| Word |
Components |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
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| 只 |
口八 |
zhǐ |
1. only; just; simply; merely |
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我 只 去 過 一 次。 - I've only been there once. |
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湯 裡 只 放 了 一點兒r 胡椒粉。 - There was just a hint of pepper in the soup. |
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一 日 到 夜 只 曉得 吃、吃、吃，事體 末 一 眼 也 勿 會得 做。 - tr=4iq nyiq tau hhia&4tseq+2xiau teq&4qiq&4qiq&4qiq&2sr thi meq&4iq nge&3hha&5veq ue teq&2tsu, The only thing you do all day is eat, and yet you do nothin |
| zhǐ |
2. (literary or Min) this |
| Zhǐ |
3. Simplified form of 隻 |
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4. Variant of 咫 |
小 |
亅八 |
xiǎo |
1. small, tiny, little | |
小孩 - child |
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Antonyms: 大 |
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2. minor, petty |
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3. briefly, for a short while |
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小憩 - brief rest |
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4. slightly, a little |
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5. young |
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小狗 - puppy |
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小貓 - kitten |
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小羊 - lamb |
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這 嬰兒 太 小 了，不 能 自己 吃 東西。 - The baby is too young to feed itself. |
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Antonyms: 老 |
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6. (the) youngest |
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小兒子 - youngest son |
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7. a young person; child, kid, baby |
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一家老小 - the entire family, old and young |
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8. Prefix used in front of family name to indicate informality or affection (for young people, 老 for elder people). |
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For example, Someone called 李國寶／李国宝 can be called 小李. |
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9. (humble) my, our |
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小弟 - humble I |
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小女 - humble my daughter |
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小的 - humble I |
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10. Short for 小學 (gloss=primary school) |
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11. Used in the abbreviation of the name of a primary school. |
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12. 二Èr 小Xiǎo - No. 2 Primary School |
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13. Used with a number to indicate the level of primary education. |
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14. 小一 - P1 (first year in primary school) |
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15. (dialectal) concubine |
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16. (Cantonese, minced oath) A euphemism of gloss=to fuck. |
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小 你！ - Duck you! |
| xiǎo |
17. (chiefly Taiwan vulgar) Alternative form of 潲 (siâu), chiefly used in 三小. |
办 |
力八 |
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1. Variant of 辦 |
分 |
八刀 |
fēn |
1. to divide; to separate | |
這 項 工作 分 兩 階段 進行。 - This exercise is divided into two stages. |
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分 成 五 塊 - split into 5 pieces |
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2. to distribute; to allocate; to assign; to allot |
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他 和 兒子 分 吃 了 一 張 比薩餅。 - He shared a pizza with his son. |
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他 和 我 一起 分 苹果。 - He divided the apples with me. |
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他們 分 到 了 一 幢 住房。 - They were allotted a house to live in. |
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3. to distinguish; to differentiate; to tell apart |
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我 分 不 清 他們。他們 長 得 太 像 了。 - I cannot tell them apart. They are very much alike. |
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他 是 一 個 懦夫，一 個 分 不 清 蠻力 和 大丈夫 氣概 的 恃強凌弱 者。 - He's a coward and a bully who confuses physical strength with manhood. |
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4. to break up; to end a relationship; to separate |
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5. (Hakka, Teochew, Hainanese) to give |
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6. (Hakka, Teochew) by |
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分pûn 人 罵 - to be scolded (by people), H |
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7. minute (unit of time) |
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分鐘 - minute |
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現在 是 7 點 45 分。 - It's quarter to eight now. |
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8. minute (unit of angle, 1/60 of a degree) |
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9. fraction; proportion |
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used to indicate a fraction |
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10. (education, competition, etc.) point; mark |
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本題 佔 五十 分。 - This question counts for 50 points. |
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我 得 了 多少shǎo 分？ - What's my score? |
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攞 高 分 - to get high marks |
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11. (Shanghainese Wu, slang) ten of a currency designation |
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12. (Shanghainese Wu, by extension) money |
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還 分 - tr=3hhue+1fen, to return money, SH |
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13. one tenth |
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14. deci- (SI unit prefix) |
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15. (numismatics) 0.01 yuan (or dollar, etc.); cent |
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16. one tenth of a a unit of length |
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17. (Hong Kong) fan, legally defined as 0.00371475 metres |
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18. (Mainland) Short for 市分 (,) equivalent to 0.33 cm |
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19. one tenth of a a unit of area |
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20. a candareen (a unit of weight), one tenth of a cash |
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21. (historical) an ancient small unit of time |
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22. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to beg (ask for food or money as charity) |
| fèn |
23. part; share; portion |
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24. ingredient; component |
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25. duty; responsibility |
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26. status; standing |
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27. lot; fate; destiny |
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28. mutual affection |
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29. Alternative form of 份 (classifier) |
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30. Short for 分之 |
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31. =====Usage notes===== |
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32. Many of the senses are now written with the specialised character 份. |
兴 |
⺍一八 |
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1. Simplified form of 興 |
公 |
八厶 |
gōng |
1. public; communal | |
Antonyms: 私 |
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2. fair; equitable |
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3. to make public; to announce |
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4. international; universal |
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公海 - international waters |
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公里 - kilometer |
