- weaponry; to hold (a weapon); to wield; to rely on; to depend on; war; battle
- (lit. quantity of spirit); moral character; degree of forbearance; broad-mindedness or otherwise; tolerance; magnanimity
- (bound form) curtain; tent; canopy
- to be rampant; to run wild
- burial mound
- to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors
- mistress; paramour (of married man)
- to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence
- to select; to choose; to settle on
- to suss out; to figure out; to ascertain
- to support by coordinated action
- monotonous; dull; tedious (idiom)
- to elope
- to burst out laughing; hilarious; burst of laughter
- the lowest professions
- to catch cold; (common) cold; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]; (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative); (Tw) to detest; can't stand
- to distrust; to be suspicious
- to be lenient; to relent; to be reluctant to make a hard decision; to think twice
- soft-spoken; afraid to speak out
- we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. [za2 men5]
- variable factor; uncertainties; (math.) a variable
- 踏 tà: 踏 ta4: to tread; to stamp; to step on; to press a pedal; to investigate on the spot踏 tā: 踏 ta1: see 踏實|踏实[ta1 shi5]
- (feng shui term) tomb
- to select; to choose; to pick over; to pick out; to differentiate; to eliminate; also pr. [zhai2]
- principle; doctrine; CL:個|个[ge4]
- (coll.) since
- passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
- treasure; CL:件[jian4]
- to hit a pressure point (martial arts); dim mak; see also 點脈|点脉[dian3 mai4]
- close; similar to
- dynasty; reign (of a king)
- soil
- difference; distinction; disparity
- to demonstrate; to show; presentation; demonstration
- local
- high official
- (idiom) high officials and noble lords; the powerful and influential