- to flow
- to topple (i.e. knock over); to capsize; fig. to overturn (a regime, by plotting or subversion); to undermine; to subvert
- to create music for a movie or stage production; to dub music onto a soundtrack; incidental music; soundtrack music
- conflict; internal strife; dissension
- sharp criticism
- far-fetched; implausible (chain of reasoning)
- to procrastinate
- to angle for fame (idiom); to fish for compliments
- to act cleverly to get what one desires; to get the best at least expense
- to be an irksome presence (i.e. sth or sb one wishes were not there)
- to fall well short (in terms of quality, quantity or degree)
- (of a sound) to come forth; (of a sound source) to ring out; to sound; to go off
- to end
- box (in a theater or concert hall); private room (in a restaurant or karaoke)
- to bow; (literary) to bend down
- to send one's greetings; to send one's best regards; to devote attention to
- to put on extra shows; to extend the run (of a show); to include an additional element in a show
- to rehearse; rehearsal
- first sign (of budding talent)
- first signs; development (of a situation)
- 下场 xià chǎng: 下场 xia4 chang3: to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc); to take part in some activity; to take an examination (in the imperial examination system)下场 xià chang: 下场 xia4 chang5: the end; to conclude
- buttocks; bottom; butt; back part
- to kick; to play (e.g. soccer); (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship)
- to get really angry
- careless; heedless; absent-minded; indifferent
- improvisation (in the arts); impromptu; extemporaneous
- cliché; commonplace; truism; stereotype
- on the contrary; instead
- 矫情 jiáo qing: 矫情 jiao2 qing5: (Beijing dialect) argumentative; unreasonable矫情 jiǎo qíng: 矫情 jiao3 qing2: affected; unnatural; pretentious
- affected; artificial
- earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity
- to take seriously (often with negative expression: "don't take it too seriously"); to treat conscientiously
- reason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification; CL:個|个[ge4]
- this side; here
- alone; by oneself; on one's own
- physical strength; physical power
- carnival
- 蹬 dēng: 蹬 deng1: to step on; to tread on; to put on; to wear (shoes, trousers etc); (slang) to dump (sb); Taiwan pr. [deng4]蹬 dèng: 蹬 deng4: used in 蹭蹬[ceng4 deng4]
- black person; an illegal
- clown role in opera; clown; buffoon
- to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in
- to eat till full; satisfied