- to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)
- to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer)
- to be close to; to approach; to draw near
- to explore; to survey; to prospect (for oil etc); prospecting
- to take seriously; serious; No joking, really!
- obvious at a glance (idiom)
- to survive (a serious accident); survival
- as before; still; to remain the same
- to discuss; to have a chat
- forbidden area; restricted area; (fig.) sth considered off-limits
- (fig.) to smell fishy
- disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy
- interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun
- (pet name for a baby or small child)
- to waken (to action); to rouse (the masses); to evoke (attention, recollection etc)
- to show oneself; to appear; (of a deity) to appear in the flesh
- vague; indistinct; fuzzy; to blur; to obscure; to confuse; to mix up
- to take shape; shaping; forming
- portrait; bust; (computing) profile picture; avatar
- hurriedly; without delay
- to counterfeit; to falsify; to cheat; to defraud; fraudulent; to behave affectedly
- there is no need; why should
- life
- lit. genuine goods at fair prices (idiom); fig. genuine; real; true
- 喂 wéi: 喂 wei2: hello (when answering the phone)喂 wèi: 喂 wei4: hey; to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)喂 wèi: 喂 wei4: to feed
- to count numbers; to keep to one's word; to hold (i.e. to remain valid); to count (i.e. to be important)
- deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of
- solely; just
- pestle; to poke
- to kneel and bow with joined hands at forehead level; to worship
- to quote; to cite; to recommend; to appoint; (computing) reference
- paleontologist; paleobiologist
- buttocks; bottom; butt; back part