- 水 Shǔi: 水 Shui3: surname Shui; Shui ethnic group水 shǔi: 水 shui3: water; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4 shui3] and 水性[shui3 xing4]); (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy; (bound form) additional cost; extra income; classifier for washings of a garment
- muddy; turbid; brainless; foolish; (bound form) simple; natural; (bound form) whole; entire; all over
- 鱼 Yú: 鱼 Yu2: surname Yu鱼 yú: 鱼 yu2: fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]); used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼[bao4 yu2], alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼[e4 yu2] and octopi 章魚|章鱼[zhang1 yu2])
- to use (two words etc) together; to use (sth) continuously
- reinsurance (contractual device spreading risk between insurers)
- small scale; small size
- wind; news; style; custom; manner; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
- full responsibility
- to neglect one's duty; dereliction of duty; malpractice
- to intervene; to get involved
- grim; severe; rigorous
- muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles; a total mess
- 抹 mā: 抹 ma1: to wipe抹 mǒ: 抹 mo3: to smear; to wipe; to erase; classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc抹 mò: 抹 mo4: to plaster; to go around; to skirt
- to suffer a crushing defeat
- to lift a siege; to help sb out of trouble or embarrassment
- to sneer at; to ridicule; to taunt
- to fail in observing or supervising; to miss; to let sth slip through
- to suffer damage
- somewhat; to some extent
- hot-headed; impulsive; reckless
- big stick (policy etc)
- taste; flavor; feeling
- the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism); the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 大辯論|大辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 大字報|大字报[da4 zi4 bao4] (PRC)
- to defend; to uphold; to safeguard
- to bear; to support; to inherit
- (formal) (honorific) your writing; your handwriting; pen; calligraphy brush; a large sum of (money)
- fame; reputation; honor; honorary; emeritus (of retired professor)
- lawful; legitimate; legal
- reporter; journalist; CL:個|个[ge4]
- (newspaper's) front page
- companion; comrade; fellow
- business activity; commercial activity
- to explain; to justify; to defend (a point of view etc); to provide an explanation; to try to defend oneself
- judge (in court)
- 听 yǐn: 听 yin3: smile (archaic)听 tīng: 听 ting1: to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages; to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]); (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
- lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved
- legitimacy
- to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
- to make a telephone call