- to conceal; dark
- the rules and discipline that apply within a family; stick used for punishing children or servants; traditions of an artistic or academic school of thought, passed on from master to pupil
- dark gray; superlative; variegated
- to steal; secretly; (humble) I
- to harbor (evil) intentions; to be bent on; a tranquil heart or mind
- law; CL:條|条[tiao2], 套[tao4], 個|个[ge4]
- to affect adversely; to delay or hinder; to waste (an opportunity); to mislead
- (of written or spoken material) easy to understand; accessible
- to edit a picture; to modify an image; (literary) to change one's plans
- excessively tolerant; to overindulge (sb); overly conciliatory; to seek appeasement at any price
- (literary) why; how
- ardent; intense; fierce; stern; upright; to give one's life for a noble cause; exploits; achievements
- to present; to bequeath
- to plan; to seek; scheme
- to arrive; to reach (esp. perfection); utmost; (used in commercials)
- 弹 tán: 弹 tan2: to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument); to spring or leap; to shoot (e.g. with a catapult); (of cotton) to fluff or tease; to flick; to flip; to accuse; to impeach; elastic (of materials)弹 dàn: 弹 dan4: crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball
- to vow; to pledge
- to reconsider
- 曲 Qū: 曲 Qu1: surname Qu曲 qū: 曲 qu1: bent; crooked; wrong曲 qǔ: 曲 qu3: tune; song; CL:支[zhi1]曲 qū: 曲 qu1: fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc); Taiwan pr. [qu2]
- man of sixty or seventy
- (exclamatory or interrogative particle)
- gold
- paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary)
- aged
- 兹 zī: 兹 zi1: (literary) this; (literary) now; (literary) year兹 cí: 兹 ci2: used in 龜茲|龟兹[Qiu1 ci2]
- 劳 láo: 劳 lao2: (bound form) to toil; labor; (bound form) laborer; (bound form) meritorious deed; (bound form) fatigue; to put sb to the trouble (of doing sth); (bound form) to express appreciation for sb's efforts (Taiwan pr. [lao4])劳 Láo: 劳 Lao2: surname Lao
- incoming road; origin; past history
- grieved
- 差使 chāi shǐ: 差使 chai1 shi3: to send; to assign; to appoint; servants of an official; official messenger差使 chāi shi: 差使 chai1 shi5: official post; billet; commission; CL:件[jian4]; see also 差事[chai1 shi5]
- home; residence; to stay at home (unemployed)
- 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
- 铎 Dúo: 铎 Duo2: surname Duo铎 dúo: 铎 duo2: large ancient bell
- to walk
- no need for
- leopard; panther
- 尾 yǐ: 尾 yi3: horse's tail; pointed posterior section of a locust etc尾 wěi: 尾 wei3: tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish
- forehead; horizontal tablet or inscribed board; specified number or amount
- 勒 lēi: 勒 lei1: to strap tightly; to bind勒 lè: 勒 le4: (literary) bridle; halter; headstall; to rein in; to compel; to force; (literary) to carve; to engrave; (literary) to command; to lead (an army etc); (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4 ke4 si1])
- Wen River in northwest Sichuan (same as 汶川); classical name of river in Shandong, used to refer to Qi 齊國|齐国