- to participate; to take part; to join
- meeting; conference; CL:場|场[chang3],屆|届[jie4]
- what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about?
- start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
- to be convinced; to be sure; to firmly believe; to be positive that; definite news
- any; whatever; whichever
- to bully
- on the one hand
- plaything; toy
- to play with; to toy with; to dally with; to engage in; to resort to
- parliament; legislative assembly
- suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior
- to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight
- unexpectedly; to one's surprise
- to play with; to engage in; to resort to; to dally with
- on the other hand; another aspect
- to stammer; to stutter; Taiwan pr. [kou3ji2]
- to dredge up; to scoop up from the water; to fish for; to gain (by improper means)
- wealth; money
- tool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc)
- to act as a guardian
- mechanism; structure; organization; agency; institution; CL:所[suo3]
- court of law; court
- they; them
- to accept a bribe
- lit. to dredge for money; to make money by reprehensible means; to fish for a quick buck
- as if; to seem like
- to be present
- idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2]
- hey
- stage; section; phase; period; CL:個|个[ge4]
- conservatism
- to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter
- 憎恶 zēng è: 憎恶 zeng1 e4: to hate evil憎恶 zēng wù: 憎恶 zeng1 wu4: to loathe; to detest; to abhor
- to watch attentively; to fix one's attention on; to stare at; to gaze at
- to sense; to perceive; to come to realize; to be aware
- 裁缝 cái féng: 裁缝 cai2 feng2: to make an item of clothing; to tailor裁缝 cái feng: 裁缝 cai2 feng5: tailor; dressmaker
- (idiom) so that's how it is; I see
- 刷 shuà: 刷 shua4: to select刷 shuā: 刷 shua1: a brush; to paint; to daub; to brush; to scrub; (fig.) to remove; to eliminate (from a contest); to fire (from a job); (onom.) swish; rustle; to swipe (a card); to scroll on (a phone); (gaming) to grind; to farm (for experience points, equipment, levels etc)
- to realize; to be aware of; to feel that; to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself); responsible; predisposed to do the right thing; considerate of others
- funny; ridiculous
- to be bashful; to feel ashamed