1

雖然

suīrán

although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 kěshì or 但是 dànshì etc)

2

我

wǒ

I me my

3

很

hěn

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

=4

累

lěi

to accumulate to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. lèi) continuous repeated

=4

累

lèi

tired weary to strain to wear out to work hard

=4

累

léi

rope to bind together to twist around

=4

累

léi

used in 累贅／累赘 (léizhui, “cumbersome”)

=4

累

lǜ

only used in 謼遫累／呼遫累

=4

累

liè

only used in 肥累

5

但是

dànshì

but; however

6

我

wǒ

I me my

7

已經

yǐjīng

already

8

做

zuò

to make; to produce to write; to compose to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for to assume (an air or manner)

=9

了

le

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

=9

了

liǎo

to finish (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget") (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)

=9

了

liǎo

(of eyes) bright clear-sighted to understand clearly

=9

了

liào

unofficial variant of 瞭 liào

10

我

wǒ

I me my

=11

能

Néng

surname Neng

=11

能

néng

can to be able to might possibly ability (physics) energy

=11

能

nài

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 耐 (“to bear; to withstand”) a surname alternative form of 耐 (“to bear; to withstand”)

=11

能

tái

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 台 (“name of a Chinese constellation”) alternative form of 台 (“name of a Chinese constellation”)

=11

能

tài

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 態 /态 (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”) alternative form of 態 /态 (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)

=11

能

nái

(obsolete) mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle

=11

能

tāi

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”) only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)

=11

能

xióng

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”) alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”)

12

做

zuò

to make; to produce to write; to compose to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for to assume (an air or manner)

=13

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 跑堂儿的 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

=13

的

dī

a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)

=13

的

dí

really and truly

=13

的

dì

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

=14

了

le

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

=14

了

liǎo

to finish (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget") (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)

=14

了

liǎo

(of eyes) bright clear-sighted to understand clearly

=14

了

liào

unofficial variant of 瞭 liào