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Ba¯ Xi¯, Brazil

before a fourth tone, bu´, no, not

before a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd tone, bu`, no, not

bu`, footstep(s)

da`, big, large; great

er´, "<-->," and yet

gao¯, tall, high

ke° pa`, fearsome

nan´ sheng¯, male students

ren´, benevolent, humane

Ri` Ben°, Japan

shan¯ yang´, goat

shui° niu´, water buffalo

wei`, (classical Chinese) not yet

xiao° ren´, a morally ignoble person, a villain

ye°, also; (in classical Chinese and in some special usages: ) indeed!

you°, to have; there are

yue¯, (classical Chinese) to say

zi°, child; son

zhe°, the one who

zhi°, to stop; to bring something to rest, to retain something in place

zai`, located at

yong`, to use, to employ

li`, strength, muscular power

ma°, horse

bi`, must

jin¯, gold

li`, benefit; it is benefitial to

gen`, to stare at someone, to give someone a hard stare; to stop (someone or something).

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zhong¯, center, middle; inside

chang´, constant; constantly, always

fu`, father

gu°, valley

huang´, yellow, brown

jian`, to see; to perceive

huang´, yellow, brown

mi°, uncooked grains of rice

mu°, mother

mu`, Originally, a picture of a tree (with trunk, branches, and roots), it now is used both to mean "wood," and as a part of compounds having to do with trees or with wooden artifacts.

nü °, female human being; daughter.

qi°, to beg for something

qing¯, blue and green, shading down to black

tian´, agricultural field, rice paddy

tuan`, the Judgments, part of the Book of Changes.

mu`, Originally, a picture of a tree (with trunk, branches, and roots), it now is used both to mean "wood," and as a part of compounds having to do with trees or with wooden artifacts.

tian´, agricultural field, rice paddy

yi`, the Book of Changes

you´, especially

you`, again (said in reference to things that have already occurred