- (lit.) to pass through one's hands; (fig.) to handle; to deal with
- store; shop
- old style
- comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1]); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang
- Caltrop or puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris); to thatch (a roof)
- the wording and purport of what one writes
- to vanish without trace (idiom); to lie low
- very little; very few
- 时代 shí dài: 时代 shi2 dai4: age; era; epoch; period (in one's life); CL:個|个[ge4]时代 Shí dài: 时代 Shi2 dai4: Time, US weekly news magazine
- rare; rarely seen
- uncommon; rare
- (of a group of people) to live scattered over an area
- another province (relative to the local one)
- to write personally; personal letter
- calligraphy; handwriting; penmanship
- valuable object; curio
- ruler (measuring instrument); CL:把[ba3]
- red line
- numeral; digit; number; figure
- in order to avoid; so as not to
- to make a mistake; error
- to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim; to reduce; to diminish; to cut back (e.g. on staff); decision; judgment
- to write (by hand); to practice calligraphy
- to roll; to turn over; to invert; to flip
- to make clear; to make known; to state clearly; to indicate; known
- see 無可救藥|无可救药[wu2 ke3 jiu4 yao4]
- stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty
- to economize; to conserve (resources); economy; frugal
- document; file; CL:份[fen4]
- complicated; complex
- title; rank; appellation
- to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
- double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time
- economy; economic
- adviser; consultant
- 官 guān: 官 guan1: government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body; CL:個|个[ge4]官 Guān: 官 Guan1: surname Guan
- lieutenant (navy); first lieutenant (army); subaltern
- first class; category A
- medal; decoration
- recipient