- local official
- to recall; to recollect; to think back
- 段 Duàn: 段 Duan4: surname Duan段 duàn: 段 duan4: paragraph; section; segment; stage (of a process); classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc
- in a difficult situation; to cut a sorry figure; scoundrel! (derog.)
- to control oneself
- to sob loudly; to bawl
- to be terrified; to terrify sb
- exhort; stimulate
- mind; thoughts; inclination; mood
- total energy
- misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account
- one's happy lot; good fortune
- extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom)
- lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it; to take appropriate steps
- bottom of one's heart
- to give vent to (one's feelings)
- a bit earlier
- to be far from; to keep away from
- fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
- dining table
- to constantly have (sb or sth) on one's mind
- to feel vexed; annoyed; good-for-nothing; stupid and cowardly
- last time
- Yuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace, destroyed by the British and French army in 1860
- on leaving; on the point of departure
- to die tragically; to meet with a violent death
- delicacy; dainties; rare foodstuff
- fine food; delicacies; delicious food
- unintentionally; not in the mood to
- 下咽 xià yān: 下咽 xia4 yan1: (anatomy) hypopharynx下咽 xià yàn: 下咽 xia4 yan4: to swallow (food or drink)
- (used to form an adverbial phrase X + 似地[shi4 de5]) like (X); as if (X); Taiwan pr. [si4de5]
- to take care of; to raise money; to attend to (guests, customers etc)
- to realize; to be aware of; to feel that; to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself); responsible; predisposed to do the right thing; considerate of others
- to purse; to pucker (up)
- brows
- topic under discussion; direction or tone of the conversation
- to keep silent (idiom)
- to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough
- fatigue; wearily; weariness; weary
- courtyard; garden; yard; patio; CL:個|个[ge4]; (old) servant