- to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
- evildoer; malefactor; gangster; hoodlum
- (of a path etc) narrow; (of a living space etc) cramped; (of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow; limited
- patriotism
- shop sign; signboard; (fig.) pretense
- 费 Fèi: 费 Fei4: surname Fei费 fèi: 费 fei4: to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses
- physical strength
- to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions
- (of a person) upright; respectable; decent; (Tw) (of a business etc) reputable
- to exhaust one's limited abilities (idiom)
- 分子 fēn zǐ: 分子 fen1 zi3: (chemistry) molecule; (math.) numerator of a fraction分子 fèn zǐ: 分子 fen4 zi3: member of a class or group; people of a certain type
- head; chief
- to entice; to lead astray
- rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown; secret to all but a few
- to show oneself; to appear; (of a deity) to appear in the flesh
- intimate; close
- notorious; infamous; egregious (bandits)
- sect
- to assert; to claim
- to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research
- tramp; wanderer
- not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after
- a common occurrence (idiom)
- (of time) how long?; (not) a long time
- regular army; standing army
- outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance
- to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom); to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
- thread; string; wire; line; CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
- (of alcohol) to ferment; (of a crisis) to be brewing; to mull over (an issue); to hold exploratory discussions
- to be very clear about sth (idiom)
- peril; dangerous circumstance
- to behead; capital punishment; desperate struggle; life-and-death
- to retreat
- to have priority; to take precedence
- key task; important affair
- unlimited; unbounded
- to observe; to watch; to survey
- to choose; to select
- outstanding; excellent
- to appoint; to assign; to indicate clearly and with certainty; designated