- memoir
- to contrast; contrast; ratio; CL:個|个[ge4]
- version; edition; release
- difference; distinction; disparity
- name; titular; nominal; in name; ostensible purpose
- 书 Shū: 书 Shu1: abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]书 shū: 书 shu1: book; letter; document; CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]; to write
- to make a firm resolution
- would rather ... (than ...)
- to wilt; to wither; wilted; withered; drained; enervated; exhausted
- unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant
- to decline; to drop; to fall; to go down; to decrease
- (bound form) enemy; (bound form) to be a match for; to rival; (bound form) to resist; to withstand
- money; currency
- to entice; to lure; to induce; to attract
- 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 dodge a creditor
- to promise; to pledge
- finished goods; a finished product
- 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 arrange; to line up; file; series; (in data tables) column; (Tw) row
- serious illness
- Caen (French town)
- to die of illness
- to digress; to stray from the subject
- to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches; CL:本[ben3]
- specialty; specialized field; main field of study (at university); major; CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4]; professional
- person who writes articles - newspapers, magazines, blogs (informal); scribe; copyist; a talented writer of articles or of calligraphy
- base; foundation; basis; basic; fundamental
- to overlook; omissions; deficiencies
- part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4]
- investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
- lack; deficiency; shortcoming; flaw; defect; to be deficient; to lack
- material; resources; data; information; profile (Internet); CL:份[fen4],個|个[ge4]
- 汉堡 Hàn bǎo: 汉堡 Han4 bao3: Hamburg (German city)汉堡 hàn bǎo: 汉堡 han4 bao3: (loanword) hamburger
- minister; diplomat performing ambassadorial role in Qing times, before regular diplomatic relations
- assistant; helper
- first draft; to draw up (a first version)
- princes and dukes; aristocrat
- posting on a bulletin board; notice; bulletin; to announce