also; too; as well; (not ...) either / (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) / (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊

(in) the same place / together; in company (with) / altogether; in total / an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc)

to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)

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.)

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good

to be connected / traffic / transportation / communications / liaison

(of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞｜动词, verb

correct / right / not bad / pretty good

(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)

big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

many; much; more; a lot of / too many; in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]) / (bound form) multi-; poly-

don't!; must not

not long (after) / before too long / soon / soon after

whatever / no matter what (who, how etc) / regardless of / not to discuss

(bound form) root; stem / (bound form) origin; source / (bound form) one's own; this / (bound form) this; the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally; initially / capital; principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86

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)

in total; altogether

mouth / beak / nozzle / spout (of teapot etc) / CL: 張｜张, 個｜个

mama / mommy / mother / CL: 個｜个, 位

picture; photograph / CL: 張｜张

the day after tomorrow / life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天) / acquired (not innate or congenital) / a posteriori

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

many / a lot of / much

different / distinct / not the same / not alike

cause / origin / root cause / reason / CL: 個｜个

item / component / classifier for events, things, clothes etc

factory / yard / depot / workhouse / works / (industrial) plant

haven't / hasn't / doesn't exist / to not have / to not be

not just; not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)

emotion; sentiment / affection; feelings between two persons

(of time) how long? / (not) a long time

only / merely / no more than / but / however / anyway (to get back to a previous topic) / cannot be more (after adjectival)

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

to win a prize (in a lottery etc)

inn; old-style hotel (CL:家) / (bound form) shop; store

to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds)

not very / not too / not often

ma / mom / mother

other / (sth or sb) else / the rest

to promote sales

parts of the country other than where one is

to move / to exercise / sports / exercise / motion / movement / campaign / CL: 場｜场

two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old)

father and mother; parents

unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind / it looks all right, but

meaning (implicit in a phrase) / implied meaning / hidden meaning / hint / connotation

won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable

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

elder brother

all; both; entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all

merely; only; just; nothing but / simply / but; however

theory / CL: 個｜个 / to argue / to take notice of

common / general / to share / together / total / altogether / abbr. for 共產黨｜共产党, Communist party

to protect / to defend / to guard against / to prevent

one side / either side / on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while

outside / outer surface / abroad / place other than one's home

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

to receive / to accept / to suffer / subjected to / to bear / to stand / pleasant / (passive marker) / (LGBT) bottom

not equal to; not as good as; inferior to / it would be better to

treasured object / treasure / darling / baby / cowry / good-for-nothing or queer character

to walk; to go on foot / to leave; to depart / (informal) to clear off; to beat it / (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job; to get out

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

to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group

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]

to speak / to explain / to negotiate / to emphasize / to be particular about / as far as sth is concerned / speech / lecture

to warm up / to heat up / hot (of weather) / heat / fervent

incessantly / without end / more than / not limited to

movement / motion / development / trend / dynamic (science)

many / a lot / not few

additional / in addition / besides / separate / other / moreover / furthermore

far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc)

outstanding / notable / remarkable / statistically significant

to defend; to protect; to keep / to guarantee; to ensure / (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 system

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")

foot / leg (of an animal or an object) / base (of an object) / CL: 雙｜双, 隻｜只 / classifier for kicks

medicine in liquid form / bottled medicine / lotion

pleasant to hear

to part; to leave each other / to distinguish; to tell apart / difference; distinction / in different ways; differently / separately; individually

to protect / to defend / to safeguard / protection / CL: 種｜种

to come / (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) / hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來｜回来) / ever since (as in 自古以來｜自古以来) / for the past (amount of time) / (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世｜来世) / (between two verbs) in order to / (after a round number) approximately / (used after 得 to indicate possibility, as in 談得來｜谈得来, or after 不 to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來｜吃不来)

(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then / (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after / (same as 就是) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly / only; as little as / as much as; as many as / to approach; to move towards / to undertake; to engage in / (often followed by 著｜着) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to; concerning / (pattern: 就 ... 也 ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不 ... 就 ...) if not ... then must be ...

to notify / to inform / notice / notification / CL: 個｜个

not to care

two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個｜两个) / both / some

mother / also pr. [mu3 qin5] / CL: 個｜个

in confusion or disorder / in a confused state of mind / disorder / upheaval / riot / illicit sexual relations / to throw into disorder / to mix up / indiscriminate / random / arbitrary

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

movement; motion; action (CL:個｜个) / to act; to move

either side; both sides

quilt / to cover (with) / (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) / used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊｜被旅游 to "go on a trip")

to pat / to clap / to slap / to swat / to take (a photo) / to shoot (a film) / racket (sports) / beat (music)

(not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore

land used for growing plants / site used for public recreation / abbr. for a place ending in 園｜园, such as a botanical garden 植物園｜植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園｜幼儿园 etc

simple; not complicated

else / other

other people; others; other person