- before this; before then; previously
- to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old)
- politely; solicitously; eagerly attentive
- rather; quite
- to act discourteously; forgive me (for my impropriety)
- the waist and lower back; (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food); the waist of trousers or a skirt; (metonym) money pouch; pocket; (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc)
- 系 xì: 系 xi4: to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary)系 xì: 系 xi4: system; department; faculty系 jì: 系 ji4: to tie; to fasten; to button up系 xì: 系 xi4: to connect; to arrest; to worry
- (bound form) general; non-specific; extensive; pan-; to flood; (literary) to float about; to be suffused with (a color, emotion, odor etc)
- a reddish flush on the face (as from emotion, health or exertion); a rosy tint (on clouds, flowers or water)
- dimple (on the cheek when smiling)
- appearance; facial features
- and; as well as
- to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire
- to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up
- they; them (females)
- rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance
- in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact; in practice
- confident; calm; natural; poised
- directly
- to invite; invitation; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to thank; to be grateful
- agility
- 跟前 gēn qián: 跟前 gen1 qian2: the front (of); (in) front; (in) sb's presence; just before (a date)跟前 gēn qian: 跟前 gen1 qian5: (of children, parents etc) at one's side; living with one
- to guess correctly; to figure out the right answer
- character; intrinsic quality (of a person); quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc)
- fine; slim; tender
- to regret; to feel that it is a great pity; to feel sorry for sb
- dance music
- dance steps
- graceful; lithe; light and graceful; lighthearted; relaxed
- 哟 yō: 哟 yo1: Oh! (interjection indicating slight surprise); also pr. [yao1]哟 yo: 哟 yo5: (sentence-final particle expressing exhortation); (syllable filler in a song)
- strong; intense
- 搂 lǒu: 搂 lou3: to hug; to embrace; to hold in one's arms搂 lōu: 搂 lou1: to draw towards oneself; to gather; to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc); to grab (money); to extort
- 说道 shūo dào: 说道 shuo1 dao4: to state; to say (the quoted words)说道 shūo dao: 说道 shuo1 dao5: to discuss; reason (behind sth)
- to cry out; to shout
- apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，誰也沒來|除了他，谁也没来[chu2 le5 ta1 , shei2 ye3 mei2 lai2] "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語，他也會法語|除了英语，他也会法语[chu2 le5 Ying1 yu3 , ta1 ye3 hui4 Fa3 yu3] "in addition to English, he also knows French"); (used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了[chu2 le5] + A + 就是[jiu4 shi4] + B, "either A or B")
- 越 Yuè: 越 Yue4: generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南越 yuè: 越 yue4: to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more