- life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature (CL:條|条[tiao2])
- to leap up; (coll.) to gush out; to spurt out
- tone; manner of speaking; mood; CL:個|个[ge4]
- sb who is always hungry; glutton; (Buddhism) hungry ghost
- seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [si4 de5]
- roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea
- maritime
- reason; cause
- to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success)
- what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...; (derog.) so-called
- is or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
- to hide; to conceal; to mask; to shelter; to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden); to hide oneself; to lie low; to nestle; hidden; implicit; private; covert; recessed (lighting)
- secret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret
- diplomacy; diplomatic; foreign affairs; CL:個|个[ge4]
- mission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself; a calling
- to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly
- 费 Fèi: 费 Fei4: surname Fei费 fèi: 费 fei4: to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses
- mind; thoughts; inclination; mood
- to meet; to run into (sb); to get together (with sb)
- to chat; to gossip
- to rack one's brains for schemes (idiom); to beat one's brains out
- to rope in; fig. to involve sb; to entice
- when the moment comes; at that time
- can't say for sure; maybe
- use; application
- frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
- whiskey (loanword)
- to decline (an appointment, invitation etc)
- to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body)
- human emotions; social relationship; friendship; favor; a good turn
- as before; still; to remain the same
- all around
- to discard; to abandon (old ways); to invalidate
- city wall
- green
- date palm; date (fruit)
- tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up
- distant place
- hillside
- wide expanse; large area; vast stretch; extending widely; blockbuster movie
- (loanword) coffee; CL:杯[bei1]
- famous city