- to gather (in a crowd); to converge; to swarm
- predator; natural enemy
- not yet (done); pending
- proposition (logic, math.); to assign an essay topic
- to clarify (the facts); clarification
- until; (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)
- the objects indicated; as pointed out
- to resemble one another; to be alike; similar
- bacterium; germ
- spiral
- to eat; to consume; edible
- to differentiate; to draw a distinction; to divide into categories
- red; pellet; powder; cinnabar
- family member; (old) servant
- both of them; the two of them
- milling; to grind; to polish by grinding; to abrade; whetstone; pestle
- to chew; to think over
- 囊 náng: 囊 nang2: sack; purse; pocket (for money)囊 nāng: 囊 nang1: used in 囊膪[nang1 chuai4] and 囊揣[nang1 chuai4]; used in 鼓鼓囊囊[gu3 gu5 nang1 nang1]
- frosted glass
- (coll.) head; skull; (fig.) brains (mental capacity)
- to excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into
- idiocy; idiot
- by chance; as chance would have it
- to arrest
- to forage; to hunt for food; to scavenge; fig. to make a living
- to impart; to pass on; to teach
- to contribute to; to promote
- caught in (a bad situation); to fall into (trap etc)
- to lead; to be in front
- really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed
- rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior; regular pattern; rhythm; discipline
- pulse (physics)
- community; (science) biocoenosis; ecological community
- whether or not; can it or can't it; is it possible?
- stocky (short and robust)
- to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with
- to stretch oneself (on waking or when tired etc)
- to fix; to fasten; to set rigidly in place; fixed; set; regular
- blade (of propellor); vane; leaf
- amber
- thermocline