- to reply (to an accusation); to defend one's dissertation
- course of events; process
- (bound form) to differentiate; to distinguish; (bound form) clearly (different); to judge; to decide; to grade; (of a judge) to sentence
- to console; to comfort; to soothe
- Shut up!; same as 閉上嘴巴|闭上嘴巴
- at once; on the spot
- to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign
- to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression)
- to blush; to turn red
- stern or displeased expression; to show such an expression
- to force the king or emperor to abdicate
- tradition; traditional
- to spit; fig. to spit out (a request, an agreement etc)
- hey; ow; ouch; interjection of pain or surprise
- dross; dregs; rubbish; fig. useless residue
- (idiom) to let the matter rest; to just let it go; to take it lying down (usu. used in the negative)
- (idiom) since birth; for one's whole life
- to sink into; to get caught up in; to land in (a predicament)
- spiral; whirlpool; eddy; vortex
- to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (CL:點|点[dian3])
- (transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble; broken; fragmentary; scattered; garrulous
- collective (decision); joint (effort); a group; a team; en masse; as a group
- lit. to kill the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); fig. to punish an individual as an example to others
- annoyed; riled; vexed
- fowl; chicken; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute
- surveyor's pole; post (used for a landmark); (fig.) goal; model; benchmark
- meaningful and heartfelt words (idiom); sincere and earnest wishes
- low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble
- sovereign king
- eyes and ears; sb's attention or notice; information; knowledge; spies
- duty; responsibility; obligation
- to clog up; blockage
- student; schoolchild
- system; CL:個|个[ge4]
- merit; benefit; strong point; advantage; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]
- to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
- frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk; reds under the beds
- easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to
- to exploit; to make use of; to use; to take advantage of; to utilize
- pleasing to the ear
- all; entire