1

昨晚

zuówǎn

yesterday evening last night

2

發生

fāshēng

to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out

=3

了

le

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

=3

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)

=3

了

liǎo

(of eyes) bright clear-sighted to understand clearly

=3

了

liào

unofficial variant of 瞭 liào

4

一

yī

one single a (article) as soon as entire; whole; all; throughout "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

=5

場

cháng

threshing floor classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout

=5

場

chǎng

large place used for a specific purpose stage scene (of a play) classifier for sporting or recreational activities classifier for number of exams

6

很

hěn

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

=7

大

dà

big; large; great older (than another person) eldest (as in 大姐 dàjiě) greatly; freely; fully (dialect) father (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

=7

大

dài

see 大夫 dàifu

=8

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

=8

的

dī

a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)

=8

的

dí

really and truly

=8

的

dì

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

9

火災

huǒzāi

serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)