sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
please (give me); please (do for me)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
grandfather; male senior-citizen
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
how; in what way; how about
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?