- to grab hold of; to capture
- tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone
- upright gentleman; man of honor
- should; ought to
- shifty-eyed; crafty-looking (idiom)
- to be content with one's lot (idiom); to know one's place
- on the contrary; instead
- 越 Yuè: 越 Yue4: generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南越 yuè: 越 yue4: to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more
- to watch attentively; to fix one's attention on; to stare at; to gaze at
- tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten
- really isn't
- easy; with no difficulty
- 颇 Pō: 颇 Po1: surname Po; Taiwan pr. [Po3]颇 pō: 颇 po1: rather; quite; considerably; oblique; inclined; slanting; Taiwan pr. [po3]
- to think too much of oneself; self-important; arrogant
- gradually
- bustling with noise and excitement; lively
- mariner; sailor; seaman
- merchant; businessman
- broker; middleman; agent; manager
- porter
- peasant; farmer
- to hold in one's arms; to embrace; to surround; to gather around; to throng; to swarm; (bound form) to support (as in 擁護|拥护[yong1 hu4]); (literary) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. [yong3]
- 刮 guā: 刮 gua1: to scrape; to blow; to shave; to plunder; to extort刮 guā: 刮 gua1: to blow (of the wind)
- easterly wind; spring breeze; (fig.) revolutionary momentum; favorable circumstances
- air; atmosphere
- a nip in the air; chilliness
- sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic; transparent (open to public scrutiny)
- to shine; to illuminate
- seat; base; stand; (bound form) constellation; (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座[shi1 zuo4]); classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc
- mosque
- spire; peak of a pagoda
- south side; south
- to be just like
- to stretch; to extend
- bay serving as a harbor
- 红海 hóng hǎi: 红海 hong2 hai3: (neologism) highly competitive market (contrasted with 藍海|蓝海[lan2 hai3])红海 Hóng Hǎi: 红海 Hong2 Hai3: Red Sea
- to travel along a route (of vehicles etc)