- trend; tendency; orientation
- to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
- 便宜 pián yi: 便宜 pian2 yi5: cheap; inexpensive; a petty advantage; to let sb off lightly便宜 biàn yí: 便宜 bian4 yi2: convenient
- vegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1]); dish (of food) (CL:樣|样[yang4],道[dao4],盤|盘[pan2]); (of one's skills etc) weak; poor; (coll.) (one's) type
- (literary) (lit.) to fix one's gaze on; (fig.) to show interest in; (favorable) attention; favor
- to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs
- to stretch; to extend
- chopsticks; CL:對|对[dui4],根[gen1],把[ba3],雙|双[shuang1]
- 夹 gā: 夹 ga1: used in 夾肢窩|夹肢窝[ga1 zhi5 wo1]夹 jià: 夹 jia4: Taiwan pr. used in 夾生|夹生[jia1 sheng1] and 夾竹桃|夹竹桃[jia1 zhu2 tao2]夹 jiā: 夹 jia1: to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; folder; Taiwan pr. [jia2]夹 jiá: 夹 jia2: double-layered (quilt); lined (garment)
- after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
- gradually
- to see clearly; to recognize; to realize
- reality; actuality; real; actual; realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested
- to push out; to release; to launch; to publish; to recommend
- 亲 qìng: 亲 qing4: parents-in-law of one's offspring亲 qīn: 亲 qin1: parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear
- 民 mín: 民 min2: (bound form) the people; inhabitants of a country民 Mín: 民 Min2: surname Min
- set meal; (fig.) product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription)
- to adjust; adjustment; revision; CL:個|个[ge4]
- a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor
- anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious
- food and beverage; catering; repast
- still; as before
- reliable
- to take in; income; revenue; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]
- to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
- to belong to; to fall under (a category)
- at the same time; simultaneously
- very much; extremely; one ten thousandth part
- fortunate; lucky; good fortune; luck
- feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive
- as if; to seem like
- quick-witted; resourceful
- squirrel
- cozy; snug
- tree hollow; (slang) anonymous platform for sharing secrets; (slang) confidant
- 囤 tún: 囤 tun2: to store; to hoard囤 dùn: 囤 dun4: bin for grain
- 藏 cáng: 藏 cang2: to conceal; to hide away; to harbor; to store; to collect藏 Zàng: 藏 Zang4: Tibetan ethnic group; Tibet Autonomous Region (short name for 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 qu1])藏 zàng: 藏 zang4: storehouse; depository; Buddhist or Taoist scripture
- to get through the winter
- to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore
- nut
- to take refuge; to seek asylum
- a refuge; a haven; a sanctuary
- whole; entire; total
- exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
- to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct
- the Opium Wars of 1840-1842 and 1860-1861