- alpha (Greek letter Α, α)
- 鲁 Lǔ: 鲁 Lu3: surname Lu; Lu, an ancient state of China 魯國|鲁国[Lu3 guo2]; short name for Shandong 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1]鲁 lǔ: 鲁 lu3: (bound form) crass; stupid; rude; (used to represent the sounds of "ru", "lu" etc in loanwords)
- double-edged sword; CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]; classifier for blows of a sword
- 看好 kān hǎo: 看好 kan1 hao3: to keep an eye on看好 kàn hǎo: 看好 kan4 hao3: to regard as having good prospects
- to economize; to conserve (resources); economy; frugal
- first half of the year
- prudent; cautious
- dedicated; devoted; persistent; to persist in; to cling to; (Buddhism) attachment
- to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite
- power; might
- as to; considering; for
- call in (one's subordinates); summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an interview
- to die for a just cause
- honor and glory; glorious
- meeting room; conference room
- martyr
- to be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind
- (in) the original place; the place where one currently is; place of origin; local (product)
- motionless
- to commit one's energy to; to devote oneself to; to sacrifice one's life for; (coll.) (of a woman) to give one's virginity to
- to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide
- to cast a glance
- (human) body
- (old) to report to one's master
- to hide; to cover up; to conceal
- to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
- to be in a tangle; to nag
- to have had enough of; to be fed up with; to have had one's fill of
- writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]); brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy); (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork; (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character; (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business; (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)
- saving; to save; to use sparingly; to cut down on
- pet name for a child; childhood name
- to postpone; to put off; to defer
- the bottom of a trouser leg
- sharp; incisive; penetrating
- to monitor
- think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
- to choose (literary)