1

约翰

Yuēhàn

John (name) Johan (name) Johann (name)

2

对

duì

right; correct towards; at; for concerning; regarding to treat (sb a certain way) to face (bound form) opposite; facing; matching to match together; to adjust to fit; to suit to answer; to reply to add; to pour in (a fluid) to check; to compare classifier: couple; pair

3

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 tārì and 他人 tārén)

=4

的

de

of; ~'s (possessive particle) (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one") also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs

=4

的

dī

a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)

=4

的

dí

really and truly

=4

的

dì

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

5

新房

xīnfáng

brand new house bridal chamber

=6

子

zǐ

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 wǔděngjuéwèi ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-

=6

子

zi

noun suffix, as in 椅子 yǐzi "chair"

7

很

hěn

very; quite (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)

8

自豪

zìháo

proud (of one's achievements etc)