- sth one wishes to conceal; the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag")
- heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only; (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually
- still; calm; quiet; not moving
- busy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rush
- everyone
- to clean; to sweep
- courtyard
- empress dowager
- for a moment; momentarily
- whole; entire; total
- seat of government; government repository (archive); official residence; mansion; presidential palace; (honorific) Your home; prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
- servant
- whole; all
- operation; action; CL:個|个[ge4]; to move about; mobile
- cannot attend to or manage
- (idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay
- neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc
- to serve (an important personage); attendant; retainer
- imperial
- sedan chair; palanquin; litter
- 奔 bēn: 奔 ben1: to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elope奔 bèn: 奔 ben4: to go to; to head for; towards; Taiwan pr. [ben1]
- 工夫 gōng fū: 工夫 gong1 fu1: (old) laborer工夫 gōng fu: 工夫 gong1 fu5: period of time (may be months, or mere seconds); spare time; skill; labor; effort
- to arrive; to come
- in front of the door
- see 烏壓壓|乌压压[wu1 ya1 ya1]
- 行 xíng: 行 xing2: (bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit; (bound form) temporary; makeshift; (bound form) current; in circulation; (bound form) to do; to perform; capable; competent; all right; OK!; will do; behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4]); (literary) about to; soon行 háng: 行 hang2: (bound form) row; line; (bound form) line of business; trade; profession; (bound form) commercial firm; (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age); (in data tables) row; (Tw) column; classifier for rows or lines行 héng: 行 heng2: used in 道行[dao4 heng2]
- forward; onward
- hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever
- 远 yuàn: 远 yuan4: to distance oneself from (classical)远 yuǎn: 远 yuan3: far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc)
- to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face
- character
- to laugh; to smile; to laugh at
- to be unable to make any sense of the matter; to be at a loss
- to take by the arm and assist
- 大门 Dà mén: 大门 Da4 men2: the Doors, US rock band大门 dà mén: 大门 da4 men2: entrance; door; gate; large and influential family
- suddenly; all of a sudden
- to stop; to halt; to park (a car)
- 啊 ǎ: 啊 a3: interjection of surprise or doubt; Eh?; My!; what's up?啊 ā: 啊 a1: interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!啊 á: 啊 a2: interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer; Eh?; what?啊 à: 啊 a4: interjection or grunt of agreement; uhm; Ah, OK; expression of recognition; Oh, it's you!啊 a: 啊 a5: modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
- to keep up with; to catch up with; to overtake; to chance upon; in time for
- to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct
- cautious; prudent
- house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room; CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1]
- the year before last