- 便宜 biàn yí: 便宜 bian4 yi2: convenient便宜 pián yi: 便宜 pian2 yi5: cheap; inexpensive; a petty advantage; to let sb off lightly
- to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
- to lose (money); to have a deficit; to be deficient; to treat unfairly; luckily; fortunately; thanks to; (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations)
- to ride a horse
- to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth)
- beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
- then; after that; afterwards
- to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency
- advantageous; favorable; to benefit at others' expense; to take unfair advantage
- initiative (as in "seize the initiative"); advantageous position that allows one to call the shots
- conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart
- to kneel
- on the ground; on the floor
- adornment; to adorn; dress; clothing; costume (of an actor in a play); to play a role; to pretend; to install; to fix; to wrap (sth in a bag); to load; to pack
- 骑 jì: 骑 ji4: (Tw) saddle horse; mounted soldier骑 qí: 骑 qi2: to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses
- to fulfill (one's obligations); to carry out (a task); to implement (an agreement); to perform
- duty; responsibility; obligation
- wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn
- in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands
- willow twig; osier; wicker
- whip; CL:根[gen1]
- one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face
- unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant
- to whip; to flog; to thrash
- buttocks; bottom; butt; back part
- to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around; to bluff; to bluster
- (respectful) lord; master; (coll.) maternal grandfather
- rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant
- to clear the way
- to make out; to see
- sometime; someday (in the future)
- to put in an important position
- palace maid; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2],位[wei4]
- to respect deeply; to revere; to esteem
- to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome)
- to orientate; to position; to categorize (as); to characterize (as); positioning; position; niche
- will; shall; to be going to
- to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)
- manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type
- 摆 bǎi: 摆 bai3: to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum摆 bǎi: 摆 bai3: hem (at the bottom of a garment)
- chart; list; table; register; score (music); spectrum (physics); to set to music
- to rear; to bring up; to nurture
- lifeline river; river regarded as the cradle of a civilization