- lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly; superficial contact (idiom)
- to punish; to penalize; to fine
- to play a small role
- role; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4]
- that kind of
- to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying
- to view as; to see as; to consider to be; to deem
- restricted area; forbidden zone; off-limits area
- not at all; simply (can) not
- to touch; to meet with; to bump
- 工夫 gōng fū: 工夫 gong1 fu1: (old) laborer工夫 gōng fu: 工夫 gong1 fu5: period of time (may be months, or mere seconds); spare time; skill; labor; effort
- brother's son; nephew
- to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby
- achievement; performance records; grades; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
- heir; adopted son
- 德 Dé: 德 De2: Germany; German; abbr. for 德國|德国[De2 guo2]德 dé: 德 de2: virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind
- 薛 xuē: 薛 xue1: wormwood like grass (classical)薛 Xuē: 薛 Xue1: surname Xue; vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
- hard; strong; solid; sure; assuredly; undoubtedly; of course; indeed; admittedly
- copious; abundant
- to cooperate; to do business together
- (old) school for Chinese opera; formal professional education or training
- once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
- libretto; lyrics
- (lit. and fig.) stage; arena
- the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism); the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 大辯論|大辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 大字報|大字报[da4 zi4 bao4] (PRC)
- origin; source; relationship
- to make one's mark; to go up in the world; to make one's fortune
- to be a favorite; favor
- just as; precisely as
- to be capable of; to be able to; can
- one's later years
- Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
- good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect
- 北海 Běi hǎi: 北海 Bei3 hai3: see 北海公園|北海公园[Bei3 hai3 Gong1 yuan2]; see 北海市[Bei3 hai3 Shi4]北海 Běi Hǎi: 北海 Bei3 Hai3: North Sea (in Europe); historical name for several bodies of water, including Lake Baikal 貝加爾湖|贝加尔湖[Bei4 jia1 er3 Hu2], Russia
- one side; other; different; lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂[dao1], 亻[ren2] etc)
- 作 zūo: 作 zuo1: (bound form) worker; (bound form) workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)作 zùo: 作 zuo4: to do; to engage in; to write; to compose; to pretend; to feign; to regard as; to consider to be; to be; to act the part of; to feel (itchy, nauseous etc); writings; works
- mirror; lens
- Xi Wangmu, Queen Mother of the West, keeper of the peaches of immortality; popularly known as 王母娘娘
- 东方 Dōng fāng: 东方 Dong1 fang1: the East; the Orient; two-character surname Dongfang东方 dōng fāng: 东方 dong1 fang1: east
- handsome; large; long
- pretty; winsome; to ask for sb's help; son-in-law (old)