- to submerge; to drown; to flood; to drown out (also fig.)
- mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape; to survive by the skin of one's teeth
- to be late; to arrive slowly; to be slow in the coming
- gap; interval; compartment; to divide; to separate; to leave a gap of (two weeks, three meters etc)
- excuse; pretext; entreaties; arguments
- to archive; to place on file; saved data (for a video game etc)
- mythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of those who die; (fig.) death
- 转向 zhuǎn xiàng: 转向 zhuan3 xiang4: to change direction; fig. to change one's stance转向 zhuàn xiàng: 转向 zhuan4 xiang4: to get lost; to lose one's way
- the gates of hell
- to get angry; to burn with rage
- (literary) (lit.) to fix one's gaze on; (fig.) to show interest in; (favorable) attention; favor
- to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure
- no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
- to blame
- (onom.) sound of object falling into water; plop
- to be determined
- domestic (animals); home reared
- to meet head-on; face-to-face; directly
- vehicle light (headlight, turn indicator etc)
- to untie; to undo; to solve (a mystery)
- to feel jealous (esp. because of a rival in love or affection)
- garlic; CL:瓣[ban4],頭|头[tou2]
- aunt (mother's eldest sister); (respectful term of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)
- 勤 qín: 勤 qin2: diligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular; constant; (bound form) work; duty; attendance勤 qín: 勤 qin2: industrious; solicitous
- poignant; sad and beautiful
- maintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain