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他 tā (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his / (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])
一些 yī xiē some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
比 bǐ to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
打听 dǎ ting to ask about / to make some inquiries / to ask around
处于 chǔ yú to be in (some state, position, or condition)
家 jiā home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[ge4]
两 liǎng two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
俩 liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个) / both / some
有的 yǒu de (there are) some (who are...) / some (exist)
些 xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
武术 wǔ shù military skill or technique (in former times) / all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development) / self-defense / tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage) / also called kungfu 功夫 / CL:種|种[zhong3]
加 jiā to add / (math.) plus / to increase; to augment / (used before a disyllabic verb, often after an adverb like 不[bu4], 大[da4], 稍[shao1] etc, to indicate that the action applies to sth previously mentioned, as in 稍加改良[shao1 jia1 gai3 liang2] "make some minor improvements to (it)")
某 mǒu some / a certain / sb or sth indefinite / such-and-such
有些 yǒu xiē some / somewhat; rather; a bit
十足 shí zú ample / complete / hundred percent / a pure shade (of some color)
只 zhī classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
问路 wèn lù to ask for directions / to ask the way (to some place)
得来 dé lái to come by; to obtain through some means
一官半职 yī guān bàn zhí (idiom) some official position (esp. a low-ranking one)
不失 bù shī still possesses; yet retains (some positive attribute that contrasts with another of its attributes)
天要下雨,娘要嫁人 tiān yào xià yǔ , niáng yào jià rén (lit.) the heavens will rain, and widowed mothers will remarry (saying) / (fig.) some things are inevitable
打秋风 dǎ qiū fēng to cadge money or favors under some pretext
赶到 gǎn dào to hurry (to some place)
效力 xiào lì effectiveness / positive effect / to serve (in some capacity)
选用 xuǎn yòng to choose for some purpose / to select and use


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