- to seem; to be like
- to confiscate; to seize
- see 手心[shou3 xin1]
- wing; CL:隻|只[zhi1],對|对[dui4]
- to order sb around; (coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc); Taiwan pr. [shi3 huan4]
- to settle for second best; the next best thing
- debt of gratitude
- to contemplate; to ponder; contemplation; meditation
- wooden clappers (percussion instrument); to beat time with clappers (for a singer); (auctioneer's) board or gavel; to slap the board to signal a sale; to bring down the gavel; (fig.) to make a decision; to have the final say
- eccentric; odd-looking; peculiar
- ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin
- to rebuff; to refuse; to turn down
- Western style
- 中式 Zhōng shì: 中式 Zhong1 shi4: Chinese style中式 zhòng shì: 中式 zhong4 shi4: to pass the imperial examinations
- serviceman; soldier; military personnel
- honor; credit; glory; (honorable) reputation; honorary
- disgrace; dishonor; to insult; to bring disgrace or humiliation to; to be indebted to; self-deprecating; Taiwan pr. [ru4]
- leadership authority
- no good; not good for; not beneficial
- (coll.) a short while; a moment
- one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents; round (boxing etc); rally (tennis etc); frame (billiards etc); inning; (tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg; round (of negotiations)
- many times; repeatedly
- to spend the whole day eating (i.e. not doing any work)
- not paying attention to anything (idiom); to idle time away
- low status; lowly; to lower (one's head)
- to practice; field work; to intern; internship
- to stagger; to walk falteringly
- cruel; vicious; fierce and malicious; vengeful
- to combine; to join; unite; alliance
- to throw sth a long distance; to hurl; to throw at; to throw (dice etc); to flip (a coin)
- bottle; CL:個|个[ge4]
- sound (often with negative, not a sound); whisper
- to yell; hubbub
- (bound form) ladder; stairs
- to work overtime