- continually; without a break; ceaselessly
- to bubble out; to squirt
- smart; clever; sensitive; keen; quick; sharp
- (photography, filmmaking) to set up the lighting; to illuminate a scene; to polish; to buff; to give luster to (a surface, esp. stone, wood, metal etc)
- thimble
- literal; typeface
- cold-hearted; unfeeling; callous
- to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth
- to introduce into; to channel; to lead; to guide into; to import (data)
- expert; professional
- to shuffle cards, dominoes or mahjong tiles etc; (fig.) to reshuffle; to reorganize; to shake up; to restructure
- to meet together; to assemble (of a group of people)
- this year
- complexion
- immediately; without a moment's hesitation; with alacrity; firing from the hip
- weaponry; to hold (a weapon); to wield; to rely on; to depend on; war; battle
- (literary) to smile
- to pair up; to match up; to form a pair (e.g. to marry); to mate; matched pair
- superior; superiority
- captain (military rank)
- 梅 Méi: 梅 Mei2: surname Mei梅 méi: 梅 mei2: plum; plum flower; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)
- happy; cheerful
- cobble
- 涂 tú: 涂 tu2: to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub; to blot out; to scribble; to scrawl; (literary) mud; street涂 Tú: 涂 Tu2: surname Tu
- to practice fraud; to cheat; to engage in corrupt practices
- combat; to fight
- to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along
- qualifications; experience; seniority
- elderly; old age; autumn of one's years
- to drool; to salivate; (fig.) to covet; to desire greedily
- glutton; chowhound
- to hiccup; to belch; to burp
- cod liver oil
- to brand (cattle etc); brand; (fig.) to leave a lasting mark; to stigmatize; mark; stamp; stigma