- to entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in; a thing in which one invests (one's hope, energy etc)
- robust; sound
- quick-witted; resourceful
- to succeed by a lucky stroke
- skill; ability; capability; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
- pure; unadulterated; purely; completely
- to brainstorm
- to refute; to demolish (an argument, theory etc)
- to listen with respectful attention; (a polite request to sb to speak); we are all ears
- deferential; respectful
- to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
- to believe firmly
- to rack one's brains
- to verify a calculation; a double-check
- (of a ship, aircraft or migratory bird) to lose its way; (fig.) to drift off course (in life, projects etc)
- (bound form) a liquid; also pr. [yi4]
- agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words; gaping and speechless
- words and sentences
- didn't expect
- to pout; (dialect) to scold
- to play (musical instrument, esp. string)
- to slow down gradually; slower and slower; (music) decelerando; ritardando
- musical composition
- to bring up to full strength; to make up a deficiency; to fill (a vacancy, gap etc)
- to lean; to slant; oblique; prejudiced; to deviate from average; to stray from the intended line; stubbornly; contrary to expectations
- 轴 zhóu: 轴 zhou2: axis; axle; spool (for thread); roller (for scrolls); classifier for calligraphy rolls etc轴 zhòu: 轴 zhou4: see 壓軸戲|压轴戏[ya1 zhou4 xi4]; Taiwan pr. [zhou2]
- to separate; to part
- to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2]
- an extravagant hope; to have excessive expectations
- to feel strongly about; to be fond of; obsession; deep commitment
- to praise; to commend; to compliment
- creative; creativity
- to praise; to speak highly of; compliment; praise
- to make a mistake; error
- reserve; spare; alternate; backup