merely / simply / only / but

merely; only; just; nothing but / simply / but; however

only / merely / just / but

variant of 只[zhi3]

grain that has begun to ripen

variant of 只[zhi3]

classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

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)

to raise (animals) / to bring up (children) / to keep (pets) / to support / to give birth

to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

celestial / heavenly

day / sky / heaven

used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above

day / a (calendar) date / days of one's life

abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan

sun / day / date, day of the month

son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-

(noun suffix)

(long) time / (long) duration of time

(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

to finish / to achieve / variant of 瞭|了[liao3] / to understand clearly

(of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly

unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4]

(once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway

to demand / to request / to coerce

important / vital / to want / to ask for / will / going to (as future auxiliary) / may / must / (used in a comparison) must be / probably / if

(bound form) to demand; to coerce

to want; to need; to ask for / will; shall; about to / need to; should / if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]) / (bound form) important

to make trouble

to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student

matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]