- narrow
- busy; bustling
- housefly; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- gradually
- city and countryside
- to make a round trip; return journey; back and forth; to and fro; repeatedly
- 冬 dōng: 冬 dong1: winter冬 Dōng: 冬 Dong1: surname Dong冬 dōng: 冬 dong1: (onom.) beating a drum; rat-a-tat
- tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man
- weather
- (of the weather) to warm up again
- to pass; to spend (time); to survive; to get through
- winter
- rhythm; tempo; musical pulse; cadence; beat
- to take some time out; to make use of a spare moment
- family name; surname; to be surnamed ...
- uncle; grandpa; CL:位[wei4]
- Chinese chess; CL:副[fu4]
- from childhood; from a young age
- mathematics
- to bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by; to improvise; passable; not too bad
- perception; wits; power of understanding; comprehension
- to beat; to win; to profit
- luckily; by a fluke
- the first light of dawn; (fig.) glimmer of hope after a dark period; a new beginning
- slow; unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; to revive; to recuperate
- sullen
- silver hair; gray hair
- stiff; inflexible; mechanical; stubborn; to cut blocks for printing
- sunset; the setting sun
- to keep a firm grip on; to pay close attention to; to lose no time in (doing sth)
- light refreshments; pastry; dim sum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert
- to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation
- to set up; to arrange; to lay out
- chess piece; CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]; (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes)
- have plenty of; there's no lack of
- rattan chair
- take your time; take it easy
- 喽 lou: 喽 lou5: (final particle equivalent to 了[le5]); (particle calling attention to, or mildly warning of, a situation)喽 lóu: 喽 lou2: (bound form) subordinates in a gang of bandits
- to be left speechless; unable to respond
- to treat; treatment
- to die; death
- major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
- in any case; no matter what
- optimistic; sanguine; generous; magnanimous; open-minded