- beforehand; in advance
- otherwise; alternatively; or else
- spring
- 嗒 tà: 嗒 ta4: used in 嗒然[ta4 ran2] and 嗒喪|嗒丧[ta4 sang4]嗒 dā: 嗒 da1: (onom.) used in words that describe machine gunfire, the ticking of a clock or the clatter of horse hooves etc
- (loanword) motor
- to compile; to draw up; to fabricate; to invent; to concoct; to make up; to cook up
- to start a war; to make war; to battle against
- to earn money; moneymaking
- all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
- wages; pay; CL:份[fen4]
- three-shift system (work rostering)
- (of an employee) to clock on (or off); to punch in (or out); (on social media) to check in to a location
- to deceive others and to deceive oneself; to believe one's own lies
- crucial point; crux; CL:個|个[ge4]; key; crucial; pivotal
- to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while
- vending machine
- polyurethane
- seat
- chicken stock; chicken soup; (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives)
- supervisor; foreman; head waiter or waitress
- Bosch (surname); Bosch, German technology company
- janitor; watchman
- Wan Wan (1981-), Taiwanese blogger and cartoonist
- to replace; to take over (a position or post)
- goose; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- aperture; diaphragm; halo; aureole
- to bare one's head; to be bareheaded; to go bald; bald head; bald person
- lens
- to relieve a sentry; to change the guard
- bullshit; nonsense
- to encourage; to urge; motivation; incentive
- to disobey
- to provoke; provocation