两 two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old) 某 some / a certain / sb or sth indefinite / such-and-such 一 些 yī xiē some / a few / a little / (following an adjective) slightly ...er 有 些 yǒu xiē some / somewhat 有 的 (there are) some (who are...) / some (exist) 某 些 mǒu xiē some / certain (things) 有 一 些 yǒu yī xiē somewhat / rather / some 俩 two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个) / both / some 分 享 fēn xiǎng to share (let others have some of sth good) 有 所 yǒu suǒ somewhat / to some extent 某 种 mǒu zhǒng some kind (of) 版 面 bǎn miàn page of a publication (e.g. newspaper or website) / printing space (reserved for some content) / page layout 赶 到 gǎn dào to hurry (to some place) 三 分 sān fēn somewhat / to some degree 点 数 diǎn shù to count and check / to tally / points (collected in some bonus scheme etc) 选 用 xuǎn yòng to choose for some purpose / to select and use 另 有 lìng yǒu to have some other (reason etc) 十 足 shí zú ample / complete / hundred percent / a pure shade (of some color) 选 中 xuǎn zhòng to choose / to pick / to settle upon / to decide upon a candidate / to be selected for some role 有 些 人 yǒu xiē rén some people 效 力 xiào lì effectiveness / positive effect / to serve (in some capacity) 一 说 yī shuō an expression of opinion / according to some 某 人 mǒu rén someone / a certain person / some people / I (self-address after one's surname) 起 步 qǐ bù to set out / to set in motion / the start (of some activity) 打 听 dǎ ting to ask about / to make some inquiries / to ask around 下 场 xià chǎng to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc) / to take part in some activity / to take an examination (in the imperial examination system) 唐 山 Táng shān Tangshan prefecture-level city in Hebei / China (a name for China used by some overseas Chinese) 心 血 xīn xuè heart's blood / expenditure (for some project) / meticulous care 留 空 liú kòng to leave blank space in a document / to leave some time free 业 者 yè zhě dealer / trader / person or company engaged in some industry or trade 定 居 dìng jū to settle (in some city, country etc) / to take up residence 分 身 fēn shēn (of one who has supernatural powers) to replicate oneself so as to appear in two or more places at the same time / a derivative version of sb (or sth) (e.g. avatar, proxy, clone, sockpuppet) / to spare some time for a separate task / to cut a corpse into pieces / to pull a body apart by the four limbs / parturition 改 天 gǎi tiān another day / some other time / to find another day (for appointment etc) / to take a rain check 松 动 sōng dòng loose / slack / (fig.) to soften (policies, tone of voice) / to give some slack / (of a place) not crowded 苏 丹 Sū dān Sudan / sultan (ruler of some Muslim states, esp. Ottoman Emperor) 千 辛 万 苦 qiān xīn wàn kǔ to suffer untold hardships (idiom) / trials and tribulations / with difficulty / after some effort 某 地 mǒu dì somewhere / some place 因 故 yīn gù for some reason 致 词 zhì cí to make a speech / to make some remarks 当 事 dāng shì to be in charge / to be confronted (with a matter) / involved (in some matter) 断 层 duàn céng fault (geology) / CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4] / (fig.) gap / rupture (in the transmission of some skill) / (tomography) cross-sectional 创 作 者 chuàng zuò zhě originator / creator / author (of some project) / inventor 倒 挂 dào guà lit. to hang upside down / fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods) / to borrow more than one can ever repay 楔 子 xiē zi wedge / peg / stopper / prologue (in some modern novels) / prologue or interlude in Yuan dynasty drama 问 路 wèn lù to ask for directions / to ask the way (to some place) 真 人 版 zhēn rén bǎn real-life version (of some imaginary character) 吃 住 chī zhù food and lodging / to stay (at some place) and eat meals (there) 退 场 tuì chǎng to leave a place where some event is taking place / (of an actor) to exit / (sports) to leave the field / (of an audience) to leave 效 劳 xiào láo to serve (in some capacity) / to work for 夜 游 yè yóu to go to some place at night / to take a night trip to (a place) / to sleepwalk 笃 定 dǔ dìng certain / confident (of some outcome) / calm and unhurried 上 水 Shàng shuǐ upper reaches (of a river) / to go upstream / to add some water / to water (a crop etc) 明 儿 míng r (coll.) tomorrow / one of these days / some day 家 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] 割 肉 gē ròu to cut some