- tax on turnover; sales tax
- minus; to subtract
- original price
- balance (financial); discrepancy (in a sum or quota); difference
- to encourage
- 保 Bǎo: 保 Bao3: Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])保 bǎo: 保 bao3: to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system
- leading; dominant; prevailing; to lead; to direct; to dominate
- to bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis); to dull (a pain)
- (idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking
- cold wave; CL:股[gu3]
- temporary; provisional; for the time being
- to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
- teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor; CL:位[wei4]
- smiling face
- (idiom) to make matters even worse; to add insult to injury
- 降 jiàng: 降 jiang4: to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend降 xiáng: 降 xiang2: to surrender; to capitulate; to subdue; to conquer; to tame
- (physics) chain reaction; (idiom) chain reaction; series of events each caused by the previous one
- (statistics) period on period (i.e. "month on month" or "quarter on quarter" etc, depending on the context)
- habitat; living environment
- to swallow; to take
- money; paper money
- 机 jī: 机 ji1: (bound form) machine; mechanism; (bound form) aircraft; (bound form) an opportunity; (bound form) crucial point; pivot; (bound form) quick-witted; flexible; (bound form) organic机 Jī: 机 Ji1: surname Ji
- a characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality
- to lean; to slant; oblique; prejudiced; to deviate from average; to stray from the intended line; stubbornly; contrary to expectations
- mid-to-low-range
- the present time; (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty
- layer upon layer
- to filter
- each; respective; apiece
- campaign; expedition
- (of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend; (fig.) to stand guard; to protect
- lit. like wolves and tigers; ruthless
- cream; elite; essence; quintessence
- to inspect (a site); (of a dignitary) to visit; to go on an inspection tour; to survey (a scene); to scan with one's eyes
- to dispatch (sb) in an official capacity; to be posted (as an ambassador, foreign correspondent etc)
- to be brave and good at fighting (idiom)
- full of sap (idiom); young and vigorous
- to plan; to seek; scheme