1. 吧 [ba] …right?
Component: 口[kǒu] mouth+巴[bā] be close to
Structure: 左右结构 Left-Right
你觉得好吃就多吃几个吧。
If you think these are tasty then eat a few more.
我10分钟后再打电话给她吧。
I will call her in 10 minutes.
听起来不错.给我来点鱼和烤鸭吧.
It's sounds nice. Please bring me some fish and duck.
2. 吗 [ma] question p.
Component: 口[kǒu] mouth+马[mǎ] horse
Structure:左右结构 Left-Right
你们好吗？How are you all?
感觉到了吗？You feeling it yet?
3. 还 [hái] still / yet / to return
Component: 不[bù] not+辶[chuò] walk
Structure:左下包围结构 Left-Bottom Surrounding
还是or / still / nevertheless
还有furthermore / in addition / still / also
还说to add (in speaking) / to also say
还好not bad / tolerable / fortunately
去年我还在学校念书。Last year I was still studying at school.
最后他还是改变了主意。Eventually he changed his mind.
她不仅会游泳，而且还会做饭。She is not only good at swimming, but also at cooking.
他似乎还没有适应新的校园生活。It seems he has not gotten used to life in the new school.
比赛即将结束，但是比分还是0比0。The game is about to end, but the score is still 0 to 0.
4. 时 [shí] time
Component:日[rì] sun+寸[cùn] thumb
Structure:左右结构 Left-Right
时候time / length of time / moment / period
时间time / period
同时at the same time / simultaneously
这时at this time / at this moment
当时then / at that time / while
时代time, us weekly news magazine / age / era / epoch / period (in one's life)
有时sometimes / now and then
时间就是金钱。Time is money.
你平时晚上都做什么？What do you do at night?
当时我没想到这个问题。I didn’t expect that problem then.
你什么时候决定了就告诉我。You can tell me when you decide.
如果你不明白这个问题可以随时问我。If you don't understand the question you can ask me at anytime.
5. 样 [yàng] manner
Component: 木[mù] tree+羊[yáng] sheep
Structure: 左右结构 Left-Right
这样this kind of / so / this way / like this / such
一样same / like / equal to / the same as / just like
那样that kind / that sort
样子appearance / manner / pattern / model
怎样how / why
同样same / equal / equivalent
模样look / style / appearance / approximation / about / also
我们的书包一样。Our bags are the same.
两个国家的文化不一样。Two countries have two different cultures.
真正的朋友不会这样伤害你。A true friend will not hurt you in this way.
我不能再像以前那样懒散了。I cannot be as lazy as I was before.
她已经不记得那个男孩长什么样子了。She had forgotten what the boy looked like.
小男孩正在学怎样给床铺被单.The little boy is learning how to sheet a bed.