meat / to cut off a piece of flesh / (fig.) (coll.) to sell at a loss 进 逼 jìn bī to advance on sth / to press closely (on some goal) 些 classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several 塑 造 成 sù zào chéng to shape into / to mold (into some form) / to fashion into 内 皮 nèi pí (med.) endothelium / thin skin on the inside of some fruits (e.g. oranges) 改 日 gǎi rì another day / some other day 只 classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc 帮 腔 bāng qiāng vocal accompaniment in some traditional Chinese operas / to speak in support of / to chime in 大 篷 车 dà péng chē covered truck / covered wagon / bus with some seating but mostly standing room 留 有 余 地 liú yǒu yú dì to leave some leeway / to allow for the unpredictable 兴 师 动 众 xīng shī dòng zhòng to muster large forces / to get a great number of people involved (in carrying out some task) 比 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) 外 乡 wài xiāng another part of the country / some other place 捞 一 把 lāo yī bǎ to profiteer / to gain some underhand advantage 康 生 Kāng Shēng Kang Sheng (1896-1975), Chinese communist leader, a politburo member during the Cultural Revolution and posthumously blamed for some of its excesses 依 傍 yī bàng to rely on / to depend on / to imitate (a model) / to base a work (on some model) 赶 明 儿 gǎn míng r (coll.) some day / one of these days 聊 以 自 慰 liáo yǐ zì wèi to find some consolation (idiom) / to find relief in 长 物 cháng wù (literary) things other than the bare necessities of life / item of some value / Taiwan pr. [zhang4 wu4] 滥 觞 làn shāng lit. floating wine goblets on a stream / the origin (of some phenomenon) 偷 空 tōu kòng to take some time out / to make use of a spare moment 偏 废 piān fèi to give unequal emphasis to / doing some things at the expense of others 不 到 黄 河 心 不 死 bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom) / fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal / to keep going while some hope is left 补 白 bǔ bái to fill a gap (e.g. a gap in knowledge or blank space in a print layout) / to make some additional remarks / filler (in a newspaper or magazine) 不 可 知 论 bù kě zhī lùn agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable 碍 难 ài nán inconvenient / difficult for some reason / to find sth embarrassing 闹 noisy / cacophonous / to make noise / to disturb / to vent (feelings) / to fall ill / to have an attack (of sickness) / to go in (for some activity) / to joke 硌 (coll.) (of sth hard or rough) to press against some part of one's body causing discomfort (like a small stone in one's shoe) / to hurt / to chafe 蓠 red algae / Gracilaria, several species, some edible / Japanese ogonori / arch. used for vanilla-like herb 后 会 有 期 hòu huì yǒu qī I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom) / Hope to see you again. 不 无 小 补 bù wú xiǎo bǔ not be without some advantage / be of some help 因 祸 得 福 yīn huò dé fú to have some good come out of a bad situation (idiom) / a blessing in disguise 成 败 利 钝 chéng bài lì dùn succeed or fail, sharp or blunt (idiom) / advantages and disadvantages / success and failure / You win some, you lose some. 挂 一 漏 万 guà yī lòu wàn to mention some but omit many others (idiom) / to leave out much more than one includes 阴 魂 不 散 yīn hún bù sàn lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom) / fig. the influence still lingers on / the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive 言 多 必 失 yán duō bì shī if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom) 有 所 不 同 yǒu suǒ bù tóng to differ to some extent (idiom) 太 极 Tài jí the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology 多 多 少 少 duō duō shǎo shǎo to some extent / more or less 大 有 文 章 dà yǒu wén zhāng some deeper meaning in this / more to it than meets the eye / there's sth behind all this 前 臼 齿 qián jiù chǐ premolar tooth (immediately behind canine teeth in some mammals) 挪 窝 儿 nuó wō r (dialect) to move (after being some time in the same place) / to move (house) 魦 shark family, including some rays and skates 不 以 规 矩 ， 不 能 成 方 圆 bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius) / one must follow some rules 人 头 蛇 身 rén tóu shé shēn human head, snake's body / cf Nüwa 女媧氏|女娲氏[Nu:3 wa1 shi4] and Fuxi 伏羲氏[Fu2 Xi1 shi4] in some versions of mythology 偏 疼 piān téng to favor a junior / to show favoritism to some juniors
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