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公尺 - meter |
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5. duke |
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6. (of animals) male |
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Antonyms: 母 |
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公雞 - rooster |
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7. (honorific) old man or a man of high status |
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陳 公 大-文 之 墓 - Tomb of Mr. Chen Dawen (written on a tombstone) |
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蔣 公 - Chiang Kai-shek (honorific form) |
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8. grandfather |
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9. father-in-law (husband's father) |
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公婆 - parents-in-law (husband's parents) |
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10. (Cantonese) heads (side of a coin) |
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11. (Hakka) (A noun suffix) |
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鼻公 - nose, H |
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貓公 (miau4 gung1) - cat, H-MX |
六 |
亠八 |
liù, lù |
1. six | |
六 城 - Six Cities (a literal translation of Altishahr, an ancient name for the region Xinjiang/East Turkestan) |
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2. (printing) small text; The size of type between little 6, standardized as 7½ point. |
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3. (dialectal) proficient |
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4. (neologism, Internet slang) awesome; excellent; remarkable |
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5. . (pronounced Lù) |
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6. name of an ancient state (pronounced Lù), also found in placenames (e.g., tr=Lù'ān Lu'an, Anhui, China) |
| liù |
7. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note sol (5). |
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8. (music) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note sol (5). |
兵 |
斤一八 |
bīng |
1. weapon | |
2. army; troops |
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3. soldier |
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士兵 - soldier |
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4. warfare |
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5. (Chinese chess) pawn; private; soldier (on the red side) |
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6. (chess) pawn |
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7. (Cantonese) (short for, zh, 觀音兵) |
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8. (Philippines Hokkien) police |
黄 |
龷由八 |
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1. Variant of 黃 |
傻 |
亻囟八夂 |
shǎ |
1. foolish; silly; stupid | |
2. inflexible; naïvely stubborn |
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3. blank; dumbfounded |
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4. (dialectal Mandarin, including, Tianjin) very; quite |
共 |
龷八 |
gòng |
1. common | |
共識 - common understanding; consensus - |
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2. together |
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共 進 晚餐 - to have dinner together |
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3. to share |
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4. altogether |
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我 前後 共 買 了 五 雙 鞋。 - From beginning to end, I altogether bought five pairs of shoes. |
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5. Short for 共產黨, communist party |
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反共 - anti-communist - |
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6. (specifically) the Communist Party of China |
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7. 國共 - Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China - |
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8. (literary or dialectal) and |
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9. (literary or Min Dong, Hokkien) with; to |
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我 共kā 你 講。 - I tell you., MN |
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10. (Min Dong, Hokkien, dated in Cantonese) for |
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共kā 我 開門。 (Kā góa khui-mn̂g.) - Open the door for me., MN |
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11. (Hokkien) (Used in imperative sentences for emphasis) |
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你 共 我 會 記 咧leh！ (Lí kā góa ē kì leh!) - Remember this!, MN |
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12. (Min Dong, Hokkien) (Particle introducing the object of the verb) |
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共kā 伊 放pàng 袂記 (kā i pàng bē-kì) - Forget about him., MN |
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13. (Zhangzhou, &, Taiwan Min Nan) same |
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共kāng款 (kāng-khoán) - the same, MN |
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無共kāng (bô-kāng) - not the same; different, MN |
| gōng |
14. (literary) Alternative form of 供 (to provide) |
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15. (literary) Alternative form of 恭 (respectful) |
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16. (literary) Alternative form of 宮 (castration (as punishment)) |
| gǒng |
17. (literary) Alternative form of 拱 (to fold the hands in front of the breast; to surround) |
具 |
目一八 |
jù |
1. tool; implement | |
家具 - furniture |
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文具 - stationery |
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玩具 - toy |
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工具 - tool; instrument; implement |
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器具 - utensil; implement; tool; ware; instrument |
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2. to possess; to have |
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具備 - to possess; to be equipped with |
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別具一格 - have a style of one's own |
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3. (literary) to provide; to furnish |
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4. (literary) ability; talent |
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5. (literary) to state; to report; to list |
廛 |
广里八土 |
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1. |
益 |
䒑八皿 |
yì |
1. (obsolete) Original form of 溢 (to overflow) | |
2. (literary) affluent; well-off |
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3. to increase; to add; to cause gain |
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Antonyms: 損 |
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延年益壽 - to prolong life |
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4. profit; benefit; gain |
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收益 - profit |
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開卷有益 - reading is beneficial |
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5. (literary) more; further; even more |
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日益 - day by day; increasingly |
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6. 42nd hexagram of the I Ching |
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7. (Cantonese) to benefit; to advantage |
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淨zing6係 益 自己友jau5-2 - to only benefit people in one's own circle |
十八 |
十八 |
shíbā |
1. num. eighteen; 18 | |
芳齡 十八 - (of a girl) to be eighteen years of age |
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一 個 人 到 了 十八 歲 才 算得de上 一 個 站立 著着zhe 人。 - A man at the age of eighteen may be considered a standing person. |
趴 |
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pā |
1. to lie on one's stomach | |
趴 在 床 上 - to lie on one's stomach on a bed |
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2. to rest one's upper body on a surface; to bend over a surface |
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趴 在 桌子 上 - to rest one's upper body on a table |
| pā |
3. (Taiwan) percent |
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十 八 趴 - eighteen percent |
| pā |
4. (informal) party |
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生日趴 - birthday party |
