / too / and

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

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

to fish with a hook and bait

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

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

gentle and soft; tender

to grasp (often fig.) / to control / to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) / to master / to know well / to understand sth well and know how to use it / fluency

(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

basin / flower pot / unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters / CL: 個｜个

rule / regulation / rules and regulations

right (i.e. an entitlement to sth) / (classical) power and wealth

amiable / cordial / close and dear / familiar

to cherish / to treasure / to take care of / to love and protect

maintenance (of equipment) / to protect and maintain

stature / build (height and weight) / figure

generous / magnanimous / stylish / in good taste / easy-mannered / natural and relaxed

good and honest / kindhearted

circle / round / circular / spherical / (of the moon) full / unit of Chinese currency (yuan) / tactful / to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)

young and tender / (of food) tender; lightly cooked / (of color) light / (of a person) inexperienced; unskilled

after all / all in all / when all is said and done / in the final analysis

to arrange / to exhibit / to move to and fro / a pendulum

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)

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

to make a copy / to plagiarize / to search and seize / to raid / to grab / to go off with / to take a shortcut / to make a turning move / to fold one's arms

therefore / as a result / thus / and as a result, ...

to go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip

to show / to take out and show to others / to display

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

soft; mushy / well-cooked and soft / to rot; to decompose / rotten / worn out / chaotic; messy / utterly; thoroughly / crappy; bad

to interview / to gather news / to hunt for and collect / to cover

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

lit. compass and set square / fig. established standard / rule / customs / practices / fig. upright and honest / well-behaved

to fall down / to slip and fall / to throw sb to the ground

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

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

to stick / to affix / to adhere / to paste (as in "copy and paste") / Taiwan pr. [nian2 tie1] / also written 黏貼｜黏贴

over and over again / again and again

to ascertain / to act on / to criticize / to pass on / classifier for batches, lots, military flights / tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges)

filial / dutiful / devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc) / to show filial piety towards (an older family member) / filial piety

historical sites and scenic spots

honest / sincere / well-behaved / open and guileless / naive

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

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

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

to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) / revolution / revolutionary / to revolt (against sb or sth) / to revolutionize (sth) / (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命) / CL: 次

all / each and every / in all cases

to appoint / to assign / to indicate clearly and with certainty / designated

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

a way out (lit. and fig.) / opportunity for advancement / a way forward / outlet (for one's products)

(detectable) movement / (sign of) activity / movement and stillness

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

and then (what follows next)

to revive / (lit. and fig.) to come back to life / (religion) resurrection

to inspect / to observe and study / on-the-spot investigation

pottery and porcelain / ceramics

to climb / to pull oneself up / to clamber / to scale / fig. to forge ahead in the face of hardships and danger

right and wrong / quarrel

law and order / public security

slow and patient / chronic (disease) / slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison)

to inspect and verify / experimental verification / to validate (a theory) / to authenticate