- to get a haircut; to have one's hair done; to cut (sb's) hair; to give (sb) a haircut
- (coll.) mother's sister; maternal aunt
- to make a living by writing; to write (as an author)
- chapter; section
- publication
- to publish (in newspapers or magazines); to record (bookkeeping entries)
- to be published; to come out
- to adorn; to embellish
- sale; market; state of the market; sales event
- accurate; precise
- to write; to compose
- book review; book notice
- north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River
- beetle
- (of a singer) to lose one's voice; (male opera singer's) voice change (at puberty)
- to fall sick; to contract an illness
- writings; writing style
- sharp; incisive; penetrating
- (of writing) tone; style
- entire book; unabridged book
- 东 Dōng: 东 Dong1: surname Dong东 dōng: 东 dong1: east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
- to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid; to grab; to go off with; to take a shortcut; to make a turning move; to fold one's arms
- rhetoric
- lit. to pile up (bricks); to pack; fig. to pad out (writing with fancy phrases); ornate rhetoric
- question mark (punct.); unknown factor; unsolved problem; interrogation
- without learning or skills (idiom); ignorant and incompetent
- to pick fault with; to spot the differences; to nitpick; to pick a quarrel; to find complaint with
- up until now; so far
- wasted effort
- unpracticed; inexperienced; naive; unsophisticated
- a cold reception; to cold-shoulder sb
- member of another religion; heathen; pagan; heretic; apostate
- natural disaster; famine