- to haggle over price; to bargain
- used in 慫恿|怂恿[song3 yong3]; (literary) terrified
- to join up; to enlist (e.g. in the military)
- as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late
- to hand over; to pass on; to deliver; (bound form) progressively; in the proper order
- curriculum vitae (CV); résumé; biographical notes
- fall (of an empire)
- to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution; revolutionary; to revolt (against sb or sth); to revolutionize (sth); (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命); CL:次[ci4]
- to hold a funeral procession and burial; to give sb a final send-off; (fig.) to ruin (one's future prospects etc)
- lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom); fig. to stay calm in a tense situation
- to sharpen on grindstone; to improve oneself by practice
- mediocre
- to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth
- hoodlum; rascal; rogue; rascally; scoundrelly
- idle; leisurely
- quiet; peaceful; calm
- however; but; yet
- to miscalculate; to misjudge
- to converge; to flow together; fig. to act alike; to evolve together
- quietly; sorrowfully
- equal; balanced; harmony; equilibrium
- each month
- (old) pay; wages (esp. for soldiers)
- amiable; cordial; close and dear; familiar
- to meet; meeting; conference
- military power
- short name for Fujian 福建[Fu2 jian4]; also pr. [Min2]
- boundary; border
- to blockade; to surround; to hem in
- strategy; overall plan (esp. high-level or policy)
- crazy talk; ravings; nonsense
- underlay; foundation; pedestal
- father; dad; pa; papa
- 木 mù: 木 mu4: (bound form) tree; (bound form) wood; unresponsive; numb; wooden木 Mù: 木 Mu4: surname Mu
- to appear; present; now; existing; current
- incomparable; none to compare with at that time
- lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom); fig. elusive
- to gaze; to view