- space alien; extraterrestrial
- to blink; to wink
- to blink; to wink; in the twinkling of an eye
- to gasp for breath; to take a breather
- 雪 Xuě: 雪 Xue3: surname Xue雪 xuě: 雪 xue3: snow; CL:場|场[chang2]; (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc)
- chest
- to move up and down; to undulate; ups and downs
- to put forward a suggestion (to sb in a senior position); to offer a word of advice
- Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader
- important official or statesman (in feudal China)
- 皋 gāo: 皋 gao1: bank; marsh皋 gāo: 皋 gao1: high riverbank
- 陶 Táo: 陶 Tao2: surname Tao陶 táo: 陶 tao2: pottery; pleased
- one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology; Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing; Chinese rain god; surname Kui
- evil creature (multipurpose curse); evil domestic animal
- in view of; seeing that; considering; whereas
- lapse; mistake; to make a mistake; fault; service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc)
- the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles); prime minister
- balance; equilibrium
- official rank
- to act arbitrarily; to make decisions without consulting others
- to shun; to avoid (sb); to skirt; to evade (an issue); to step back; to withdraw; to recuse (a judge etc)
- to consider oneself as; to believe oneself to be
- chief (representative, correspondent etc)
- just like; solemn; dignified; neatly laid out
- advice; to advise
- to make reference to; to mention
- pedantic; trite; inflexible; adherence to old ideas
- having little knowledge; not well-read
- college; school (old)
- to cooperate; to harmonize; to help; to assist; to join
- the four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1]
- to imitate
- surname Song; the Song dynasty (960–1279); Song of the Southern Dynasties (420–479) 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4]
- variegated; heterogeneous; to refute; to contradict; to ship by barge; a barge; a lighter (ship)
- to attract (customers); to drum up (trade)
- fait accompli
- to release; to issue; to announce; to distribute
- to be close to; to approach; to draw near