shì
shén
me
dōng
西
xi
 
 
gǎn
lái
guǎn
sūn
ye
Who do you think you are to come and discipline me?
= ni + Ø3
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
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shì = sh + Ø4
shì = sh + Ø4
to be (followed by substantives only) / correct; right; true / (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well / (adverb for emphatic assertion)
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what? / something / anything
shén = sh + (e)n2
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shí = sh + Ø2
ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc) / assorted / miscellaneous
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= m + a2
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ma = m + a5
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suffix, used to form interrogative 什麼|什么[shen2 me5], what?, indefinite 這麼|这么[zhe4 me5] thus, etc
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yāo = y + ao1
yāo = y + ao1
youngest / most junior / tiny / one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military) / one or ace on dice or dominoes / variant of 吆[yao1], to shout
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east and west
thing / stuff / person / CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]
dōng = du + (e)ng1
dōng = du + (e)ng1
east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord
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西
= xi + Ø1
the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2] / Spanish
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gǎn = g + an3
to dare / daring / (polite) may I venture
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lái = l + ai2
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guǎn = gu + an3
guǎn = gu + an3
guǎn = gu + an3
to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards
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(coll.) father's father / paternal grandfather / CL:個|个[ge4]
= y + e2
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