些 xiē

1. xiē measure word some
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: 些 is an indefinite measure word. The only number than can be used in front of it is 1. It is often used after a pronoun, such as 这，那，etc (CC-CEDICT '些'; Guoyu '些' n 1; Kroll 2015 '些' xiē, p. 438; Sun 2006, loc. 1802; XHZD '些' 1, p. 826)
2. xiē adverb so many
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (XHZD '些' 2, pp. 826-827)
3. xiē adverb a little [better]
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Used after an adjective (CC-CEDICT '些'; Guoyu '些' adv 2; XHZD '些' 3, p. 827)
4. suò particle placed at the end of a line of verse
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Especially in the Chu Ci (Kroll 2015 '些' suò, p. 438)
5. xiē adjective a little; tanmātra
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: tanmātra (BCSD '些', p. 90; MW 'tanmātra')

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• 人生要有些什么? 人生活着要有希望 人生存在要有明天 人生意义要有信仰 人生每天要有工作 人生眼界要有远见 人生前途要有计划 人生做事要有观察 人生方便要有结缘 人生交友要有情义 人生性格要有慈悲 人生发展要有动力 人生处世要有服务 人生行事要有周全 人生存活要有大众 人生活动要有空间 人生积善要有无私 人生评断要有明鉴 人生滋长要有忙碌 人生安危要有思量 人生可否要有智慧(人生要有些什麼? 人生活著要有希望 人生存在要有明天 人生意義要有信仰 人生每天要有工作 人生眼界要有遠見 人生前途要有計劃 人生做事要有觀察 人生方便要有結緣 人生交友要有情義 人生性格要有慈悲 人生發展要有動力 人生處世要有服務 人生行事要有周全 人生存活要有大眾 人生活動要有空間 人生積善要有無私 人生評斷要有明鑒 人生滋長要有忙碌 人生安危要有思量 人生可否要有智慧) The Must Haves in Life We must have hope in order to live. We must have tomorrow in order to exist. We must have faith in order to find meaning. We must have a job to do everyday. We must have perspective in our vision. We must have a plan for the future. We must be observant in completing tasks. We must develop affinities in order to find help. We must show sentiment and loyalty to our friends. We must have compassion in our character. We must find motivation in order to progress. We must offer our service to find our place in this world. We must be considerate in everything we do. We must have affinities in order to survive. We must have space in order to be active. We must be selfless in order to accumulate good. We must be reasonable in our judgment. We must be industrious at growing and improving. We must prepare for sunny and rainy days. We must be wise in saying ‘yes’ and ‘no.’
• 读书六要 读做一个人 读明一点理 读悟一点缘 读知一些事 读懂一世情 读通一颗心(讀書六要 讀做一個人 讀明一點理 讀悟一點緣 讀知一些事 讀懂一世情 讀通一顆心) Six Purposes of Reading Read to be a better person, Read to understand reasons, Read to see causes and conditions, Read to gain some insight, Read to comprehend a lifetime's sentiments, Read to understand that very heart.

Also contained in

一些 、 些微 、 险些 、 多少有些 、 些许 、 些须 、 这些 、 某些 、 这些个 、 好些 、 有些 、 前些 、 大一些 、 那些 、 有一些 、 哪些 、 早些 、 有些人

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• Scroll 8 Hong Zhi Chan Shi Guang Lu 宏智禪師廣錄 — count: 16
• Scroll 2 The Blue Cliff Record (Biyanlu) 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 — count: 15 , has English translation
• Scroll 1 Quotations from Abbot Mi An 密菴和尚語錄 — count: 12
• Scroll 1 Text of the Great Body of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva with Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes Mantra (Qian Shou Qian Yan Guanshiyin Pusa Da Shen Zhou Ben) 千手千眼觀世音菩薩大身呪本 — count: 12
• Scroll 1 The Blue Cliff Record (Biyanlu) 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 — count: 11 , has English translation
• Scroll 9 The Blue Cliff Record (Biyanlu) 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 — count: 11 , has English translation
• Scroll 20 Song Biographies of Eminent Monks 宋高僧傳 — count: 10 , has English translation
• Scroll 3 The Blue Cliff Record (Biyanlu) 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 — count: 10 , has English translation
• Scroll 10 The Blue Cliff Record (Biyanlu) 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 — count: 9 , has English translation
• Scroll 6 The Blue Cliff Record (Biyanlu) 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 — count: 8 , has English translation