- to bend one's head
- to register (one's name)
- cashier; to receive and hand over payment; to lend and borrow books
- to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc)
- to put an end to
- one breath; in one breath; at a stretch
- 底 de: 底 de5: (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)底 dǐ: 底 di3: bottom; base; background; foundation; copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record; (suffix) end of a year or month; (math.) radix; base (abbr. for 底數|底数[di3 shu4])
- to brace oneself to do sth; to put a bold face on it; to summon up courage; to force oneself to
- to press on
- (say) a few words
- custodian; storeroom clerk
- ashamed; embarrassed; not having the face (to meet people); not daring (out of shame)
- demotion; to have one's job cut
- to detect; to investigate
- perfectly contented (idiom); perfectly satisfied
- greatly disappointed
- (literary) chin; jaw; (literary) to foster; to nurture; to protect
- (of an official) to lose one's job
- still possesses; yet retains (some positive attribute that contrasts with another of its attributes)
- one's close relatives
- to pass by or through
- (often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with; to pay a visit to; to call on
- lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands; uncorrupted; unsoiled by corrupt practices
- to despise; to disdain; to look down upon
- unspoken rules (usually ones that codify improper behaviors such as leveraging guanxi to get favorable treatment, or coercing employees for sexual favors)
- at first glance; at first sight
- instantaneous
- native person (of a country)
- residence; (coll.) to stay in at home; to hang around at home
- mansion house; official residence
- to extend (a building, an airport runway etc)
- to jump; to leap
- to be dazzled
- history; antecedents; origin
- gold; golden (opportunity); prime (time)
- family influential for generations; aristocratic family
- to erupt; an eruption
- bedecked with glittering jewels (idiom)
- high and mighty (idiom); arrogant
- to resist (with great difficulty)
- to pay a visit to; to see (sb)
- I (spoken by an old man)
- atmospheric pressure; barometric pressure
- special local product; (regional) specialty