- to appreciate; to recognize the worth of sth; appreciation
- contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
- (literary) to hold back; (literary) to restrain; to control (oneself); to collect; to gather; Taiwan pr. [lian4]
- 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
- to submit; to give in
- 休 xīu: 休 xiu1: to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease; (imperative) don't休 Xīu: 休 Xiu1: surname Xiu
- 露 Lù: 露 Lu4: surname Lu露 lòu: 露 lou4: to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose露 lù: 露 lu4: dew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose
- tip (of pencil, spear etc); sharp point; cutting edge; spearhead; vanguard
- 中 Zhōng: 中 Zhong1: (bound form) China; Chinese; surname Zhong中 zhòng: 中 zhong4: to hit (a target); to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc); to win (a prize or lottery)中 zhōng: 中 zhong1: within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right
- inadvertent; accidental; to have no intention of (doing sth)
- to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
- to sigh; to gasp (in admiration)
- sea and land
- two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
- quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
- to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; (dialect) to smart; (used after a verb) extremely
- reparations; to pay reparations
- (bound form) to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue
- termination; to finish; to end; to conclude; to close
- to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking
- only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt
- 回 Húi: 回 Hui2: Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)回 húi: 回 hui2: to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around; to reply; to answer; classifier for literary divisions (acts of a play, sections or chapters of a classic book); classifier for occurrences or times回 húi: 回 hui2: to curve; to return; to revolve
- 闲 xián: 闲 xian2: enclosure; unoccupied; leisure闲 xián: 闲 xian2: idle; unoccupied; leisure
- to live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease; (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state)
- to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders)
- now; this moment
- still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
- nonentity; a nobody
- fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all; CL:個|个[ge4]
- what?; something; anything
- 比 Bǐ: 比 Bi3: Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]比 bǐ: 比 bi3: to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture; (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
- high level; high grade; advanced; high-ranking
- it could even be said
- to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch
- to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4]; drive (of gears and shafts etc)
- to make friends with
- only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
- 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
- 会 hùi: 会 hui4: can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3])会 kuài: 会 kuai4: (bound form) to reckon accounts
- toadying for personal gain; to curry favor; to study in great depth
- everywhere
- to exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc); movable; flexible; liquid (capital etc); (volcanic, seismic, economic etc) activity; (outdoor etc) activity; event; (political) campaign; (military) maneuver (CL:項|项[xiang4]); to use personal influence, connections, bribes etc
- to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it