- to reduce; to decrease; to shrink
- optimism
- to value; to appraise; to be valued at; estimate; valuation
- hammer; CL:把[ba3]
- in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact; in practice
- (two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply
- (coll.) to end in failure; to come to grief; to bite the dust
- to hold fast to; to stick to
- 矫 Jiǎo: 矫 Jiao3: surname Jiao矫 jiáo: 矫 jiao2: used in 矯情|矫情[jiao2 qing5]矫 jiǎo: 矫 jiao3: to correct; to rectify; to redress; strong; brave; to pretend; to feign; affectation
- to adjust; to regulate; to harmonize; to reconcile (accountancy etc)
- (idiom) to lack the ability to do what one would wish
- swindle; abduct
- to leave
- noisy; clamorous
- to exclude; not including sth (when counting or listing); except for
- apricot; (bound form) almond
- rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance
- the emperor relatives (idiom); person with powerful connections
- golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
- intelligence; intellect
- to be situated at; to find oneself at
- heavy; burdensome; heavy-duty; arduous; onerous
- Dongting Lake in northeast Hunan province
- dead atmosphere; lifeless; spiritless
- to lose all interest in life (idiom)
- (idiom) try persuasion before resorting to force
- to get sth off one's chest
- lunatic ravings; nonsense
- twisting; to twine; to wind; to pester; to bother
- collateral relative (descended from a common ancestor but through different lines)
- Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 provinces
- lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom); fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend; a straw in the wind
- good fortune; a blessing
- Marx and Lenin
- materialistic