- to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from
- to read a book; to study; to attend school
- 读 dú: 读 du2: to read out; to read aloud; to read; to attend (school); to study (a subject in school); to pronounce读 dòu: 读 dou4: comma; phrase marked by pause
- very late at night
- to lean on; to rely upon
- window; CL:扇[shan4]
- high place; elevation
- to overlook; to look down at
- silver (color)
- roof
- surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled; a certain ...; a given ...
- to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
- way of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth)
- definite; certain; fixed; to fix (on sth); to determine; to be sure; to ensure; to make certain; to ascertain; to clinch; to recognize; to confirm; OK (on computer dialog box)
- to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby
- to reflect; to shine
- the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards
- secret; mystery
- 似 shì: 似 shi4: used in 似的[shi4 de5]似 sì: 似 si4: to seem; to appear; to resemble; similar; -like; pseudo-; (more) than
- electric light; lightning; electro-optical
- to flow; to circulate; to move about; mobile; (of assets) liquid
- weak; in poor health
- soft
- worn next to the skin; close-fitting; personal (servant etc)
- mattress; CL:張|张[zhang1]
- to bear; to support; to inherit
- (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind; (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
- only; nothing else
- sleepiness
- to submerge; to infiltrate; to steal into
- limb; limbs and trunk; body
- (lit. and fig.) to cool
- anesthesia; to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality)
- poison
- to bestir oneself; to pull oneself together; to cheer up; to uplift; to stimulate
- hurriedly; in haste
- (coll.) clothes
- to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown
- candle; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
- to require; to need; to want; necessity; need
- in a wink
- 工夫 gōng fū: 工夫 gong1 fu1: (old) laborer工夫 gōng fu: 工夫 gong1 fu5: period of time (may be months, or mere seconds); spare time; skill; labor; effort
- to roll out; to extend; to smooth out; to unfold