- to explore; to probe
- tongue; CL:個|个[ge4]; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
- cooking; culinary arts
- palm
- 覆 fù: 覆 fu4: to reply to a letter覆 fù: 覆 fu4: to cover; to overflow; to overturn; to capsize
- widow
- to feel numb
- to offer; to give (as tribute); to devote (one's life); to sacrifice (oneself)
- (animal's) claw
- in a great rush; in a flurry
- (loanword) shopping (as a fun pastime)
- shopping
- on the way
- to miss; to remember with longing; to long to see again
- pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom); swift and decisive reaction
- morally loose, lewd and low, lascivious and mean; wanton
- to anticipate; to expect
- many; quite a lot; much better
- crimson; scarlet
- lit. real swords and spears (idiom); fig. very much for real; genuine
- hand-to-hand combat
- romantic
- ambience; mood; flavor
- custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; secular
- the real meaning; the true essence
- 幢 chuáng: 幢 chuang2: banner; pennant (in ancient China)幢 zhuàng: 幢 zhuang4: classifier for buildings (Taiwan pr. [chuang2]); (archaic) curtain hung over boat or carriage windows
- to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate
- to lock; to lock up
- clothing; clothing and other personal items
- ashamed
- callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet); also 老趼
- bed sheet; CL:條|条[tiao2],件[jian4],張|张[zhang1],床[chuang2]
- pale and feeble; powerless
- passive
- inferior; disadvantaged
- to guide; to lead (around); to conduct; to boot; introduction; primer
- to be gratified
- lit. like the man of 杞[Qi3] who feared the sky would fall (idiom); fig. to entertain groundless fears
- insolent; boorish; rough (in actions)