hái
shi
bǎ
ta̅
ruǎn
jìn
de
hǎo
a
It's much more feasible to restrict him in heaven.
or / still / nevertheless / had better
or / still; nevertheless / had better
surname Huan
still / still in progress / still more / yet / even more / in addition / fairly / passably (good) / as early as / even / also / else

= + : Hamlet sees an early exhibit of king Leonidas' gladiator sandals in the airplane's kitchen. However, the exhibition is still not set up but in the progress of being set up, so there's a big sign showing that it's forbidden to touch the sandals.
to pay back / to return
variant of 是[shi4] / (used in given names)
to be (followed by substantives only) / correct; right; true / (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well / (adverb for emphatic assertion)

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a skull, from "to be or not to be".

Sherlock Holmes (sh) starts his day in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) with a mug of coffee (旦). Holding a skull (mnemonic symbol for 是) in his hands, he asks himself "to be, or not to be" (是). He wonders if he can make the skull come back to life using lots of coffee, and injects coffee from his mug into the skull using a syringe (龰).

= + + : Mnemonic symbol: a skull, from "to be or not to be".

Sherlock Holmes (sh) watches the Neanderthal Man (人) trying to climb to the sun (日) on a ladder (下) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). Sherlock is afraid that he'll open the window, so he puts on a big skull (是) and scares him off.
to hold / to contain / to grasp / to take hold of / handle / particle marking the following noun as a direct object / classifier for objects with handle / classifier for small objects: handful

= + : A grappling hook. Beelzebub was just enjoying his lollipop in the ashram. Because he was afraid of his hand being too sticky, he used a toy claw to hold the lollipop. Now he's crying like a baby because somebody used a grappling hook to steal his lollipop right from his hand.
handle
to hold; to grasp / to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate / handlebar / classifier: handful, bundle, bunch / classifier for things with handles / (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
he or him / (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant) / (used before sb's name for emphasis) / (used as a meaningless mock object) / other / another

= + : An excavator sees Rosa Luxemburg and Tecumseh whisper secretly in front of the ashram. He wants to approach them, when Rosa raises her arm and points at him.
he; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant) / (used before sb's name for emphasis) / (used as a meaningless mock object) / (literary) other
soft / flexible

= + : Rachel Rhinoceros (ru) left the anthill after drinking too much. When she got into her cabriolet (车), She felt that it was very soft (软), so soft in fact that she was not able to drive safely anymore: she drove her car directly into the anthill. Inside (an3) She then left an IOU note (欠) about the anthill's furniture for the owner of the anthill.
variant of 軟|软[ruan3]

= + : Rachel Rhinoceros (ru) left the anthill after drinking too much. When she got into her cabriolet (车), She felt that it was very soft (软), so soft in fact that she was not able to drive safely anymore: she drove her car directly into the anthill. Inside (an3) She then left an IOU note (欠) about the anthill's furniture for the owner of the anthill.
to endure
to prohibit / to forbid

= + : There's a small forest of two Christmas trees (林) in front of the encampment ((e)n4). Although there's a sign clearly stating that it is forbidden (示) to touch the trees, Joan of Arc (ji) set up her guideon (示) so that it is supported by the two trees and she can practice pull ups.
see 的士[di1 shi4]
really and truly
aim / clear
de = d + e5
of; ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute) / (used to form a nominal expression) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs

= + : Don Quixote (d) ends up on the elevator's roof (e5) after a standoff. His only weapon left is a silver spoon (勺), so he can only wave with a white flag (白).
(bound form) bull's-eye; target
good / well / proper / good to / easy to / very / so / (suffix indicating completion or readiness) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello

= + : Hamlet visits the wishing well in the aorta and wishes for a good child. A picosecond later, an egg appears, cracks open and Bessie Coleman jumps out.
to be fond of / to have a tendency to / to be prone to
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 personal pronoun) hello
to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
interjection of surprise / Ah! / Oh!

= + : Auntie was supposed to meet Albert Einstein in front of the ashram, but Albert is nowhere to be seen. There is just a huge mandarin lying around. After auntie has waited for a long time, she finally decides to peel the mandarin. As she peels of the first piece, Albert Einstein jumps out of the mandarin, shouting "阿姨! Surprise!" Auntie in turn just screams "啊" in surprise as she swiftly suffers from a heart attack.
interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer / Eh? / what?
interjection of surprise or doubt / Eh? / My! / what's up?
interjection or grunt of agreement / uhm / Ah, OK / expression of recognition / Oh, it's you!
a = Ø + a5
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent