- lethal point (acupuncture); vulnerable spot; Achilles' heel
- 散 sàn: 散 san4: to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse; to disseminate; to dispel; (coll.) to sack散 sǎn: 散 san3: scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine
- to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade
- to harbor evil intentions (idiom)
- to look favorably on sth; would be glad to see it happen
- to suffer a calamity
- rival; competitor
- icehouse
- to offer an explanation; to plead innocence; to try to defend oneself
- (idiom) to no avail; of no use
- to quarrel; to have a row; quarrel; CL:頓|顿[dun4]
- both sides suffer (idiom); neither side wins
- contradiction; CL:個|个[ge4]; conflicting views; contradictory
- (literary) to eliminate; to put an end to (sth undesirable)
- steady; calm and collected; not nervous
- calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet
- to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success)
- the enemy and us
- clear place; out in the open
- 明 míng: 明 ming2: bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods明 Míng: 明 Ming2: Ming Dynasty (1368–1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- (bound form) enemy; (bound form) to be a match for; to rival; (bound form) to resist; to withstand
- enemy; CL:個|个[ge4]
- target
- combat; to fight
- patience
- calm; unperturbed; cool
- secret place
- power; influence; a force (military, political etc)
- (idiom) terribly busy; up to one's ears in work
- promoter; advocate; driving force; pushing hands (two-person training routine esp. in t'ai chi)
- the critical moment; life and death crisis
- neither too fast nor too slow (idiom)
- frenetic; hurried
- (idiom) everyone is anxious; (of a group of people) to feel anxious
- to retrieve; to redeem
- popular sentiment
- over and over again; again and again
- to keep cool; to stay calm
- to understand; to pay attention to; to take notice of
- to criticize
- strong; solid; sturdy; firm; practical
- to cease; to suspend; to break off; to stop; to discontinue