- scene; spectacle; occasion; situation
- 上 shǎng: 上 shang3: used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]上 shàng: 上 shang4: (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above
- to make life difficult for; to embarrass; unable to make it through
- even if; even though; right away; immediately
- to rely on power
- 压 yā: 压 ya1: to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure压 yà: 压 ya4: used in 壓根兒|压根儿[ya4 gen1 r5]; used in 壓馬路|压马路[ya4 ma3 lu4]; used in 壓板|压板[ya4 ban3]
- to compel sb to obey; to force into submission; to subjugate
- native place; place of origin; home state or region
- no good
- if; in case; in the event that
- not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to
- 更 gēng: 更 geng1: to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)更 gèng: 更 geng4: more; even more; further; still; still more
- to go off the stage; to fall from position of prestige; to step down (from office etc); to disentangle oneself; to get off the hook
- thus; consequently; as a result
- to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency)
- face
- to smile apologetically or obsequiously
- 着 zhe: 着 zhe5: aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state着 zhúo: 着 zhuo2: to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply着 zhāo: 着 zhao1: a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add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
- need not; does not have to; not necessarily
- for; for the purpose of; in order to
- (of a relationship or situation) to become strained and tense
- still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
- again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis); (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4 ze2], 再就是[zai4 jiu4 shi4] etc); (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
- sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse
- dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said; CL:種|种[zhong3],席[xi2],句[ju4],口[kou3],番[fan1]
- actually; in fact; really
- lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions; when the fox preaches, look to the geese
- a little bit
- brains; mind; CL:個|个[ge4]
- idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
- firstly, ...
- to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change
- steps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle); fig. way out of an embarrassing situation; bench (geology)
- down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
- secondly, ...
- to reflect on; to ponder over
- space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space
- sensitive; tactful
- to change one's mind (idiom)
- to offer; to give (as tribute); to devote (one's life); to sacrifice (oneself)
- 那 Núo: 那 Nuo2: surname Nuo那 nà: 那 na4: (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case)那 Nā: 那 Na1: surname Na那 núo: 那 nuo2: (archaic) many; beautiful; how
- who would have thought; unexpectedly
- to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore
- suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior
- and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition