expressing a preliminary judgment after a perception verb

to return; to come back

to move from the inside of a place or container to the outside

to move from another place towards the speaker or a designated location

verbal suffix indicating motion down and towards the speaker, or the completion and fixing of an action

as far as (someone or something) is concerned; regarding; from the perspective of (used after a subject or prepositional phrase)

at no time (specifically when used in a negative sentence with [[不|不|bu4]] or [[没有|沒有|mei2 you3]])

used to introduce a judgment or inference based on observed evidence; it seems that

since (a previous event)

as it turns out; so

to come from a specific place, background, or source

to come in

the time or events that will come after the present; tomorrow

to carry or convey something to a person or place

more and more

to arrive; to come

original; at first; in the beginning

at a later time; subsequently; afterwards

the place or person from which information, funds, or materials are obtained

in recent years; for the past few years

to move from a lower to a higher place towards the speaker

at some later time or date

to be used for

seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be

to arrive or the act of reaching a destination or a specific point in time

to come or arrive, typically used in formal or polite contexts

subsequently; following in time or order

to waken; to wake up

as to, considering, or from the perspective of

(of a sound) to come through or reach one's ears from a distance

to usher in a season, era, or event

coming from the outside or an external source

to approach; to come closer

firstly; in the first place; for one thing

for the past many years

to approach a task or situation with patience, taking things one step at a time

auxiliary particle indicating that an action or state occurred in the past

recently; lately

to rush over

to bring, fetch, or get something from another location to the speaker

to stand up

there is not enough time to do something; it is too late to make it

social or business contacts; interactions; relations

since the beginning of history

incoming telephone call or telegram; to phone or send a telegram

to deliver something to the speaker's location or a location currently being discussed

Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), Chinese communist leader, prime minister 1949-1976

moving to and fro or performing an action repeatedly