- rather
- directly
- 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)
- to stay (at a hotel etc during a trip)
- inn; small hotel
- to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change
- desk lamp; table lamp
- lighting; illumination; to light up; to illuminate
- short; low
- room; CL:間|间[jian1]
- to receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients)
- to wear (a garment)
- blue (color)
- ceremonial robe; formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc)
- on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shang4 mian5]
- to mark; to indicate
- mouth; in the mouth; on one's lips; speech; words
- to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole; to inhale (esp. smoke); (of fabric etc) to shrink; (of certain plants) to sprout; to bud; to whip; to thrash; classifier for sheets (of tissues, wet wipes etc)
- (smoking) pipe
- already; since; both... (and...)
- reality; practice; practical; realistic; real; actual
- to shun; to avoid (sb); to skirt; to evade (an issue); to step back; to withdraw; to recuse (a judge etc)
- half an hour; 30 minutes
- general; broad; sweeping; lacking in detail; vague
- in front of the door
- to approve; to ratify
- to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc); (computing) to enable (a feature); (of a system or device) to start operating automatically; to self-initiate; to open (sth that has been sealed)
- to adopt; to employ; to use
- delaying tactics; deliberate procrastination
- 冒 Mào: 冒 Mao4: surname Mao冒 mào: 冒 mao4: to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face; (bound form) reckless; to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc); to feign; (literary) to cover
- risk; hazard
- to preserve; to save
- kingdom; realm
- king
- to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help
- to restrain; to control; restraint; self-control
- on the contrary; instead
- 蹬 dèng: 蹬 deng4: used in 蹭蹬[ceng4 deng4]蹬 dēng: 蹬 deng1: to step on; to tread on; to put on; to wear (shoes, trousers etc); (slang) to dump (sb); Taiwan pr. [deng4]
- nose; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
- gradually
- to fall due (loan etc); to expire (visa etc); to mature (investment bond etc)
- (bound form) abundant; plentiful; extensive; wide; to win; to gain; to play; to gamble; learned; well-read; (bound form) doctoral degree (abbr. for 博士[bo2 shi4]); (bound form) blog (abbr. for 博客[bo2 ke4])