- black
- slab; flagstone; slate
- 唉 ài: 唉 ai4: alas; oh dear唉 āi: 唉 ai1: interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh
- cautious; prudent
- 占 zhān: 占 zhan1: to observe; to divine占 zhàn: 占 zhan4: to take possession of; to occupy; to take up
- on the up; currently winning; rising (in popularity etc)
- (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
- nature (the natural world)
- to imitate; to copy; to emulate; to mimic; model
- art
- optimum; optimal; peak; best (athlete, movie etc)
- example; model case
- to explore; to go on an expedition; adventure
- for; for the purpose of; in order to
- warship
- to give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designate; named after; naming
- 为 wéi: 为 wei2: as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)为 wèi: 为 wei4: because of; for; to
- explosion; to explode; to blow up; to detonate
- to bring about; to create; to cause
- to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
- to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)
- composer; songwriter
- Richard (name)
- Strauss (name); Johann Strauss (1825-1899), Austrian composer; Richard Strauss (1864-1949), German composer
- diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:張|张[zhang1]; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek
- (music) theme; principal melody; (fig.) central theme; main idea; (of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view
- head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc
- universal; general; widespread; common
- (in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total; an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc)
- to lose
- motive power; (fig.) motivation; impetus
- Jack (name)
- 斯 sī: 斯 si1: (phonetic); this斯 Sī: 斯 Si1: Slovakia; Slovak; abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Si1 luo4 fa2 ke4]
- power; might; prestige
- immediately
- to get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connection
- Houston, Texas