1

漫長

màncháng

very long endless

=2

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

=2

的

dī

a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)

=2

的

dí

really and truly

=2

的

dì

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

3

一天

yītiān

(colloquial) the whole day one day (twenty-four hours) someday; one day the entire daytime of one day the whole day

=4

過去

guòqù

(in the) past; former; previous to go over; to pass by

=4

過去

guòqu

(verb suffix)

=5

了

le

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

=5

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)

=5

了

liǎo

(of eyes) bright clear-sighted to understand clearly

=5

了

liào

unofficial variant of 瞭 liào