- I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely
- wife and child
- unit of area equal to 100 畝|亩[mu3] or 6.67 hectares; a short while; a little while ago; circa. (for approximate dates)
- brush dipped in red ink (used in former times for writing official documents, grading papers etc)
- outsider; foreigner; stranger
- incorrect character; typo (in Chinese text)
- to collect and summarize; to aggregate (data, reports etc)
- Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage; CL:條|条[tiao2],本[ben3],句[ju4]
- indifferent; insignificant
- to dip in (ink, sauce etc)
- writing brush; CL:枝[zhi1],管[guan3]
- to add critical marks or notes to a text; (fig.) to criticize
- to check through (a document); to proofread; to review (troops)
- manuscript; article (in newspaper); draft
- money; paper money
- (bound form) boundary; border; (bound form) realm
- writing brush
- to write comments on a report submitted by a subordinate; written comments from a superior
- to draw up; to draft; to formulate
- ticket; ballot; banknote; CL:張|张[zhang1]; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for groups, batches, business transactions
- 签 qiān: 签 qian1: to sign one's name; to write brief comments on a document; visa签 qiān: 签 qian1: inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc); small wood sliver; label; tag
- to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; classifier for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges)
- (Ming and Qing dynasties) Censorate, a body overseeing officials and investigating corruption
- arrogant; haughty
- to slight; to neglect
- to review or peruse
- to present; to render
- careless; casual; vague; not so bad; so-so; tolerable; fair
- to read
- to amend; to alter; to modify
- to relax; to relax efforts; to slack off; to take it easy; complacent; undisciplined
- greens; vegetables; vegetable side dish