homonym / homophone / harmonic (component of sound)

the younger generation / those who come after

to get / to obtain / to receive

money given to children as new year present

at once / right away / only / just (emphasis) / as early as / already / as soon as / then / in that case / as many as / even if / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / to suffer / subjected to / to accomplish / to take advantage of / to go with (of foods) / with regard to / concerning

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

surname Ping

flat / level / equal / to tie (make the same score) / to draw (score) / calm / peaceful / see also 平聲｜平声

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

surname An

content / calm / still / quiet / safe / secure / in good health / to find a place for / to install / to fix / to fit / to bring (a charge against sb) / to pacify / to harbor (good intentions) / security / safety / peace / ampere

to pass / to spend (time) / to survive / to get through

one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

variant of 歲｜岁, year / years old

classifier for years (of age) / year / year (of crop harvests)

money given to children as new year present

to have / there is / there are / to exist / to be

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

seed / species / kind / type / classifier for types, kinds, sorts

to plant / to grow / to cultivate

one kind of / one type of

therefore / thus / so

(bright) color / variety / applause / applaud / lottery prize

rope / CL: 根

to wear / to put on / to dress / to bore through / to pierce / to perforate / to penetrate / to pass through / to thread

variant of 線｜线

thread / string / wire / line / CL: 條｜条, 股, 根 / (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

to weave / to plait / to organize / to group / to arrange / to edit / to compile / to write / to compose / to fabricate

worker / workshop / (slang) troublesome / high-maintenance (person)

to do / to grow / to write or compose / to pretend / to regard as / to feel / writings or works

surname Long

dragon / CL: 條｜条 / imperial

to appear / to look / form / shape

to place / to put (at or in a position) / to be located

bed / couch / classifier for beds / CL: 張｜张

variant of 床

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

variant of 角 / role

this / these

to write down / to record / written account

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

to appear / also written 現｜现

surname Yu

to go / to take / sentence-final interrogative particle / variant of 於｜于

in / at / to / from / by / than / out of

Yanjing, an old name for Beijing / capital of Yan at different periods

season / time of the year

to record / to note / to memorize / to remember / mark / sign / classifier for blows, kicks, shots

other / another / separate / separately

one kind of / one type of

is / are / am / yes / to be

variant of 是 / (used in given names)

variant of 最

old variant of 最

most / the most / -est (superlative suffix)

commonly seen / common / to see sth frequently

of / ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute) / (used to form a nominal expression) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)

see 的士

really and truly

aim / clear

namely

head of a household / family head / patriarch / parent or guardian of a child

to use / to employ / to have to / to eat or drink / expense or outlay / usefulness / hence / therefore

surname Hong

red / popular / revolutionary / bonus

variant of 紙｜纸

paper / CL: 張｜张, 沓 / classifier for documents, letter etc

to wrap up / to bind up / bundle / parcel / package / CL: 個｜个

to divide (and give to others)

child

of / ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute) / (used to form a nominal expression) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)

see 的士

really and truly

aim / clear

surname Qian

coin / money / CL: 筆｜笔 / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩｜两

money given to children as new year present

can / may / able to / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very

see 可汗

(located) at / (to be) in / to exist / in the middle of doing sth / (indicating an action in progress)

the younger generation / those who come after

to pay a New Year call / to wish sb a Happy New Year

surname Hou

empress / queen

back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-

in public / in front of everybody

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

to / for / for the benefit of / to give / to allow / to do sth (for sb) / (grammatical equivalent of 被) / (grammatical equivalent of 把) / (sentence intensifier)

to supply / to provide

also

can / may / able to / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very

see 可汗

(located) at / (to be) in / to exist / in the middle of doing sth / (indicating an action in progress)

lunar New Year's Eve

variant of 夜

night

child

to fall asleep

old variant of 時｜时

surname Shi

o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period

to follow / from / it is for...to / reason / cause / because of / due to / to / to leave it (to sb) / by (introduces passive verb)

head of a household / family head / patriarch / parent or guardian of a child

stealthily / secretly / covertly / furtively / on the sly

-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

earth / ground / field / place / land / CL: 片

to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks)

(located) at / (to be) in / to exist / in the middle of doing sth / (indicating an action in progress)

child

of / ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute) / (used to form a nominal expression) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)

see 的士

really and truly

aim / clear

pillow

the location below sth / afterwards

now / at present / at the moment / modern / current / nowadays

one's elders / older generation

as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)

because of / for / to

variant of 為｜为 / as (i.e. in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do

variant of 為｜为, because of / for / to

the younger generation / those who come after

to send / to distribute

money given to children as new year present

of / ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute) / (used to form a nominal expression) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)

see 的士

really and truly

aim / clear

custom / tradition / local tradition / convention

still / yet

to be in vogue / to be prevalent