- branches and knots; fig. side issue; minor peripheral problem
- to arrange in order; (math.) permutation
- ingenuity; craftsmanship
- to agree; to consent; to approve
- nonlinear (math.)
- familiarity breeds fondness (idiom)
- pressure
- to oppose; to be against; to object to
- to not appear to be decent or respectful; shameful
- to despise; to look down on; to feel contempt for
- coastal area; littoral or riparian
- an individual; self-employed individual; small business operator (abbr. for 個體戶|个体户[ge4 ti3 hu4])
- to sweep along; to coerce
- proportion; specific gravity
- to change irregularly; to fluctuate
- shape; form; pattern; morphology
- to return sb's gaze; to meet sb's eyes; to look back (to one's rear); (fig.) to look back at (the past); to reflect on
- doorstep; sill; threshold; fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper)
- sharp and clear; crisp; melodious; ringing; tinkling; silvery (of sound); fragile; frail; also written 輕脆|轻脆
- door knocker (in the shape of a ring)
- to go and come back; to make a return trip; backwards and forwards (e.g. of piston or pump action); to reciprocate (of machine part)
- to cycle; to circulate; circle; loop
- elaborate
- to write a play; scenario; dramatist; screenwriter
- to direct; director (film etc)
- idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2]
- divergent; difference (of opinion, position); disagreement; (math.) bifurcation
- to angrily rebuke; to indignantly denounce
- dross; dregs; rubbish; fig. useless residue
- must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot
- alcohol addiction
- (old) a person of literary talent; a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post)
- to agitate for; to enthusiastically promote
- habit; hobby
- most likely; mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10); vast majority
- evidence; proof; to confirm; corroboration
- to get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on sb; to curry favor with; a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor
- 组 Zǔ: 组 Zu3: surname Zu组 zǔ: 组 zu3: to form; to organize; group; team; classifier for sets, series, groups of people, batteries
- to drink (alcohol)
- top of the list
- capacity for liquor; how much one can drink