- to seize the opportune moment; to lose no time
- many times; repeatedly
- to notify; to inform; notice; notification; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to pay a visit
- finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end
- only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless
- by chance; by coincidence; to happen to
- ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily
- food
- to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)
- father and mother; parents
- dowry
- to propose marriage
- 俩 liǎ: 俩 lia3: two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个); both; some俩 liǎng: 俩 liang3: used in 伎倆|伎俩[ji4 liang3]
- immediately; promptly; quickly
- William or Wilhelm (name)
- knight; Sir; (loanword) jazz
- to request; to ask; request (CL:個|个[ge4])
- to give one's assent; to consent; Taiwan pr. [ying4 yun3]
- old married couple
- (coll.) contented; happy
- open and happy; carefree; at a loss; confused
- it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome
- appearance; looks; profile; countenance
- marketplace; market; bazaar; (economics) market
- word; statement; speech; lyrics; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝[Song4 chao2] (CL:首[shou3])
- competitive strength; competitiveness
- to exert oneself physically
- ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesome
- Mary or Marie (name); Mali
- eccentric; peculiar; mystifying
- unmarried old woman; spinster
- bright; intelligent
- acrobatics; jugglery; trick; ploy
- energy
- internal friction; internal dissipation of energy (in mechanics); fig. waste or discord within an organization
- at least; minimum; lowest (amount); minimal
- scene (in a movie etc); one's part in a movie or play; (archaic) actor's payment
- attitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche; way of thinking; mentality
- simple and unadorned; plain; (of land) level; even
- amazed
- (idiom) to steadfastly refuse to discuss the matter; to treat it as an untouchable subject
- to instigate; to incite; to urge; to encourage
- to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4]; drive (of gears and shafts etc)