- recently
- won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable
- 诸 zhū: 诸 zhu1: all; various诸 Zhū: 诸 Zhu1: surname Zhu
- to overturn; to overthrow; to strike down (an enemy)
- to break off or break open sth with one's hands; (fig.) to break off (a relationship)
- fingertip; finger
- (bound form) to gallop; to prance; (bound form) to soar; to hover; to make room; to clear out; to vacate; (verb suffix indicating repeated action)
- enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out
- to gather; to assemble; (math.) set
- 雷 Léi: 雷 Lei2: surname Lei雷 léi: 雷 lei2: thunder; (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[di4 lei2] land mine; (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound; (Tw) (coll.) spoiler; (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb)
- spring (small stream); mouth of a spring; coin (archaic)
- lower reaches (of a river); lower level; lower echelon; downstream
- oath; vow; to swear; to pledge
- to slaughter (an animal for meat); to butcher
- cattle and sheep; livestock
- ending up as; leading to; resulting in; in total
- 下场 xià chǎng: 下场 xia4 chang3: to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc); to take part in some activity; to take an examination (in the imperial examination system)下场 xià chang: 下场 xia4 chang5: the end; to conclude
- fame and power; prestige; influence; impetus; momentum
- to form an alliance; to ally oneself with; allied with; aligned; to bond with
- extremely; awfully
- to awe; to intimidate
- (idiom) obscure; dubious; shady
- to eat up; to consume
- to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom)
- negative; passive; inactive
- to defend oneself; self-defense; self-preservation
- clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite
- to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on
- (idiom) natural; unforced; (idiom) naturally; as a matter of course; in the natural course of things
- to leak (information, secrets etc); to smuggle and evade tax; to suffer shrinkage (partial loss of goods due to theft etc)
- to divulge secrets
- to be alarmed; to be frightened
- overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)
- immediately; at once; at that moment; at the moment
- (idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt
- pool; pond; (of metals etc) luster; favor or beneficence; damp; moist
- to solicit; to seek; to request (opinions, feedback etc); to petition
- (of armies) to face each other, ready for battle; (sports) (of two teams) to play against each other
- weak point; failing