- (fig.) to have a slice of the pie; to get a piece of the action
- to make a profit; to earn a packet
- symmetry; symmetrical
- restricted document, available only to certain individuals such as high-ranking Party officials (abbr. for 內部參考|内部参考); (literary) palace eunuch
- think tank; brain trust
- to draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan; a program
- glove; mitten; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
- reform; CL:次[ci4],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4]; to reform
- initial stage; beginning period
- chart; list; table; register; score (music); spectrum (physics); to set to music
- illegal; to break the law
- gap; unoccupied space or time; fig. gap; loophole
- 环 Huán: 环 Huan2: surname Huan环 huán: 环 huan2: ring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; classifier for scores in archery etc; to surround; to encircle; to hem in
- to look down at (from a high vantage point)
- business; trade; commerce
- 圈 juān: 圈 juan1: to confine; to lock up; to pen in圈 juàn: 圈 juan4: livestock enclosure; pen; fold; sty圈 quān: 圈 quan1: circle; ring; loop; (fig.) social circle; niche group; community; fandom; classifier for loops, orbits, laps; to surround; to encircle; to circle (sth); to mark with a circle
- 通 tòng: 通 tong4: classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)通 tōng: 通 tong1: to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
- to be an eyesore; (fig.) to spoil the fun; to be a wet blanket
- forehead
- afraid; frightened; to fear
- to tell lies
- firm; steady; staunch; resolute
- unavoidably; can't help; really; rather
- to harbor (thoughts); to cherish; to entertain (illusions)
- north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom); (fig.) all over China
- hillbilly; yokel; redneck; bumpkin
- top floor; attic; loft; garret; penthouse; (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc)
- color (of one's skin, a sign of good health); red of cheeks
- acrophobia; fear of heights
- conspicuous; to make sth stand out; make sth prominent
- destructive power; harmfulness
- sealed off; impenetrable
- mood; mental state; frame of mind
- (rhetorical question) when?; how?; it's not that...
- originally; at first; at the outset
- to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
- to bear grudges
- to be furious; to fly into a terrible rage
- to look down upon; to despise