- big; huge; massive
- in a low voice; softly
- to bring about; to create; to cause
- risk to one's life
- bare; naked; (fig.) plain; undisguised; unadorned
- to provoke; provocation
- muscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin; sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)
- in the end; after all; eventually
- to ignore; to disregard
- 猫 māo: 猫 mao1: cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1]); (dialect) to hide oneself; (loanword) (coll.) modem猫 máo: 猫 mao2: used in 貓腰|猫腰[mao2 yao1]
- as it turns out; by lucky coincidence; (of number, time, size etc) just right
- to go against the wind; contrary wind; a headwind
- to have; to hold (usu. sth abstract: power, distribution rights, a bargaining chip etc)
- light ray; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]; light; illumination; lighting (for a photograph)
- to understand completely
- 暗 àn: 暗 an4: dark; to turn dark; secret; hidden; (literary) confused; ignorant暗 àn: 暗 an4: (literary) to close (a door); to eclipse
- yellow; vulgar; lewd; pornographic
- simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc)
- especially; particularly; even more than usual; extra; additional
- to perform outstandingly; outstanding; dazzling; brilliant
- to squat down; to crouch
- to exclaim in admiration; a gasp of surprise
- my God!; oh boy!; man!
- to have bad luck; to be out of luck
- fortunate; lucky; good fortune; luck
- to run into; to come upon; to meet
- (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)?
- to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome)
- dog-like animal; ravenous beast; dhole (Cuon Alpinus); jackal
- to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
- for; for the purpose of; in order to
- risk; hazard
- (bound form) to gallop; to prance; (bound form) to soar; to hover; to make room; to clear out; to vacate; (verb suffix indicating repeated action)
- finger; toe; CL:個|个[ge4]
- definite; certain; fixed; to fix (on sth); to determine; to be sure; to ensure; to make certain; to ascertain; to clinch; to recognize; to confirm; OK (on computer dialog box)
- smiling face; smiley :) ☺; CL:副[fu4]
- simple and honest; straightforward
- to have guts; to have courage; to be brave
- ordinary person
- to be good at; to be adept at
- to catch; to seize; to capture