- first; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally
- several times
- 商 shāng: 商 shang1: commerce; merchant; dealer; to consult; 2nd note in pentatonic scale; quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient)商 Shāng: 商 Shang1: Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC); surname Shang
- to report (malefactors to the police); to denounce
- (idiom) to escape unscathed; to get through in one piece
- (bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
- (of a person) to return to the fray after a period of inactivity; to jump back into the thick of things; (of sth that was once popular) to be resurrected; to make a comeback
- sternly; strictly; harshly; stringently; rigorously
- to hide; to evade; to dodge; to take shelter; to avoid (difficulties)
- method; way; technique; procedure
- to think of; to call to mind; to anticipate
- scandal
- to implicate; implicated; to link together
- unexpectedly; to one's surprise
- to shrink back; to cower
- in a word; in short; in brief
- to run away; to escape
- to punish; punishment; sanctions (incl. economic)
- open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly; to give one's opponent a way out; lenient treatment
- 美德 Měi Dé: 美德 Mei3 De2: USA and Germany美德 měi dé: 美德 mei3 de2: virtue
- (bound form) general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc
- besides; except; to get rid of (sb); (math.) to divide
- 教会 jiào hùi: 教会 jiao4 hui4: Christian church教会 jiāo hùi: 教会 jiao1 hui4: to show; to teach
- conflict of interest
- storm; violent commotion; fig. crisis (e.g. revolution, uprising, financial crisis etc)
- since (a time); ever since
- 行 héng: 行 heng2: used in 道行[dao4 heng2]行 xíng: 行 xing2: (bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit; (bound form) temporary; makeshift; (bound form) current; in circulation; (bound form) to do; to perform; capable; competent; all right; OK!; will do; behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4]); (literary) about to; soon行 háng: 行 hang2: (bound form) row; line; (bound form) line of business; trade; profession; (bound form) commercial firm; (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age); (in data tables) row; (Tw) column; classifier for rows or lines
- to condescend; to deign
- to concede; to give in; to yield; a concession; (linguistics) concessive
- greatly disappointed
- no matter what or how; regardless of whether...
- to breed; to flourish; to cause; to provoke; to create
- hotbed; breeding ground; fig. breeding ground for crimes or sedition
- Adriatic Sea
- shipping; boats
- believer
- to answer; to reply; Reply to: (in email header)
- continuous; unceasing
- letter; epistle
- partial towards sth; to prefer; to incline; erroneous tendencies (Leftist or Revisionist deviation)
- idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
- (idiom) just as in the past; as before; continuing as always
- obstinate; stubborn; to fixate on; to cling to