- thick and thin; coarse and fine; thickness (caliber); coarseness; quality of work
- 双 Shuāng: 双 Shuang1: surname Shuang双 shuāng: 双 shuang1: two; double; pair; both; even (number)
- neat and tidy
- ceremonial robe; formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc)
- smiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear
- to catch; to grapple with; to hold onto
- unable to change sth; unable to deal with
- road; path; way; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- to pay respects; to wish good health; in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千[da3 qian1])
- to disdain to do sth; to think sth not worth doing; to feel it beneath one's dignity
- everywhere
- (old) image of Confucius; holy image (of Buddha or Jesus Christ etc)
- bookcase
- to purchase; to buy
- to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous; gilding the lily
- to stint; to be miserly
- to pay a sum of money; payment
- in arrears; behind in payments; to default on one's debts
- cupboard; cabinet
- in silence; not speaking
- to pick up; to collect; to gather
- the present time; (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty
- to steal; to pilfer
- to deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal; CL:筆|笔[bi3]
- to haggle over price; to bargain
- skinny; emaciated (idiom)
- open to the view of all; spacious; to open wide; to disclose
- copper (chemistry); see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2]; CL:塊|块[kuai4]
- chain
- (idiom) (of a pocket, pouch etc) full and bulging
- to accept; to receive
- to do business
- to haggle over every ounce; (fig.) to fuss over minor matters; to split hairs
- to wave; to brandish; to command; to conduct; to scatter; to disperse
- to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable
- to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhao1ji2]