- to keep; to maintain; to preserve
- as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right
- to raise; to increase
- millions and millions
- television program
- to broadcast; to air (a TV program etc)
- conservative; to guard; to keep
- (derog.) old-fashioned and stubborn person; stick in the mud
- one billion; giga-
- worth the money; to merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth)
- million
- severe; harsh
- standard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard; good; correct; conforming to a standard
- outstanding; excellent
- nautical mile
- to fish up; to dredge up
- needle; pin; injection; stitch; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
- lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering; fig. gigantic; of spectacular significance
- really; indeed
- to lose heart; to be discouraged
- to become demoralized; to lose one's sense of purpose
- aimless; at random
- as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will; voluntary; conscious
- to change; to switch; to convert; to transform
- to live alone; to spend time alone (or with a significant other)
- clear-headed; sober; awake
- more and more
- thanks to; luckily
- the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
- citizen
- influence; impact
- unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to
- (lit. and fig.) to permeate; to seep into; (of a product, idea etc) to penetrate (in a population); (of hostile forces) to infiltrate; (chemistry) osmosis
- copper wall, iron bastion (idiom); impenetrable defense
- bored; boring; senseless
- danger; dangerous
- some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such
- 禁 jīn: 禁 jin1: to endure禁 jìn: 禁 jin4: to prohibit; to forbid
- symptom (of an illness)
- to make a firm resolution
- well; carefully; nicely; properly
- to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
- interesting and appealing (of old locations, objects etc)
- curio; antique
- to glitter; brilliant; splendid
- 非 Fēi: 非 Fei1: abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa非 fēi: 非 fei1: to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; de-; to reproach; to blame; (coll.) to insist on; simply must