- to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); (directional complement) away; off; carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]; abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
- rapid; swift
- shadow play
- once more; once again
- to sway gently (as in the wind); (of a flame) to flicker
- concert; CL:場|场[chang3]
- to rehearse; rehearsal
- 拉 lá: 拉 la2: to make a cut in (sth); to slit; to gash; to slash拉 là: 拉 la4: used in 拉拉蛄[la4 la4 gu3]拉 lā: 拉 la1: to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels
- fiddle; violin
- 弹 dàn: 弹 dan4: crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball弹 tán: 弹 tan2: to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument); to spring or leap; to shoot (e.g. with a catapult); (of cotton) to fluff or tease; to flick; to flip; to accuse; to impeach; elastic (of materials)
- to accompany (musically)
- to play (musical instrument, esp. string)
- Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849), Polish pianist and composer
- word; statement; speech; lyrics; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝[Song4 chao2] (CL:首[shou3])
- pleasant to listen to
- image; picture; graphic
- to flit across; to sweep past; to glance (strike at an angle)
- to receive
- to return to; to come (or go) back
- itself; oneself; one's own
- to leave; to exit
- past; bygone; the past
- to get to know each other; acquaintance
- to rush out
- range; scope; limit; extent; CL:個|个[ge4]
- numerous and disorderly
- next door; neighbor
- to go to bed; (coll.) to have sex
- crazy; frenzied; wild
- 曾 céng: 曾 ceng2: once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)曾 zēng: 曾 zeng1: great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)曾 Zēng: 曾 Zeng1: surname Zeng
- arrogant; haughty
- concentrated; dense; strong (smell etc)
- 后 hòu: 后 hou4: empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; ruler后 Hòu: 后 Hou4: surname Hou后 hòu: 后 hou4: back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
- steady; stable; sedate; calm; (of sleep) sound; (of a transition) smooth
- sleep; to sleep; (computing) to enter sleep mode
- postcard
- stranger
- handwriting
- firm; steady; staunch; resolute
- powerful; forceful; vigorous
- to lean; to slant; oblique; prejudiced; to deviate from average; to stray from the intended line; stubbornly; contrary to expectations
- 写 xiě: 写 xie3: to write写 xiè: 写 xie4: used in 寫意|写意[xie4 yi4]