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Chinese characters
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aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix; of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used af…
to be; indeed, right, yes; okay; to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; t…
at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense; to exist; to be ali…
clear; to finish; particle of completed action; (completed action marker); (modal particl…
I, me, my; our, us; I; me; my
harmony, peace; calm, peaceful; old variant of 和[he2]; surname He; (joining two nouns) an…
to have, to own, to possess; to exist; to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful…
no, not, un-; negative prefix; no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
man, person; people; person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
also, too; surname Ye; also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nomi…
you, second person pronoun; you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2]); you (Note: I…
to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be; as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to a…
other, another; he, she, it; (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu.…
this, these; such; here; (pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a nou…
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese; (bound form)…
and; with; to; for; to give, to grant; variant of 歟|欤[yu2]; (formal) and; together with (…
year; anniversary; a person's age; surname Nian; CL:個|个[ge4]; grain; harvest (old); varia…
correct, right; facing, opposed; right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding;…
just, simply; to go to; to approach, near; (after a suppositional clause) in that case; t…
all, each, entirely, whole; metropolis; capital; surname Du; capital city; all; both; ent…
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous; used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]; (bo…
to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid; to persuade; to speak; to talk; to say; to explai…
final interrogative particle; (coll.) what?; used in 嗎啡|吗啡[ma3 fei1]; (question particle…
to assemble, to meet; meeting; association, group; can; to have the skill; to know how to…
to go to, to arrive; to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a…
essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand; (bound form) to demand; to coerce…
to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on; to come; (used as a substitute fo…
moon; month; monthly; CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
bedding; a passive particle meaning "by"; quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a…
also, besides; still, yet; to return; surname Huan; to pay back; still; still in progress…
and, and then, and yet; but; and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates ca…
this, that; single; measure word for individuals; used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]; (classifie…
after; behind, rear; descendants; surname Hou; empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; ruler;…
rank, grade; same, equal; to wait; to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so…
only; but, however, yet, still; but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
at, in, on; to, from; alas!; surname Yu; to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative par…
sun; day; daytime; (bound form) sun; day of the month; (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本[R…
the future, what will be; ready, prepared; a general; will; shall; to use; to take; to ch…
to combine, to annex; also, what's more; and; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at…
can, may; capable, full of energy; surname Neng; can; to be able to; might possibly; abil…
one; a, an; alone; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one"…
very, quite, much; very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifyin…
to allow, to permit, to yield; to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth;…
from, by, since, whence, through; variant of 從|从[cong2]; surname Cong; from; through; via…
according to; so as to; because of; then; old variant of 以[yi3]; abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3…
good, excellent, fine; proper, suitable; well; good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (be…
big, great, vast, high, deep; big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as…
she, her; she
to make a move, to take action; variant of 著|着[zhao1]; a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2…
much, many, multi-; more than, over; many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (af…
time, season; period, era, age; old variant of 時|时[shi2]; surname Shi; (bound form) time;…
to give, to lend; for, by; to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for…
to grasp, to hold; to guard, to take; handle; to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in positi…
to go away, to leave, to depart; to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just pa…
to look, to see; to examine, to scrutinize; to look after; to take care of; to watch; to…
and, also, again, in addition; (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emp…
or, either, else; maybe, perhaps, possibly; maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or
below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next; down; downwards; below; lower; later; n…
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to; (pos…
pass; to go across, to pass through; surname Guo; to cross; to go over; to pass (time); t…
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