- paper (CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]); classifier for documents, letters etc
- (of alcohol) to ferment; (of a crisis) to be brewing; to mull over (an issue); to hold exploratory discussions
- mercury; quicksilver
- friendly advice; words spoken on sb's behalf; a good word; kind words; words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions
- righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom); to feel indignant at injustice
- deaf person
- to die young or prematurely; to come to a premature end; to be aborted prematurely
- just in case; if by any chance; contingency
- great changes
- brow beaded with sweat; perspiring freely
- (of news) to spread; to get around
- lit. to add oil and vinegar (idiom); fig. to embellish; to exaggerate (a story, a narration etc)
- birds and animals; creature; beast (brutal person)
- to refute; to debunk; to deny; to denounce
- to push out; to release; to launch; to publish; to recommend
- scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy); (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts")
- to discuss spiritedly (idiom); tongues are wagging
- 担 dān: 担 dan1: to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility担 dàn: 担 dan4: picul (100 catties, 50 kg); two buckets full; carrying pole and its load; classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole
- lane; alley; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- unwritten (rule)
- etiquette
- to get on a horse; to mount
- to sit upright and still (idiom)
- innocent; innocence; not guilty (law)
- to guarantee; to vouch for
- to misunderstand; misunderstanding
- subject (under discussion); thread (of an argument)
- to correct; to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision); to cure; rectification; correction; to straighten
- to resent; to harbor a grudge against; to loathe; resentment; rancor
- 落 lùo: 落 luo4: to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlement落 là: 落 la4: to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind落 lào: 落 lao4: colloquial reading for 落[luo4] in certain compounds
- 石 Shí: 石 Shi2: surname Shi; abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], the capital of Hebei石 dàn: 石 dan4: dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters; ancient pr. [shi2]石 shí: 石 shi2: rock; stone; stone inscription; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
- to remember; to bear in mind; to learn by heart