- to ask sb a question; question
- inside; interior; also pr. [li3 mian5]
- light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage
- 咳 ké: 咳 ke2: cough咳 hāi: 咳 hai1: sound of sighing; (interjection expressing surprise, sorrow, regret, disappointment etc) oh; damn; wow
- (of weather) overcast; gloomy; (of a voice) low and deep; low-spirited; downcast
- voice
- to transmit outwards; to disseminate; efferent (nerve)
- 德 Dé: 德 De2: Germany; German; abbr. for 德國|德国[De2 guo2]德 dé: 德 de2: virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind
- 义 Yì: 义 Yi4: surname Yi; (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4 da4 li4])义 yì: 义 yi4: justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship
- son
- 伯 bǎi: 伯 bai3: one hundred (old)伯 bó: 伯 bo2: father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address; Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
- to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero-
- younger male patrilineal cousin
- military school; military academy
- exceptional; outstandingly good
- representative; delegate; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4],名[ming2]; to represent; to stand for; on behalf of; in the name of
- to participate; to take part; to join
- college; academy; educational institution
- martial arts competition; tournament; to compete in a contest
- to obtain; to receive; to get
- (bird species of China) gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)
- medal; CL:枚[mei2]
- mediocrity
- elementary school; primary school
- sycophant; toady; bootlicker
- deft; nimble; ingenious
- improvisation; flexible; adaptable; pragmatic
- lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically; to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
- 本事 běn shi: 本事 ben3 shi5: ability; skill本事 běn shì: 本事 ben3 shi4: source material; original story
- staff officer; to give advice
- across one's whole face
- awkward; embarrassed
- to cast a glance
- a glance; a quick look; a glimpse
- is or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
- 哼 hng: 哼 hng5: interjection expressing dissatisfaction or suspicion哼 hēng: 哼 heng1: to groan; to snort; to hum; to croon; humph!
- first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
- it seems; seemingly; as if
- some; somewhat; rather; a bit
- displeased; annoyed
- then; after that; afterwards
- coldly
- to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while
- suspicious; dubious
- cold; to shiver with cold; to tremble with fear; afraid; apprehensive; strict; stern; severe; austere; awe-inspiring; imposing; majestic
- not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected; not batting an eyelid