- long-lived people, rich harvests (idiom); stable and affluent society; prosperity
- scenes of springtime; the radiance of spring; (fig.) a sight of sth sexy or erotic; an indication of a love affair
- the whole family
- the top; above; overhead; upwards; the top margin; above-mentioned; those higher up
- colloquial term for 生肖[sheng1 xiao4] the animals associated with the years of a 12-year cycle
- only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
- design; pattern
- one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face
- 冲 chōng: 冲 chong1: (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with冲 chòng: 冲 chong4: powerful; vigorous; pungent; towards; in view of冲 chōng: 冲 chong1: thoroughfare; to go straight ahead; to rush; to clash
- 涂 tú: 涂 tu2: to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub; to blot out; to scribble; to scrawl; (literary) mud; street涂 Tú: 涂 Tu2: surname Tu
- 着 zháo: 着 zhao2: to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in着 zhúo: 着 zhuo2: to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply着 zhe: 着 zhe5: aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state着 zhāo: 着 zhao1: a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add
- same; like; equal to; the same as; just like
- to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request
- imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose
- beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
- (idiom) calm; unhurried; composed
- gesture; sign; signal
- mouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc); CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]
- to take (sth proffered)
- to hand it (i.e. the aforementioned item) to (sb)
- to overturn; to turn upside down
- really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed
- 羊 Yáng: 羊 Yang2: surname Yang羊 yáng: 羊 yang2: sheep; goat; CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]
- not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
- 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)
- this year
- harvest
- lit. to follow the recipe (idiom); fig. to follow a set pattern
- to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; starting from (a time, place, price etc); classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance; classifier for groups: batch, group
- to present to a superior; memorial; petition; to present (a certain appearance); to assume (a shape); to be (a certain color)
- 乐 yuè: 乐 yue4: music乐 Lè: 乐 Le4: surname Le乐 Yuè: 乐 Yue4: surname Yue乐 lào: 乐 lao4: used in place names乐 lè: 乐 le4: happy; cheerful; to laugh
- to seize the opportune moment; to lose no time
- to cater to; to pander to
- general; popular; everywhere; universal
- bath; to bathe
- all the people
- land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule
- prosperous
- people
- to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
- good fortune; a blessing
- interest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby