- independent; self-reliant; self-sustaining; to stand on one's own feet; to support oneself
- destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy
- to sweep the floor; (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom; to be at an all-time low
- appeal; attraction; charisma
- 孔 Kǒng: 孔 Kong3: surname Kong孔 kǒng: 孔 kong3: hole; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for cave dwellings
- to be hardworking; luxuriant; splendid
- 跟前 gēn qián: 跟前 gen1 qian2: the front (of); (in) front; (in) sb's presence; just before (a date)跟前 gēn qian: 跟前 gen1 qian5: (of children, parents etc) at one's side; living with one
- (coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa
- to offer birthday congratulations (to an elderly person)
- birthday (of an old person)
- example; model
- classifier for vehicles
- hardships; arduous; difficult
- journey; trip
- see 千山區|千山区[Qian1 shan1 Qu1]
- it's a very long journey to get there
- to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world; (esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent
- scenery; landscape
- July
- to set off; to start (on a journey)
- Zou county in Shandong
- (idiom) dumbfounded; flabbergasted; stunned
- distant; by far
- 尚 shàng: 尚 shang4: still; yet; to value; to esteem尚 Shàng: 尚 Shang4: surname Shang
- red-letterhead document, an official document with the name of the issuing government agency printed in red at the top, circulated to relevant bodies
- to throw; to fling; to swing; to leave behind; to throw off; to dump (sb)
- in the end; finally; as a result
- each person; everybody; per person
- title; rank; appellation
- black gauze hat (worn by an imperial official as a sign of his position); (fig.) official post
- (idiom) situated high; aloft; (idiom) (fig.) aloof and remote; situated above the masses and out of touch with reality
- everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you
- not to be repeated; not to be taken as a precedent; just this once
- person being executed; victim of corporal punishment; person serving a sentence
- 挨 āi: 挨 ai1: in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to挨 ái: 挨 ai2: to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times); to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle
- board; plank; bamboo or birch for corporal punishment
- 数 shùo: 数 shuo4: (literary) frequently; repeatedly数 shù: 数 shu4: number; figure; several; a few数 shǔ: 数 shu3: to count; to count as; to regard as; to enumerate; to list