- to check; to stop
- barrier
- direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology); inclination; trend; to move towards; to head for
- deep valley; ravine
- southern end or extremity
- Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] and the Han River 漢水|汉水[Han4 shui3] valley
- celery wormwood (Artemisia carvifolia); to give off; to weed
- fork in road; bifurcation; branch in road, river, mountain range etc; to branch off; to turn off; to diverge; to stray (from the path); to change the subject; to interrupt; to stagger (times)
- see 石門縣|石门县[Shi2 men2 Xian4]; see 石門鄉|石门乡[Shi2 men2 Xiang1]
- power; influence; potential; momentum; tendency; trend; situation; conditions; outward appearance; sign; gesture; male genitals
- (of cliffs etc) stand like a wall; rise steeply
- shrub; shrubbery
- rattan; cane; vine
- to mix together (disparate substances); to mingle; a mix; to be tangled up with
- in between; within that interval; in the meantime
- see 連城縣|连城县[Lian2 cheng2 Xian4]
- artificial; manpower; manual work
- to surround and protect
- to attempt vainly; a vain attempt; delusion
- peak; summit; height
- (idiom) faint; indistinct
- road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom); narrow and winding road; fig. complicated and tricky job
- prehistoric times; (attributive) prehistoric
- to crawl; to creep
- (idiom) in broad daylight; in the middle of the day; KMT emblem, a white sun on a blue background
- to cause sb's death; extremely; terribly; (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance
- (of mountains) high; harsh or severe
- 谷 gǔ: 谷 gu3: grain; corn谷 Gǔ: 谷 Gu3: surname Gu谷 gǔ: 谷 gu3: valley
- (of planes etc) to fly; flying; flight; aviation
- apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond
- there is no alternative
- bridge (lit. and fig.)
- down; downward
- lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear; scared witless
- critical circumstances; risky conditions; danger zone
- to trudge; to trek
- (military) high ground; vantage point (providing a good view); commanding position (providing strategic advantage)
- top of the head
- visitors from outer space
- to hug each other
- to sob
- to part forever; eternal parting (i.e. death)