- Tsarist Russia; abbr. for 沙皇俄國|沙皇俄国[Sha1 huang2 E2 guo2]
- to resist; to boycott; to refuse (to cooperate); to reject; resistance; refusal
- on end; in a row; in succession
- (literary) to be routed (in a war); to suffer defeat (in sports etc)
- in grave difficulties; the situation is grim
- to have a headache
- to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign
- to suss out; to figure out; to ascertain
- combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements; also known as joint ideogram or associative compound; to comprehend without being told explicitly; to cotton on; knowing (smile, glance etc)
- international
- detective; to do detective work
- accurate; exact; precise
- bilateral; both sides; both parties involved
- abacus; CL:把[ba3]; plan; scheme
- lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom); to hit it off; to click together; to chime in easily
- to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature; to give the game away
- red bayberry (Myrica rubra), aka Chinese bayberry
- restaurant; hotel; CL:家[jia1]
- (restaurant etc) private room; booth; comfortable seating
- attention; to stare at; to fix attention on sth
- to present as a gift
- flower vase; (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent)
- to give sb (a gift) in return
- cloisonne; cloisonné
- to confer; to discuss; to engage in talks
- (military) line of troops encircling an enemy position; (telephony) outside line; (basketball) outside the three-point line
- wolf; CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
- seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
- preceding period; early stage
- to question; to ask questions; to inquire; to bring to account; to interrogate
- to declare to be untrue; to deny
- Lüshun; Lüshunkou district of Dalian city 大連市|大连市, Liaoning; called Port Arthur during Russian occupation and Russian-Japanese war of 1905
- ambassador; envoy; CL:名[ming2],位[wei4]
- to ignore; to disregard
- 尽可能 jǐn kě néng: 尽可能 jin3 ke3 neng2: as far as possible; to the best of one's ability尽可能 jìn kě néng: 尽可能 jin4 ke3 neng2: see 儘可能|尽可能[jin3 ke3 neng2]
- to misappropriate (public funds etc); to embezzle
- 苌 Cháng: 苌 Chang2: surname Chang苌 cháng: 苌 chang2: plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola)
- surname Yan
- dense foliage; to cover