- as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right
- bright; intelligent
- importance
- to give in charity; to give alms (to the poor)
- negligible; insignificant
- banquet; feast; dinner party; CL:席[xi2],個|个[ge4]
- 劲 jìn: 劲 jin4: strength; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; mood; expression; interest; CL:把[ba3]; Taiwan pr. [jing4]劲 jìng: 劲 jing4: stalwart; sturdy; strong; powerful
- 荡漾 dàng yàng: 荡漾 dang4 yang4: to ripple; to undulate; also written 蕩漾|荡漾[dang4 yang4]荡漾 dàng yàng: 荡漾 dang4 yang4: to ripple; to undulate
- to fling back one's head
- serviceman; soldier; military personnel
- (idiom) to fight side by side; (by extension) to join forces
- going directly (without detour); (fig.) direct; straightforward (in one's manner or speech)
- lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom); fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance; a wolf in sheep's clothing; an iron fist in a velvet glove
- cotton
- one's bosom (the seat of emotions); breast; broad-minded and open; to think about; to cherish
- to fish out; to take out (from a pocket, bag etc)
- to differentiate; to distinguish
- progressively; step by step
- to deepen
- to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation); (mechanics) torsion
- (idiom) to pay scant regard to (sth); (idiom) unheeding; reckless
- lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful; to fail through lack of a final effort; to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom)
- paper-cut silhouette; outline; sketch
- two legs; both feet
- to forget
- august countenance; your face (usually mocking)
- to wail at a funeral; formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed
- to carve; to engrave; carving
- bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:張|张[zhang1]); bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc); frame; chassis; classifier for blankets, quilts etc
- to construct; to build; structure; framework; architecture
- to inlay; to embed; to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring); tiling; tesselation
- to request earnestly
- to kindly accept (an offering)