(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above

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 cover / to wrap / to hold / to include / to take charge of / to contract (to or for) / package / wrapper / container / bag / to hold or embrace / bundle / packet / CL: 個｜个, 隻｜只

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)

good / appropriate; proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close; on intimate terms / (after a form of address) hello

to use / to employ / to apply / to make use of

(literary) to call out; to command / (bound form) bugle; trumpet / (bound form) signal; bugle call (e.g. 起床號｜起床号) / (bound form) mark; sign / to mark; to label; to assign a number / (bound form) name; appellation (e.g. 國號｜国号, 年號｜年号, 遼寧號｜辽宁号) / (after a numeral) number designation (e.g. 237號房間｜237号房间 "Room 237") / day of the month (e.g. 七號｜七号 "the 7th") / (bound form) size; type; category (e.g. 五號電池｜五号电池) / (TCM) to feel (the pulse) (used in 號脈｜号脉) / classifier for numbered people or items

outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense) / surface / exterior / external appearance

happy; joyful

jacket / upper outer garment / CL: 件

towards / to face / to turn towards / direction / to support / to side with / shortly before / formerly / always / all along / (suffix) suitable for ... / oriented to ...

idea / opinion / meaning / wish / desire / interest / fun / token of appreciation, affection etc / CL: 個｜个 / to give as a small token / to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc

to feel happy / to rejoice / to have a great time / to make fun of sb

just (in time) / just right / just enough / to happen to / to chance to / by chance / it just so happens that

to love; to be fond of; to like / affection / to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)

to assign / to appoint / to take up a post / office / responsibility / to let / to allow / to give free rein to / no matter (how, what etc) / classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)

to resemble / to be like / to look as if / such as / appearance / image / portrait / image under a mapping (math.)

I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon / to let (sb) down; to disappoint

manner / bearing / attitude / approach / CL: 個｜个

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

skin; peel; rind; outer layer / leather; hide; fur / cover; wrapping; outer covering / (of food) no longer crisp; soggy / (coll.) naughty; mischievous / pico- (10⁻¹²)

to come up / to approach / (verb complement indicating success)

to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up

might (happen) / possible / probable / possibility / probability / maybe / perhaps / CL: 個｜个

right; correct / towards; at; for / concerning; regarding / to treat (sb a certain way) / to face / (bound form) opposite; facing; matching / to match together; to adjust / to fit; to suit / to answer; to reply / to add; to pour in (a fluid) / to check; to compare / classifier: couple; pair

to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take / (used in the same way as 把: to mark the following noun as a direct object)

to sign up / to enter one's name / to apply / to register / to enroll / to enlist

value / (to be) worth / to happen to / to be on duty

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)

to be at home / (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差) / (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家)

to put to use; to apply / practical; applied (science, linguistics etc) / application; practical use / (computing) app

loose / to loosen / to relax / floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling)

roughly / probably / rough / approximate / about / general idea

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

in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time / in one day

to come out / to appear / to arise

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

suitable; fitting; appropriate

gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇) / valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure / way to do sth; knack; method; approach / family; household; lineage / (bound form) sect; school; faction (religious or academic) / (bound form) class; category; division; phylum / classifier for courses, fields of study, branches of technology, relatives by marriage, guns etc / (suffix) -gate (scandal)

appearance / manner / pattern / model

to like; to be fond of / to be happy; to be pleased / to tend to

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")

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 / (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就) / (pattern: 就 ... 也 ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不 ... 就 ...) if not ... then must be ...

to encircle / to surround / all around / to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)

quarter (hour) / moment / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive / classifier for short time intervals

contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切 phonetic system

(prefix) can; may; able to; -able / to approve; to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very / but; however

to bestow (a reward) / to give (to an inferior) / to hand down / a reward (bestowed by a superior) / to appreciate (beauty)

gaiety / gladness / glee / merriment / pleasure / happy / joyous / gay

to be in favor of / to support / to back / support / backing / to stand by / CL: 個｜个

apple / CL: 個｜个, 顆｜颗

equivalent to / appropriate / considerably / to a certain extent / fairly / quite

camera (abbr. for 照相機｜照相机) / at the opportune moment / as the circumstances allow

opponent / rival / competitor / (well-matched) adversary / match

to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view

to offer / to supply / to provide / to furnish

second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方, as opposed to 甲方) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105°

(literary) tributary; branch of a river / clique; school; group; faction / (bound form) style; manner / to send (a person or resource); to dispatch; to allocate (a resource or task); to appoint (sb) / classifier for factions, groups etc / (preceded by 一) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc / (loanword) pi (Greek letter Π, π); the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159... / (loanword) pie

nervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained / in short supply / scarce / CL: 陣｜阵

good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed") / charity / happy occasion / Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead

flat; level; smooth / to make even; to level / equal; on the same level / (bound form) fair; impartial / to tie; to draw / (bound form) average; ordinary / (bound form) calm; peaceful / (bound form) to quell; to suppress; to put down / (abbr. for 平聲｜平声) / (coll.) square meter (abbr. for 平方米)

you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)

evening meal / dinner / supper / CL: 份, 頓｜顿, 次, 餐

to approve; to ratify

seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be

to approach; to get close to

color / countenance / appearance / facial expression / pigment / dyestuff

to supply; to provide (goods, services etc)

to agree / to consent / to approve

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

to seem / to look / to appear

to be applicable

happy / glad / willing (to do sth) / in a cheerful mood

Weixin or WeChat (instant messaging and social media app developed by Tencent 騰訊｜腾讯) / WeChat message / WeChat account

oil / fat / grease / petroleum / to apply tung oil, paint or varnish / oily / greasy / glib / cunning

to add / (math.) plus / to increase; to augment / (used before a disyllabic verb, often after an adverb like 不, 大, 稍 etc, to indicate that the action applies to sth previously mentioned, as in 稍加改良 "make some minor improvements to (it)")

(used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding / (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent

to bear / to support / to inherit

color / CL: 種｜种 / look / appearance / sex

to disappear; to fade away

to happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 發生問題｜发生问题 "a problem arises")

(formal) to apply; to carry out; to take action to (do sth) (used before a disyllabic verb, indicating that the action is directed at sth previously mentioned, e.g. 加以說明｜加以说明); to apply (restrictions etc); to give (support, consideration etc) / (literary) moreover; in addition

to oppose; to be against; to object to

(physiology) organ; apparatus

apparently / it seems that

old / opposite: new 新 / former / worn (with age)

opportunely / coincidentally / as it happens / skillful / timely

to appear personally / to step in / to step forth / to show up

to invite applications for a job / to recruit

to drip / to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc) / (bound form) a drop (of liquid) / classifier for drops of liquid

board / plank / plate / shutter / table tennis bat / clappers (music) / CL: 塊｜块 / accented beat in Chinese music / hard / stiff / to stop smiling or look serious

fragrant / sweet smelling / aromatic / savory or appetizing / (to eat) with relish / (of sleep) sound / perfume or spice / joss or incense stick / CL: 根

plain / informal / suitable / convenient / opportune / to urinate or defecate / equivalent to 就: then / in that case / even if / soon afterwards

to replenish / to supplement / to complement / additional / supplementary / CL: 個｜个

to help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help) / hired (as worker) / side (of pail, boat etc) / outer layer / upper (of a shoe) / group / gang / clique / party / secret society

to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate

to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire

to apply in practice / practical; functional; pragmatic; applied (science)

government / official (approved or issued by an authority)