- English (language)
- to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
- finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end
- no good
- to adopt; to employ; to use
- French (language)
- to replace; to take the place of
- now; at present; currently
- local
- person in the know; insider; informed source
- every day
- early morning; also pr. [zao3chen5]
- to get out of bed; to get up
- to read; reading
- (concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) time
- western part
- thigh; part of a whole; portion of a sum; (finance) stock; share; strand of a thread; low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科[ke1]; classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc; classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff; classifier for bands of people, gangs etc; classifier for sudden forceful actions
- (of a store, stock market etc) to open for trading; to make the first transaction of the day
- to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow; tracking
- afternoon; CL:個|个[ge4]; p.m.
- research; a study; CL:項|项[xiang4]; to research; to look into
- to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb
- child
- to dismiss students at the end of the school day
- to return home
- evening; night; CL:個|个[ge4]; in the evening
- to set aside for
- (of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc); (of an army etc) to be on the march; to advance
- to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
- 避讳 bì hùi: 避讳 bi4 hui4: to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders)避讳 bì hui: 避讳 bi4 hui5: to avoid a taboo word or topic; to refrain from; to avoid
- purpose; aim; goal; target; objective
- 向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ...向 Xiàng: 向 Xiang4: surname Xiang向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: to tend toward; to guide向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly
- to attempt; to try
- information; news; message
- to combine; to link; to integrate; binding; CL:次[ci4]
- comprehensive; composite; synthesized; mixed; to sum up; to integrate; to synthesize
- selective; selectiveness; selectivity
- main business
- with this; thereby; thus; because of this
- to make a living
- to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on
- many times; repeatedly
- to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
- Wall Street, New York; by extension, American big business
- to focus attention upon
- complete; whole; totally; entirely