- wife's father, father-in-law
- to offer birthday congratulations (to an elderly person)
- hurriedly
- to leave; to exit
- can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab
- elderly
- family name; surname; to be surnamed ...
- paternal aunt; CL:個|个[ge4]
- ancestors; forebears
- which; who
- excessive; undue; to exceed; to be more than; very; extremely; (dialect) what; whatever (Taiwan pr. [shen2])
- clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about
- on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shang4 mian5]
- older brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 下面 xià miàn: 下面 xia4 mian4: below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xia4 mian5]下面 xià miàn: 下面 xia4 mian4: to boil noodles
- to approach; to get close to
- opportunity; chance; occasion; CL:個|个[ge4]
- (of a wife) to return to her parental home; (fig.) to return to one's old place, job, school etc
- to wash the face
- washbowl; basin for washing hands and face; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
- scholar
- digest (of literature); to make a digest (of data); summary
- card
- to bloom; to blossom; to flower; (fig.) to burst; to split open; (fig.) to burst with joy; (fig.) to spring up everywhere; to flourish
- (coll.) factory; mill; yard; depot
- 花 Huā: 花 Hua1: surname Hua花 huā: 花 hua1: flower; blossom; CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful花 huā: 花 hua1: flower; blossom; also pr. [wei3]
- flower; fresh flowers; CL:朵[duo3]
- cotton
- working procedure; process
- to use; to employ; to apply; to make use of
- woven cloth; to weave cloth
- trade; profession; industry; business
- (bound form) to compare; (literary) to dispute; compared to; (before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather; also pr. [jiao3]
- ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qian2 mian5]
- fleet; CL:支[zhi1]
- total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout
- to write a letter (to the authorities); to present a petition
- thirty-first year A7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1954 or 2014
- to lose a war
- cause; origin; root cause; reason; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
- plan; project; program; to plan; to map out; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]
- to receive orders; to follow orders; to act under orders