- unprecedented; never seen before
- 新 xīn: 新 xin1: new; newly; meso- (chemistry)新 Xīn: 新 Xin1: abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1]; abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]; surname Xin
- thing; object
- today; the present time; now
- to make a movie
- before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand
- script; screenplay; scenario; libretto
- some; somewhat; rather; a bit
- advanced guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (soccer position)
- to direct; director (film etc)
- to try (to see what it's like or whether one can do it)
- the latter
- can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice
- art
- cinema; movie theater; CL:家[jia1],座[zuo4]
- (bound form) to compare; (literary) to dispute; compared to; (before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather; also pr. [jiao3]
- to tabulate; to list; table; list
- to agree; to consent; to approve
- lookout post; sentry post; sentry
- inside; interior; also pr. [li3 mian5]
- concept; idea; CL:個|个[ge4]
- one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be
- to go a step further; (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further
- to construct; to build; structure; framework; architecture
- base; foundation; basis; basic; fundamental
- Christmas time; Christmas season; Christmas
- to participate; to take part; to join
- short story
- to compete; to race; contest; competition; match; race
- to get there in one step (idiom); easily done; success at a stroke; to get results overnight
- sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article
- to get past the qualifying round; to make it to the finals
- sometimes; now and then
- inevitably
- inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity
- 当年 dàng nián: 当年 dang4 nian2: that very same year当年 dāng nián: 当年 dang1 nian2: in those days; back then; in those years; to be in the prime of life
- to win a prize
- what kind?; what sort?
- can't say for sure; maybe
- background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer
- 鸟 niǎo: 鸟 niao3: bird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196); (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddamn鸟 diǎo: 鸟 diao3: penis
- to defecate; to shit; to crap
- fowl; chicken; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute
- 地方 dì fāng: 地方 di4 fang1: region; regional (away from the central administration); local地方 dì fang: 地方 di4 fang5: place; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part; CL:處|处[chu4]
- an epic; poetic saga