- reader
- ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qian2 mian5]
- 读 dú: 读 du2: to read out; to read aloud; to read; to attend (school); to study (a subject in school); to pronounce读 dòu: 读 dou4: comma; phrase marked by pause
- to obtain permission
- domestic; internal (to a country); civil
- public opinion
- literature
- subject (of a talk or conversation); topic
- theme; subject
- distance; CL:個|个[ge4]; to be apart from
- as before; still; to remain the same
- to seem; as if; seemingly; alike; similar
- symbolic; emblem; token
- to participate; to take part; to join
- (Catholic) Mass
- ceremony
- termination; to finish; to end; to conclude; to close
- to lead to
- chapel; church (Protestant)
- promenade; long hallway; Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing 北京頤和園|北京颐和园[Bei3 jing1 Yi2 he2 yuan2]
- to make a round trip; return journey; back and forth; to and fro; repeatedly
- to pace; to stroll
- to be present; to be on the scene
- (coll.) to chat; (literary) temporarily; for a while; (literary) somewhat; slightly; (literary) to depend upon
- a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3]
- solemn; dignified; stately
- to receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients)
- total energy
- to seem; to look; to appear
- awkward; embarrassed
- in the evening; when night falls; towards evening; at night fall; at dusk
- directory
- to register (one's name)
- whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss
- male-female; male and female
- a reception; CL:次[ci4]
- to list; to make a list
- to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
- 结果 jié gǔo: 结果 jie2 guo3: outcome; result; consequence; in the end; as a result; to kill; to dispatch结果 jiē gǔo: 结果 jie1 guo3: to bear fruit
- reception room; parlor
- like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
- duty; responsibility; obligation
- to choose; to pick; to select; to elect
- guests; visitors
- billiards
- mahjong table; card table; gambling table; gaming table