- previously; before
- rain and snow; precipitation (meteorology)
- moisture content; (fig.) overstatement; padding
- to evaporate; (fig.) to vanish; to disappear
- to collapse; to disintegrate; to crumble; to disrupt; to break up
- inclined; slanting; oblique; tilting
- insecticide
- mist spray; atomizing
- can; jar; pot
- wine cellar
- to tumble
- 泥 ní: 泥 ni2: mud; clay; paste; pulp泥 nì: 泥 ni4: restrained
- bright; light; to shine; to flash; loud and clear; to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc)
- liquor cabinet
- to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know
- cellar; basement
- to detain; to hold back by force; to buckle; to hook
- power switch; gas valve; to open the city (or frontier) gate; to open and close; to switch on and off
- to be adjusted to uniformity (usually of weights and measures) (idiom)
- to spurt; to spray; to jet; spurt; spray; jet
- to gnaw; to nibble; to bite
- proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent
- machete
- 劈 pī: 劈 pi1: to hack; to chop; to split open; (of lightning) to strike劈 pǐ: 劈 pi3: to split in two; to divide
- to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out
- to spend the night; overnight
- on hand; at hand
- to tidy up; to mop up; a sweep (against crime)
- to smash to pieces; to shatter
- somewhat; a little; slightly
- lunch; luncheon; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4]
- to be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for
- daytime
- rock garden; rockery
- courtyard
- to contain; including
- to discard; to shelve as useless
- swimming pool
- for years; over the years