- root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; CL:條|条[tiao2]; radical (chemistry)
- 扎 zhá: 扎 zha2: used in 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2]扎 zhā: 扎 zha1: to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar")扎 zhā: 扎 zha1: (of troops) to be stationed (at); Taiwan pr. [zha2]扎 zā: 扎 za1: to tie; to bind; classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle; Taiwan pr. [zha2]
- wind and rain; the elements; (fig.) trials and hardships
- to learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ology
- to rule a country
- insulted; humiliated; disgraced
- to neglect one's duty; to be guilty of dereliction of duty
- to carry out a vendetta against sb
- to toss; to throw out
- olive branch; symbol of peace
- as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right
- not clear; unknown; to fail to understand
- chance; opportunity; destiny
- (idiom) to become as one (with a particular group of people); to mix well; to bond
- rural area; village; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 乌 Wū: 乌 Wu1: abbr. for country names that begin with 烏|乌[wu1]: Ukraine 烏克蘭|乌克兰[Wu1 ke4 lan2], Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦|乌兹别克斯坦[Wu1 zi1 bie2 ke4 si1 tan3] etc; surname Wu乌 wū: 乌 wu1: crow; black乌 wù: 乌 wu4: used in 烏拉|乌拉[wu4 la5]; used in 烏拉草|乌拉草[wu4 la5 cao3]
- domestic animal; livestock; cattle
- provisions; supplies; victuals; (literary) to support; to provide for; to look after
- age (of a young woman)
- angel
- slim
- 结实 jiē shi: 结实 jie1 shi5: rugged; sturdy; strong; durable; buff (physique)结实 jiē shí: 结实 jie1 shi2: to bear fruit
- to shine; to glow; to irradiate; to flash
- widow
- to help; to aid; assistance
- delicate
- to sail against the current; (fig.) to go against the flow
- to flow at great speed; to pour; racing current
- enemy troops; hostile forces; CL:股[gu3]
- 内地 nèi dì: 内地 nei4 di4: inland; interior; hinterland内地 Nèi dì: 内地 Nei4 di4: mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan); Japan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization)
- to apply (for a job); to reply to a job advertisement
- slum housing
- unemployment; to lose one's job
- discipline
- flea
- to incorporate into one's troops; to weave in
- to furnish; to provide; supply (as in supply and demand)
- to eat and drink; food and drink
- (military) offensive