- tongue; CL:個|个[ge4]; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
- only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless
- intonation; tone of voice; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to rescue; to help out of difficulties; to save the situation
- to put on display (sth abstract); to draw attention to; conspicuous
- central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart
- to raise; to increase; to improve
- 少 shào: 少 shao4: young少 shǎo: 少 shao3: few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom
- contempt; contemptuous; to despise; to scorn; scornful
- to remember; to bear in mind; to learn by heart
- to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit
- to have the courage to do sth; to dare to; bold in
- itself; in itself; per se
- to scratch; to thwart; to yield
- to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
- tone; note; a tone (on a Chinese syllable); CL:個|个[ge4]
- to cater to; to pander to
- to summon; to beckon; to call
- family member
- servant
- to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn
- to send (on a mission); to dispatch
- hometown; native place; CL:個|个[ge4]
- lit. to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom); fig. to raise an army; to recruit new staff
- to make a living
- handwork; manual
- skill; art
- blacksmith; ironworker
- person of outstanding talent
- 削 xuē: 削 xue1: to pare; to reduce; to remove; Taiwan pr. [xue4]削 xiāo: 削 xiao1: to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
- sharp blade
- 大都 dà dū: 大都 da4 du1: for the most part; on the whole; metropolitan大都 dà dōu: 大都 da4 dou1: for the most part; on the whole; also pr. [da4 du1]大都 Dà dū: 大都 Da4 du1: Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
- 数 shù: 数 shu4: number; figure; several; a few数 shùo: 数 shuo4: (literary) frequently; repeatedly数 shǔ: 数 shu3: to count; to count as; to regard as; to enumerate; to list
- person; number of people; (per) capita; (a person's) head; (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account)
- crotch; groin; hip
- in surplus
- to sit down