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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *我* | 我* | *我
I; me; my
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *呢* | 呢* | *呢
particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") / particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation
HSK 1
Excuse me, may I ask...?
HSK 1
I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon / to let (sb) down; to disappoint
HSK 1
we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5]
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *咱* | 咱* | *咱
I or me / we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)
HSK 2
don't tell me ... / could it be that...?
HSK 3
brothers / younger brother / CL: 個|个 / I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) / brotherly / fraternal
HSK 4
other people / sb else / he, she or they / I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people")
HSK 4
I; me; myself / oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned
HSK 5
lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me
HSK 5
to save sb's life / (interj.) Help! / Save me!
HSK 6
unexpected / hard to imagine / it had not occurred to me / who could have thought that
HSK 6
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *余* | 余* | *余
extra / surplus / remaining / remainder after division / (following numerical value) or more / in excess of (some number) / residue (math.) / after / I / me
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *余* | 余* | *余
(literary) I; me / variant of 餘|余
HSK 7-9
to commit an offense / to violate the law / excuse me! (formal) / see also 得罪
HSK 7-9
person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character
HSK 7-9
easy to deal with; not a problem / (polite answer) you flatter me
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *么* | 么* | *么
suffix, used to form interrogative 什麼|什么, what?, indefinite 這麼|这么 thus, etc
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *么* | 么* | *么
variant of 麼|么
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *予* | 予* | *予
(archaic) I / me
(literary) youngster / (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) / (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)
(Internet slang) don't call on me; don't drag me in
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *朕* | 朕* | *朕
(used by an emperor or king) I; me; we (royal "we") / (literary) omen
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *愚* | 愚* | *愚
to be stupid / to cheat or deceive / me or I (modest)
to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *侬* | 侬* | *侬
you (Wu dialect) / I, me (classical)
(said by departing guest) no need to see me out
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *唉* | 唉* | *唉
interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!) / to sigh
decrepit and behind the times; old; useless / (humble) I; me (used by the elderly)
untalented / I / me (humble)
to let sb down / to be unfair / I'm sorry / pardon me (formal)
lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom) / fig. each tries to outwit the other / deceit and treachery
refrain (from doing sth) / (coll.) Come on! / Give me a break! / Save it!
life or death / fate / no matter what / anyway / for the life of me
paternal great-aunt (father's father's sister) / (respectful form of address for a married woman used by members of her parents' family) married daughter / (brassy self-reference used by a woman in an altercation) I; me; this lady here / (coll.) form of address for an unmarried girl or woman, expressing affection or reproach
to act discourteously / forgive me (for my impropriety)
lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected / Love me, love my dog.
lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head) / I don't understand a word (idiom) / it's all Greek to me
to pardon / please excuse (me) / to take responsibility
I / me / my / (often used in early vernacular literature)
I / me / we / my home / our house
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *嚜* | 嚜* | *嚜
(final particle)
lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me / Do not judge me too harshly. / Look favorably on my humble efforts.
to be generous (idiom) / to be magnanimous / Give me a break!
to be so kind as to enlighten me
(polite) do me the honor
please forgive me
excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) / reflected glory / to benefit from sb else's prestige
(archaic) I; me (used by males during the Song and Yuan dynasties)
(literary) to be so good as to show favor (to me); to regard (me) highly
excuse me
Excuse me, I must be leaving now.
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *麿* | 麿* | *麿
(Japanese kokuji) I, me (archaic) / suffix attached to the name of a person or pet / pr. maro
ten thousand deaths will not prevent me (idiom); ready to risk life and limb to help out
your name has been known to me for a long time (polite)
please excuse me for not complying / to politely decline
please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
please forgive me
to show disrespect; I'm awfully sorry – please forgive me
lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise. / You flatter me too much.
(idiom) (courteous) please give me your frank opinion; your criticism will be most valuable
to overpraise / You praise me too much!
(term of respect) second only to father / like a father (to me)
undue trouble / Thank you for having gone out of your way to help me.
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *卬* | 卬* | *卬
I (regional colloquial) / me / variant of
please forgive me
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *庅* | 庅* | *庅
variant of 麼|么
don't tell me ... / could it be that...?
(literary) to inform (me)
editor or creator of online content (diminutive term, often used to refer to oneself: I, me, this writer)
old lady / (old woman's self-reference) I, me
(Internet slang) if this is an infringement of copyright, please notify me and I will remove it
leave it to me (idiom) / I'll take care of it
without eloquence / untalented / I, me (humble)
your visit (honorific) / you honor me with your visit
(Tw) excuse me; to be sorry (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-sè])
I, me (self-referring by a widowed empress etc, used in historical novels and operas)
(Wu dialect) I; me; my; we; us; our
(Internet slang) I can't even... / Are you kidding me! / OMG!
you're too kind; you flatter me
balsam / Balsaminaceae (a flower family including Impatiens balsamina) / touch-me-not / busy Lizzie
excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)
don't bother to see me out
me personally; the sort of person I am
give me liberty or give me death
you let me win (said politely after winning a game)
(slang, jocular, neologism c. 2006, used esp. in relation to public figures) the things you and your friends get up to (misbehavior, scandals etc) leave me shaking my head
forget-me-not, genus Myosotis (botany)
Please do not be too severe on me!
untalented / I / me (humble) / also written 不才
to help / to do a favor / (Shanghainese) Come on! / Give me a break!
(idiom) you and me both; that makes two of us
to be indebted to sb for care / thank you for looking after me
bring it on! / give me all you got!
(polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you
to have what it takes / (coll.) (often followed by ) (used to challenge sb) if you're so clever, ..., if she's so tough, ... etc / Example: 有本事就打我 Hit me if you dare!
(dialect) give me a break! / forget about it!
you got me! / you win! / you are something!
please treat me kindly (conventional greeting on first meeting)

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