- beginning of the year
- to entrust a task to sb else
- socks; stockings; CL:隻|只[zhi1],對|对[dui4],雙|双[shuang1]
- 笼 lóng: 笼 long2: enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket; steamer basket笼 lǒng: 笼 long3: to envelop; to cover; (used in 籠子|笼子[long3 zi5]) large box; Taiwan pr. [long2]
- talks; discussions; CL:次[ci4]
- in charge; responsible for; person in charge; manager
- gold content; (fig.) value; worth
- comparatively; relatively; fairly
- xenophobic; anti-foreigner
- to inquire; to consult; to seek advice from
- mission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself; a calling
- (honorific written address) My dear friend
- slogan; catchphrase; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to ask about; to inquire about
- to ask sb to leave; to show sb the door; to give a tenant notice to leave
- graphic symbol; (computing) icon
- to recall; to revoke; to retract
- business school; university of business studies
- familiarity at first sight
- 朱 zhū: 朱 zhu1: vermilion朱 Zhū: 朱 Zhu1: surname Zhu朱 zhū: 朱 zhu1: (bound form) cinnabar
- 什 shén: 什 shen2: what什 shí: 什 shi2: ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc); assorted; miscellaneous
- 率 shuài: 率 shuai4: to lead; to command; rash; hasty; frank; straightforward; generally; usually率 lǜ: 率 lu:4: (bound form) ratio; rate; proportion
- to change one's tune; to modify one's previous remark; to change the way one addresses sb (as when one marries and starts to call one's husband's parents 爸爸[ba4 ba5] and 媽媽|妈妈[ma1 ma5])
- painstakingly; with great trouble
- to penetrate; to see through
- argument; words; lips and tongue
- a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
- to be available at any time; to be on call
- to rush to; to hurry to
- to detain sb; to hold sb against their will; to withhold (property, documents, funds etc)
- specialty store
- to dry clean; dry cleaning
- 翼 yì: 翼 yi4: wing; area surrounding the bullseye of a target; to assist; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy翼 Yì: 翼 Yi4: surname Yi; alternative name for 絳|绛[Jiang4], the capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770–475 BC)
- to put in an important position
- to rest; to recuperate; to regain composure
- vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); (bound form) to release (a captive); to indulge; to leap up; (literary) even if
- romantic history; romantic past