- 弹 tán: 弹 tan2: to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument); to spring or leap; to shoot (e.g. with a catapult); (of cotton) to fluff or tease; to flick; to flip; to accuse; to impeach; elastic (of materials)弹 dàn: 弹 dan4: crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball
- to look at; to view; to read
- (literary) (final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 呢[ne5] or 啊[a1])
- wise and farsighted
- to wield (political etc) power; be in power
- were it not for; if not for
- suspicion; to have suspicions
- lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow; fig. to make the final decision
- can it be possible that; could it be
- heaven
- to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support
- yeah (interjection of approval); to belch
- Liaodong peninsula between Bohai 渤海 and Yellow sea; east and south of Liaoning province; east of Liao river 遼河|辽河
- powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; to turn to powder; (dialect) to whitewash; white; pink; (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉絲|粉丝[fen3 si1]); to be a fan of
- long ago; a long time since
- mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate
- 俟 sì: 俟 si4: (literary) to wait for俟 qí: 俟 qi2: used in 万俟[Mo4 qi2]
- afterlife; next life
- trials and tribulations; ups and downs
- to have one's words prove to be prophetic
- matters to attend to after sb's death (esp. funeral arrangements)
- coda; epilogue; end
- laborious
- (broadly) prose (as opposed to verse); (more narrowly) free-form literary prose, such as essays, sketches and reflections
- famous piece of writing
- to pick up (a theme etc); to regain (confidence); to revive (a custom, friendship etc)
- abundant; plentiful; overflowing; exuberant
- colors of spring; spring scenery
- treaty; pact; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 伏 Fú: 伏 Fu2: surname Fu伏 fú: 伏 fu2: to lean over; to fall (go down); to hide (in ambush); to conceal oneself; to lie low; hottest days of summer; to submit; to concede defeat; to overcome; to subdue; volt
- thread; string; wire; line; CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
- trough of a wave; (fig.) low point; lowest level
- useless; worthless
- invaluable; priceless
- damp; moist
- leader
- lowest point; nadir
- to add; to increase