- to volunteer for; to offer to undertake
- to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest
- to defend; to safeguard
- wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth
- procedure; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]; formalities
- a while; a spell; a short time; a burst
- to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to
- to hope for; to long for; to expect
- 乐 Yuè: 乐 Yue4: surname Yue乐 yuè: 乐 yue4: music乐 lào: 乐 lao4: used in place names乐 lè: 乐 le4: happy; cheerful; to laugh乐 Lè: 乐 Le4: surname Le
- 猫 māo: 猫 mao1: cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1]); (dialect) to hide oneself; (loanword) (coll.) modem猫 máo: 猫 mao2: used in 貓腰|猫腰[mao2 yao1]
- low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble
- to climb (by pulling oneself up); to implicate; to claim connections of higher status
- to change the direction or tone of a conversation
- 分子 fèn zǐ: 分子 fen4 zi3: member of a class or group; people of a certain type分子 fēn zǐ: 分子 fen1 zi3: (chemistry) molecule; (math.) numerator of a fraction
- (idiom) conscientious; assiduous
- (idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work
- explosion; bang; boom; rumble; to attack; to shoo away; to expel
- to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale
- half
- smoke from incense (burned as an offering to one's ancestors); (fig.) continuation of family line; cigarette (CL:支[zhi1],條|条[tiao2],根[gen1],包[bao1],盒[he2])
- to declare war
- to threaten; to menace
- lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom); fig. extremely worried and troubled
- to be on the brink of; to be on the verge of
- to collapse; to crumble; to fall apart
- to offer an apology; to make amends
- grave; serious; severe; critical
- to underestimate; to underrate
- confused; chaotic; disorderly
- hall; concourse; public lounge; (hotel) lobby
- equipment; material
- instrument; apparatus; CL:臺|台[tai2]
- to push over; to overthrow
- globe
- promptly; at once
- 班 bān: 班 ban1: team; class; grade; (military) squad; work shift; classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles班 Bān: 班 Ban1: surname Ban
- books; works
- smoke ring
- to videotape; to videorecord; video recording; CL:盤|盘[pan2]