- remaining years of one's life
- to contain; to accumulate
- considerably; much; quite a bit
- image; imagery
- (of wind etc) to subside; to die down; to quell; to smooth over (a dispute etc); to suppress (a rebellion etc)
- ripple
- penetrating
- the nine springs; the underworld of Chinese mythology; Hades
- impossible to unravel; confusing
- elephant; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; shape; form; appearance; to imitate
- sad; downhearted; sentimental; pathos; melancholy
- sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected
- (literary) (of a liquid or vapor etc) to permeate; to saturate; to suffuse; (literary) (fig.) to be steeped; to be immersed (in an environment, field of study, emotion etc)
- (of literature, art) distinct style; flavor; spirit; character
- to realize; realization
- to chant; to recite; verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems); (literary) to lament; to groan; (bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects; (music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2]) (cf. 猱[nao2], wide vibrato)
- close range
- soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body)
- (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)
- Communist Party member
- term of respect for a teacher's wife
- often; constantly
- now; at present; currently
- 尽量 jǐn liàng: 尽量 jin3 liang4: as much as possible; to the greatest extent尽量 jìn liàng: 尽量 jin4 liang4: as much as possible; to the greatest extent
- work; toil; physical labor; CL:次[ci4]
- to waste (one's energy etc)
- terrified
- the way back; one's journey home
- to close; to shut (a window etc); (of a shop, school etc) to shut down
- margin; leeway
- to be determined
- more (than sth else); even more
- to report on completion of a mission; debriefing
- to put down in writing; to take down notes; transcript; record
- this day
- structure; composition; makeup; architecture; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4]
- compact; terse; tight (schedule)
- tone; manner of speaking; mood; CL:個|个[ge4]
- calm; unruffled
- improvisation