- in advance; before the event
- (military) to march; to advance; (fig.) to enter and compete in a new market, field, region or arena
- English Language Teaching (ELT); studying and teaching English
- (of two performers) to speak or sing alternately; to be fit for the purposes of a job or task; (of food) to suit sb's taste
- to be located at; to be situated in
- regional; local
- 方言 fāng yán: 方言 fang1 yan2: topolect; dialect方言 Fāng yán: 方言 Fang1 yan2: the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 揚雄|扬雄[Yang2 Xiong2] in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters
- to exchange; to replace; to substitute for; to switch
- (various things) such as; such as (the following)
- to run
- 熊 Xíong: 熊 Xiong2: surname Xiong熊 xíong: 熊 xiong2: bear; (coll.) to scold; to rebuke; (coll.) weak; incapable
- fluffy
- 云 yún: 云 yun2: (classical) to say云 yún: 云 yun2: cloud; CL:朵[duo3]云 Yún: 云 Yun2: surname Yun; short name for Yunnan 雲南|云南[Yun2 nan2]
- creative; creativity
- comedic material; (in reference to a person) laughingstock; butt of jokes
- proud (of one's achievements etc)
- scene; scenario; situation; setting
- to reply; to write back; letter written in reply; CL:封[feng1]
- background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer
- magnetic tape; CL:盤|盘[pan2],盒[he2]
- (of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound; whine; moan; wail
- whenever; every time
- to pass by; menstruation
- (of a sound) to come through; to be heard; (of news) to arrive
- Western style
- military band
- dealings; contacts; to go back and forth
- spark; sparkle
- to violate; to offend; to assault; criminal; crime; to make a mistake; recurrence (of mistake or sth bad)
- hastily
- to mend
- long-distance phone call
- to hold (one's head) high; expensive; high (spirits etc)
- extra income
- to save; to put aside; savings
- month
- to retrieve; to redeem
- (of skies or one's mood) gloomy
- inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during
- (idiom) to vanish without a trace; to go missing