- narrow alley; narrow street
- short; low
- to stop
- dirty; filthy; despicable
- cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely
- to huddle together; to curl up
- in front of the door
- to arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge; (literary) to push aside; to force open; to rehearse; row; line; platoon; (bound form) steak; chop; (bound form) raft; classifier for rows or lines (of people or things)
- to light (a candle, cigarette etc)
- candle; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
- to hide; to conceal
- brothel; whorehouse
- broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of
- 房 Fáng: 房 Fang2: surname Fang房 fáng: 房 fang2: house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]; branch of an extended family; classifier for family members (or concubines)
- one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)
- thieves' lair
- person who harbors criminals; receiver (of stolen goods)
- 家 jiā: 家 jia1: used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]家 jiā: 家 jia1: home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian; CL:個|个[ge4]
- quietly; in a low voice
- to interrogate; to cross-examine; to inquire
- over and over again; again and again
- to jump up suddenly; to bound up; to rise up in one bound
- to partially obscure; (of a door, gate or window) slightly open; ajar; not fully shut; unlocked; (of a jacket or shirt) unbuttoned
- old woman (at times contemptuous)
- to screech; to shriek
- to ignite; to kindle
- corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda
- inside; interior; also pr. [li3 mian5]
- name of a famous Tang dynasty wine; same as 白酒[bai2 jiu3]
- to condense; to solidify; to coagulate; clot (of blood)
- not as good as; would rather
- to sob
- woven mat
- to recline; to lie down
- habit; custom; usual practice; to be used to; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc); to avoid (sb)
- dirty; filthy; vile; despicable; (literary) narrow-minded; petty