- bad habit; vice
- peasant; farmer
- running of armed forces; military management; to govern armed forces; to direct troops
- still; yet; to remain; (literary) frequently; often
- old-fashioned; out of date; to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon
- worldwide; entire world
- each country; every country; various countries
- to bring up; to train; to contribute to; achievements (usually of young people)
- (fig.) gulf; chasm; wide gap; (originally) the Hong Canal in Henan, which in ancient times formed the border between enemies Chu 楚[Chu3] and Han 漢|汉[Han4]
- to talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation
- background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer
- platform; terrace; flat-roofed building
- to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb)
- to be adept in; to excel at
- rampant; very popular
- pioneering work
- to continue to use (old methods); to apply as before; according to usage
- lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column; to replace the original with a fake; to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)
- (in former times) upper, middle and lower army; army of right, center and left; (in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force
- each one individually; each and every
- (of troops) to march
- to save a life; life-saving
- to camp; to pitch camp; stationed; quartered; Taiwan pr. [zha2 ying2]
- to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt
- lazy
- brick
- to kick; to trample; to tread on
- seedling (of rice or other grain); CL:棵[ke1]
- estate; lands
- duck (CL:隻|只[zhi1]); (slang) male prostitute
- fowl; chicken; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute
- pot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing; CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1]
- bowl; cup; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]
- to travel; transport
- 端详 duān xiáng: 端详 duan1 xiang2: full details; full particulars端详 duān xiang: 端详 duan1 xiang5: to look over carefully; to scrutinize
- every night
- city; town; CL:座[zuo4]
- 铺 pù: 铺 pu4: store铺 pù: 铺 pu4: plank bed; place to sleep; shop; store; (old) relay station铺 pū: 铺 pu1: to spread; to display; to set up; (old) holder for door-knocker
- inn; old-style hotel (CL:家[jia1]); (bound form) shop; store
- in the country; rural; pastoral
- village; hamlet; CL:座[zuo4]
- tea; tea plant; CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2]
- critical; crucial; vital
- you must not; Please don't...; be sure not to; on no account (do it)
- (bound form) to capture (sb)