- gradual change; (graphic design) gradient
- (optics) prism
- to refract; refraction; to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of)
- (math.) equation
- spectrum
- accurate; exact; precise
- to sort; to arrange in order
- muddled; silly; confused
- obstinate; stubborn; to fixate on; to cling to
- to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from
- 易 Yì: 易 Yi4: surname Yi; I Ching; Book of Changes (abbr. for 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1])易 yì: 易 yi4: easy; amiable; to change; to exchange; prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible"
- to prove a point; to expound on; to demonstrate or prove (through argument); proof
- bad; no good; below average; disappointing
- necessary; must have
- dark cloud
- has its origins in
- spray; ocean spray; spindrift; fig. happenings from one's life; CL:朵[duo3]
- to walk alone (idiom)
- tongue; CL:個|个[ge4]; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
- 童子军 tóng zǐ jūn: 童子军 tong2 zi3 jun1: child soldiers; juvenile militia童子军 Tóng zǐ jūn: 童子军 Tong2 zi3 jun1: Scout (youth organization)
- flag signals (for communicating between ships or army units); semaphore
- personal; oneself
- intimate; close
- to get one’s courage up; to embolden
- deep level; deep-seated; in-depth
- unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that
- to have guts; to have courage; to be brave
- Mandate of Heaven; destiny; fate; one's life span
- anxious to learn; keen for knowledge
- to prompt; to induce; to spur
- to look; to have a glimpse at; to observe (sth's splendor)
- the top and bottom of sth; the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom; to go up and down; before and after (as in 上下文[shang4 xia4 wen2] "context"); (used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so; (in a social hierarchy) the high and the low; seniors and juniors (as in 上下和睦[shang4 xia4 he2 mu4] "harmony between superiors and subordinates"); all members of a group (as in 舉國上下|举国上下[ju3 guo2 shang4 xia4] "the entire nation"); relative superiority (as in 不相上下[bu4 xiang1 shang4 xia4] "evenly matched")
- to flip over; to turn (a page); to scroll (an electronic document); to stir (food in a pot etc); to move things about; to rummage
- blind
- low status; lowly; to lower (one's head)
- lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom); to be far inferior
- fantasy
- 杨 yáng: 杨 yang2: poplar杨 Yáng: 杨 Yang2: surname Yang
- 捷 jié: 捷 jie2: quick; nimble捷 jié: 捷 jie2: victory; triumph; quick; nimble; prompt捷 Jié: 捷 Jie2: Czech; Czech Republic; abbr. for 捷克[Jie2 ke4]
- to win an award
- to be renowned