- to pull back; to shrink; to contract; (physiology) systole
- to leave; to exit
- insignificant; trifling; merely
- to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc)
- real power; genuine power
- certainty; without a doubt
- to resist; to make a stand and fight (against)
- countless difficulties; extremely difficult; against all odds
- previously; formerly; once upon a time
- to think to oneself; to think
- to get rich
- church; chapel; CL:座[zuo4],所[suo3],間|间[jian1]
- to pray; prayer
- to pray for; to appeal
- God
- day after day
- (idiom) over the years; year after year
- to overpraise; to flatter
- disappointed; to lose hope; to despair
- (of weather) overcast; gloomy; (of a voice) low and deep; low-spirited; downcast
- powerful; forceful; vigorous
- quiet; silent
- young man; young guy; lad; youngster; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to help; to do a favor; (Shanghainese) Come on!; Give me a break!
- to win a prize (in a lottery etc)
- lottery ticket
- 啊 a: 啊 a5: modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent啊 à: 啊 a4: interjection or grunt of agreement; uhm; Ah, OK; expression of recognition; Oh, it's you!啊 ǎ: 啊 a3: interjection of surprise or doubt; Eh?; My!; what's up?啊 á: 啊 a2: interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer; Eh?; what?啊 ā: 啊 a1: interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!
- to quote
- luck (good or bad)
- to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc)
- paddy; rice (Oryza sativa)
- to help one another; to come to sb's help
- to exhaust; to use up completely
- to surmount; to cross over
- checkpoint (for taxation, security etc); (fig.) barrier; hurdle; red tape; CL:道[dao4]; Taiwan pr. [guan1ka3]
- (idiom) to spare no effort; to do one's utmost
- nobility; person of high rank
- like; as
- to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means; to try this, that and the other
- a trick; an ingenious method; know-how; the knack (of doing sth)
- magical; mystical; miraculous