- to return; to come back
- termination; to finish; to end; to conclude; to close
- to change clothes; to go to the toilet (euphemism)
- to follow after; immediately afterwards
- to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc)
- to be interested
- interest in sth; curiosity; inquisitive
- to search; to look for
- to find; to search out
- to record; record (written account); note-taker; record (in sports etc); CL:個|个[ge4]
- 答 dá: 答 da2: to answer; to reply; to respond答 dā: 答 da1: bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答[da2], used in 答應|答应[da1 ying5], 答理[da1 li5] etc
- details; particulars
- ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qian2 mian5]
- chapter; section
- generally speaking; to sum up; in summary; in short
- theme; subject
- tone; manner of speaking; mood; CL:個|个[ge4]
- rare; seldom seen; (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you
- dignified; grave (expression); imposing (attitude); heavy (atmosphere); (music etc) deep and resounding
- to hear (news); to listen to
- to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
- father's younger brother; paternal uncle; form of address used by children for a male one generation older
- direction in which sb or sth has gone; whereabouts
- to be particularly attentive to (an attractive young lady or man etc); to fawn upon (an influential politician etc); to court sb's favor; to ingratiate oneself
- dear; beloved; darling
- no matter what or how; regardless of whether...
- indifferent; insignificant
- to listen (respectfully)
- to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zhao2 xiang3]
- crafty plots and machinations (idiom)
- to take pity on; pity; mercy
- to have a premonition; premonition
- friendly advice; words spoken on sb's behalf; a good word; kind words; words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions
- to compel; to force
- to express; to convey
- to write a letter
- weak; faint; feeble
- unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as
- to postpone; to defer; to delay
- road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
- clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite
- to inform; to notify
- purpose; aim; goal; target; objective
- confidence; faith (in sb or sth); CL:個|个[ge4]
- to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4]; drive (of gears and shafts etc)