- around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear
- many times; repeatedly
- just recently; just a moment ago
- to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip
- a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time
- wind direction; the way the wind blows; fig. trend; direction of events; how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself); public opinion (concerning one's actions); publicity (usually derog.); limelight
- many years ago; in the past; in one's early years
- to toss and turn (sleeplessly); again and again
- version; edition; release
- details; particulars
- to go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income; discrepancy; inconsistent
- odd; bizarre
- novel; fiction; CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]
- circumstances; plot; storyline
- to kidnap; to abduct; to hijack; a kidnapping; abduction; staking
- to run away; to escape
- to have some good come out of a bad situation (idiom); a blessing in disguise
- weaponry; to hold (a weapon); to wield; to rely on; to depend on; war; battle
- to make one's name; to become famous
- sharp weapon; effective implement; outstandingly able individual
- 枪 qiāng: 枪 qiang1: gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3],桿|杆[gan3],條|条[tiao2],枝[zhi1]; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots枪 Qiāng: 枪 Qiang1: surname Qiang枪 qiāng: 枪 qiang1: rifle; spear
- a martial arts (wuxia) novel
- hero (of a novel or film); main protagonist
- to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to show off; to shed (hair); (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
- precipice; overhanging cliff
- to lose (sth); to drop (sth); to feel a sense of loss; frustrated; disappointment; loss
- 武功 wǔ gōng: 武功 wu3 gong1: martial art; military accomplishments; (Peking opera) martial arts feats武功 Wǔ gōng: 武功 Wu3 gong1: see 武功縣|武功县[Wu3 gong1 Xian4]
- rare book; cheat code (video games)
- using this as a pretext; thereby
- lit. to proclaim oneself hegemon; to take a leading role; to build a personal fiefdom
- martial arts (social) circles
- stratagem; method; approach; (martial arts) movement; social connections; (sb's) background story
- down to; up to; to the extent that...
- to forget
- to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result
- why
- to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation
- a period of time in the recent past; (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along; the whole time
- profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism); mysterious principles
- proof; certificate; identification; testimonial; CL:個|个[ge4]; to prove; to testify; to confirm the truth of
- first year of an emperor's reign; first year of an era; first year of a significant time period
- Netscape
- this life; this age
- (line of) thought; thinking
- to found; to create