- almost; nearly
- to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4])
- to lose a family fortune (idiom)
- way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- to resent; to harbor a grudge against; to loathe; resentment; rancor
- barely; only; merely
- pound sterling
- to divide (and give to others)
- nature; disposition; temperament; character; CL:個|个[ge4]
- (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items
- master; host; owner; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to form; to take shape
- (of colors) bright; fresh and clear; clear-cut; distinct
- to contrast; contrast; ratio; CL:個|个[ge4]
- another person; sb else; other people
- name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people
- every trade; all professions; all walks of life
- qualified; competent (professionally); to be up to a task
- to experience; to go through; experience (CL:段[duan4],次[ci4])
- to enrich; rich; plentiful; abundant
- upright; upstanding; honest
- good and honest; kindhearted
- easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to
- to be cheated; to be taken in; to be hoodwinked
- crafty; cunning; sly
- (idiom) unconsciously; unwittingly
- 说 shùi: 说 shui4: to persuade说 shūo: 说 shuo1: to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine
- to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old)
- mouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc); CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]
- absolute; unconditional
- loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true
- although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)
- frequently; often
- not paying attention; carelessly; by accident
- 间 jiān: 间 jian1: between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms间 jiàn: 间 jian4: gap; to separate; to thin out (seedlings); to sow discontent
- to be more of a hindrance than a help
- to show; to show off; to display; to manifest; expression; manifestation; show; display; performance (at work etc); behavior
- unusual; abnormal; extremely; exceptionally
- extraordinarily brave; heroic
- in a word; in short; in brief
- two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
- still; calm; quiet; not moving
- to bring out the best in each other (idiom); to complement one another well
- is precisely