- otherwise; or else; or
- inn; old-style hotel (CL:家[jia1]); (bound form) shop; store
- (of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious; (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting; to strictly enforce
- soldier; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to be willing to; to resign oneself to
- stone; CL:塊|块[kuai4]
- finger; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
- 扒 bā: 扒 ba1: to peel; to skin; to tear; to pull down; to cling to (sth on which one is climbing); to dig扒 pá: 扒 pa2: to rake up; to steal; to braise; to crawl
- labor contractor; gangmaster
- to extend
- circumstances; situation; CL:個|个[ge4]
- just by chance; to happen to (just at the right time); opportune
- (idiom) to take one's time; unhurried; leisurely
- to raise one's head; to look up; (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth; (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc
- to espy; to spot
- this side; here
- to wait and see; to watch from the sidelines; to look around; to survey
- to execute the whole family and confiscate their property
- by coincidence; it so happened that; fortunately; against expectation
- good looks; beauty; good-looking
- to praise; to speak highly of; compliment; praise
- eyesight; strength of vision; the ability to make discerning judgments
- (of a woman) remarkably beautiful; stunning
- woman; female
- 纳 Nà: 纳 Na4: surname Na纳 nà: 纳 na4: to receive; to accept; to enjoy; to bring into; to pay (tax etc); nano- (one billionth); to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing
- Huai'an, a county in Zhangjiakou City 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 Shi4], Hebei
- to read out loud to an audience; a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference)
- (bound form) father; (bound form) male relative of father's generation (as in 伯父[bo2 fu4]); (computing) (bound form) parent-
- old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang
- to kneel and beg forgiveness
- girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)
- to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight
- Confucian code of ethics
- (idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person
- all kinds
- 不了 bù liǎo: 不了 bu4 liao3: (as a resultative verb suffix) unable to (do sth); (pattern: {verb} + 個|个[ge5] + ~) without end; incessantly不了 bù le: 不了 bu4 le5: no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)
- to refuse; to decline; to reject
- fail to appreciate sb's kindness; not know how to appreciate favors