- (of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious; (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting; to strictly enforce
- (idiom) not amenable to reason; unreasonable
- 差 chā: 差 cha1: difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction); (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly差 chà: 差 cha4: different; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack; not up to standard; inferior; Taiwan pr. [cha1]差 chāi: 差 chai1: to send (on an errand); (archaic) person sent on such an errand; job; official post差 cī: 差 ci1: used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]
- pace; (measured) step; march
- to go to school; to attend school
- termination; to finish; to end; to conclude; to close
- to accept; to take; next; following
- 花 Huā: 花 Hua1: surname Hua花 huā: 花 hua1: flower; blossom; CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful花 huā: 花 hua1: flower; blossom; also pr. [wei3]
- 当年 dāng nián: 当年 dang1 nian2: in those days; back then; in those years; to be in the prime of life当年 dàng nián: 当年 dang4 nian2: that very same year
- to throw an explosive charge; to bomb
- one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)
- to reduce the pace (of movements, steps etc)
- group; crowd; flock, herd, pack etc
- butcher; fig. murderous dictator
- at least; (to say the) least
- cruel; harsh; merciless
- direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology); inclination; trend; to move towards; to head for
- sand; grit; CL:粒[li4],把[ba3]
- (of the sun) to shine on; to bask in (the sunshine); to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun; (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share"); (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to
- warm; to warm
- to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike); (online) to downvote
- to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh)
- sound; noise
- to sigh; to exclaim
- bitter; painful; deeply distressed
- to thank; to be grateful
- to come (formal); before; previously
- alongside; shoulder to shoulder; side by side; abreast
- to break; to smash
- middle school
- contradiction; CL:個|个[ge4]; conflicting views; contradictory
- origin; root (cause)
- 埋 mái: 埋 mai2: to bury埋 mán: 埋 man2: used in 埋怨[man2 yuan4]
- concept; idea; CL:個|个[ge4]
- first; first time; for the first time
- sophisticated; advanced (technology etc); meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)
- science and technology
- company; firm; enterprise; corporation; CL:家[jia1]