- philosophy
- thinking; scheme
- bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly
- item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc
- proud (of one's achievements etc)
- to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
- to run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into
- cart; chariot; carriage; buggy
- conveniently; in passing; without much extra effort
- to hurry (to some place)
- 暗 àn: 暗 an4: dark; to turn dark; secret; hidden; (literary) confused; ignorant暗 àn: 暗 an4: (literary) to close (a door); to eclipse
- early evening when lanterns are first lit
- magical; mystical; miraculous
- 转 zhuǎn: 转 zhuan3: to turn; to change direction; to transfer; to forward (mail); (Internet) to share (sb else's content)转 zhuàn: 转 zhuan4: to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm; classifier for repeated actions转 zhuǎi: 转 zhuai3: see 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2]
- to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); sticker; classifier for sticking plaster: strip
- big-character poster
- street; CL:條|条[tiao2]; subdistrict; residential district
- 戴 dài: 戴 dai4: to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear; to support戴 Dài: 戴 Dai4: surname Dai
- to shout loudly
- to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution; revolutionary; to revolt (against sb or sth); to revolutionize (sth); (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命); CL:次[ci4]
- slogan; catchphrase; CL:個|个[ge4]
- crowd
- to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft; complacent; frivolous; weak; shaky; wobbly
- red (color); revolutionary
- ensign; flag
- mechanism; gear; machine-operated; office; agency; organ; organization; establishment; institution; body; stratagem; scheme; intrigue; plot; trick
- unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform); CL:個|个[ge4]
- to stroll; to visit
- outskirts
- autumn; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to distribute; to emit; to give off
- earth; soil; mud; clay
- breath; smell; odor; flavor
- meandering; winding
- to see for oneself; to see with one's own eyes
- to sigh; to exclaim
- 待 dāi: 待 dai1: to stay; to remain待 dài: 待 dai4: to wait; to treat; to deal with; to need; going to (do sth); about to; intending to
- rustic; village; countryside
- lit. a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom); fig. a person of limited outlook and experience