- a burn (tissue damage from heat, chemicals etc); to burn (the skin etc); (fig.) (of anger, jealousy etc) to hurt (sb)
- to be in hiding
- to rack one's brains for schemes (idiom); to beat one's brains out
- to lure away; to divert
- attention
- half (of sth); halfway through
- to quarrel; to bicker; glib repartee
- to retrieve
- time limit; deadline; allotted time
- to destroy (or be destroyed) by fire
- letter; epistle
- to arrange; to tidy up; to sort out; to straighten out; to list systematically; to collate (data, files); to pack (luggage)
- (idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay
- to rip off; to extort (money); extortion; blackmail
- increasingly; more and more
- 渐 jiàn: 渐 jian4: gradual; gradually渐 jiān: 渐 jian1: to imbue
- dead atmosphere; lifeless; spiritless
- (numerical, statistical) index; (math.) exponent; index; exponential (function, growth)
- to arrive; most; to; until
- crossroads; intersection
- shaft of a traditional animal-drawn vehicle (cart, carriage, wagon etc), connecting the harness to the vehicle body
- 横 hèng: 横 heng4: harsh and unreasonable; unexpected横 héng: 横 heng2: horizontal; across; crosswise; horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters); to place (sth) flat (on a surface); to cross (a river, etc); in a jumble; chaotic; (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable; violent
- cart driver; coachman
- to postpone; to put off; to defer
- to omit; to dispense with; to make unnecesary; to save (time, trouble etc)
- in a daze; bewildered
- sound coming from sth (typically sth not immediately visible); also pr. [xiang3 dong5]
- life
- narrow; narrow-minded; badly off
- to pay a visit
- (bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly; (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat; (bound form) to put in order; to straighten; (bound form) to repair; to mend; to renovate; (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb; (dialect) to tinker with; to do sth to
- shirt; CL:件[jian4]
- shirt collar
- urgent matter
- inwardly angry; indignant; sulking; sullen
- a squint; sideways glance; to look askance