- tranquil; undisturbed; serene
- island; CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4]
- Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor); Tiangong, Chinese space station program
- to build; to construct
- to wither; to wilt; wizened
- unknown; unable to find out
- extravagant; luxurious
- to polish; to burnish; to shine
- former days; in the past
- day after day
- to recollect; to recall (past times); to look back
- to recall; to recollect; to think back
- 闷 mèn: 闷 men4: bored; depressed; melancholy; sealed; airtight; tightly closed闷 mēn: 闷 men1: stuffy; shut indoors; to smother; to cover tightly
- abyss; depths; deepest or most distant part
- resident; inhabitant
- monetary reward
- to offend
- city resident; townspeople
- to approve of; to endorse; to acknowledge; to recognize; to identify oneself with
- (railway) train
- to call at; to stop at; berth
- neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc
- unemployment; to lose one's job
- city hall; city government
- museum
- United States; USA; US
- Jew
- humanism
- tradition; traditional
- 歌德 gē dé: 歌德 ge1 de2: to sing the praises of sb歌德 Gē dé: 歌德 Ge1 de2: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832), German poet and playwright
- 宿 Sù: 宿 Su4: surname Su宿 sù: 宿 su4: lodge for the night; old; former宿 xǐu: 宿 xiu3: night; classifier for nights宿 xìu: 宿 xiu4: constellation
- Brahms (name); Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), German romantic composer
- to compose (a piece of music); (fig.) to create, by one's actions, a narrative (generally one that can be recounted with pride)
- quartet (musical ensemble)
- 贝 bèi: 贝 bei4: cowrie; shellfish; currency (archaic)贝 Bèi: 贝 Bei4: surname Bei