- previously; formerly; once upon a time
- to negate; to deny; to reject; negative (answer); negation
- the end; end point; finishing line (in a race); destination; terminus; CL:個|个[ge4]
- starting point
- to observe and make sure; to check
- to work hard; to try to make a living
- to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body)
- potential; latent capacity
- driving force; impetus; thrust (of a boat or airplane engine); repelling force
- all parties (in a dispute etc); all sides; all directions
- refreshed; rejuvenated; frank and straightforward
- as the proverb says; as they say...
- father and mother; parents
- comfortably off; ample; plenty
- direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt; straightforward
- (coll.) dude; buddy; bro
- to borrow; (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend; to make use of; to avail oneself of; (sometimes followed by 著|着[zhe5]) by; with
- to take out; to extract
- to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (e.g. in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)
- invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent
- upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress
- enthusiasm; zeal; vigor; strength
- becoming more prosperous with each passing day
- public relations
- genius
- lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom); fig. to have a glib tongue
- eloquence
- to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2]
- good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect
- communication; social intercourse
- tradition; traditional
- talent; CL:份[fen4]
- situation; occasion; context; setting; location; venue
- repeatedly; again and again
- to engage in social activities; to socialize; dinner party; banquet; social engagement
- to rely on; to depend on; by means of; thanks to; sth that one relies on
- to collect money; to raise funds
- to suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports); stoppage; pause (media player)
- sharp; keen; acute; incisive; penetrating; perceptive