- to be quite varied; each one is different
- shirt; CL:件[jian4]
- low-lying
- earth embankment used to hold back or retain water; dike around a paddy field
- old man; I (an old man referring to himself)
- to throw off inhibitions; to go all out
- master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- to move back and forth; to fiddle with
- roadside
- razor
- brow beaded with sweat; perspiring freely
- across one's whole face; (smiling) from ear to ear
- reserved; overcautious
- curb; roadside; wayside
- safe and sound; well
- to be close to; to approach; to draw near
- to receive a scolding
- to answer; to respond; to converse
- one breath; in one breath; at a stretch
- 刀 dāo: 刀 dao1: knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把[ba3]); (slang) (loanword) dollar; classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs; (Internet slang) to bargain; to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces)刀 Dāo: 刀 Dao1: surname Dao
- to sharpen; to grind (knife blades)
- (idiom) in unbroken succession; continuous
- to hone (a knife)
- to expend a great deal of effort
- 扛 gāng: 扛 gang1: to raise aloft with both hands; (of two or more people) to carry sth together扛 káng: 扛 kang2: to carry on one's shoulder; (fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc)
- footprint
- drenched; wet through
- to press on
- straight line; sharply (rise or fall)