- dark; darkly; darkness
- extermination of an entire family (ancient Chinese punishment)
- to guide; to show the way
- (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously); (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term); (old) (used at the end of a command); (old) this
- to put out; to issue
- hundreds; a large number; lit. by the hundreds and thousands
- valuable; costly; expensive
- incessant
- generous; ample
- at least; (to say the) least
- 背着 bèi zhe: 背着 bei4 zhe5: turning one's back to (sth or sb); keeping sth secret from (sb); keeping (one's hands) behind one's back背着 bēi zhe: 背着 bei1 zhe5: carrying on one's back
- to guess
- deliberately; on purpose
- to mess (sth) up; to foul up; to spoil
- investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
- termination; to finish; to end; to conclude; to close
- to oppose; to be against; to object to
- to follow after; immediately afterwards
- (literary) pen; fold (for livestock); prison; jail; firm; secure; fast
- cooked rice; CL:碗[wan3]; meal; CL:頓|顿[dun4]; (loanword) fan; devotee
- father; dad
- to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit
- chairman of the board of directors
- morality and conduct; Taiwan pr. [de2 xing4]
- military uniform
- to be shamed; to be humiliated
- fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe
- to forget; to overlook; to neglect
- to suspend (sb) from duties
- indefinitely; of unlimited duration
- to be capable of; to be able to; can
- will; shall; to be going to
- to do at all costs; to make an all-out effort
- to fight for; to strive for; to win over
- firm; steady; staunch; resolute
- to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go
- to ensure; to guarantee
- fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
- (idiom) whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means
- to defend one's property to the death; to cling obstinately to old habits; die-hard
- to follow your orders; to do as you bid