- banking circles; the world of finance
- to wither; to dry up (of a plant); to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)
- privately run (i.e. by a company, not the state)
- shoelace; CL:根[gen1],雙|双[shuang1]
- surname Deng
- routine; everyday business; daily operation (of a company)
- after a long time (idiom)
- to alternate; to take turns
- bad habit (e.g. nose-picking); petty maneuver; dirty trick; gamesmanship
- to not feel like (doing sth); to be disinclined to
- to leak; to expose (sb's secret); to spill the beans; to let the cat out of the bag
- to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate
- a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
- cell phone; mobile phone; CL:部[bu4],臺|台[tai2]
- numeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc); CL:個|个[ge4]
- pager; beeper
- to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting
- to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke
- to recover; to revert; to return to (good health, normal condition etc)
- is or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
- pavilion; booth; kiosk; erect
- to make a telephone call
- (onom.) gentle laughter; chuckle
- over there; yonder
- to cause sb's death; extremely; terribly; (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance
- to scold; to abuse; to curse; CL:通[tong4],頓|顿[dun4]
- lightning; electricity; electric (bound form); to get (or give) an electric shock; phone call or telegram etc; to send via telephone or telegram etc
- (onom.) laughing out loud
- 钟 zhōng: 钟 zhong1: handleless cup; goblet; (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc)钟 Zhōng: 钟 Zhong1: surname Zhong钟 zhōng: 钟 zhong1: a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4]); clock (CL:座[zuo4]); amount of time; o'clock (CL:點|点[dian3],分[fen1],秒[miao3]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1 dian3 zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wu3 fen1 zhong1] "five minutes" etc)
- to turn around in one's hands; to play with; to fiddle with
- a mixture; an amalgam; fusion; welding together; to be in harmony with (nature); to harmonize with; to fit in
- to convert; to turn into (sth else); to adapt (a story to another medium)
- on time; punctual; on schedule
- (of an employee) to clock on (or off); to punch in (or out); (on social media) to check in to a location
- (of a system or product etc) adapted to human needs; people-oriented; user-friendly
- generous, liberal (pay, compensation)