- to chew; to think over
- soundless; silent
- to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom); to give someone a hold on oneself
- sum
- to do sb a favor at little cost
- to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth; content; satisfied
- (bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful; (bound form) superior; excellent; (loanword) show; (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of grain crops) to produce ears
- 温 wēn: 温 wen1: warm; lukewarm; to warm up; (bound form) temperature; (bound form) mild; soft; tender; to review (a lesson etc); (TCM) fever温 Wēn: 温 Wen1: surname Wen
- 局 jú: 局 ju2: narrow局 jú: 局 ju2: office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc局 jú: 局 ju2: cramped; narrow
- to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven; outrageous acts
- to suffer a crushing defeat
- to humiliate; to shame; humiliation; indignity
- 埋 mán: 埋 man2: used in 埋怨[man2 yuan4]埋 mái: 埋 mai2: to bury
- deeply worried and sick at heart (idiom)
- one's own view; definite opinion
- bottled
- to learn from history (idiom)
- mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon); 4th earthly branch: 5–7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March–4th April), Year of the Rabbit; ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east)
- false; hypocritical; artificial; sham
- to be at a loss
- (fig.) to follow (a path that has proved ill-advised)
- to draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things); lesson to be learned (by observing others)
- to be at odds with; centrifugal (force)
- (historical) consort kin
- 小儿 xiǎo ér: 小儿 xiao3 er2: young child; (humble) my son小儿 xiǎo r: 小儿 xiao3 r5: (coll.) early childhood; (coll.) baby boy
- 俊 jùn: 俊 jun4: smart; eminent; handsome; talented俊 zùn: 俊 zun4: (dialectal pronunciation of 俊[jun4]); cool; neat
- before long; soon after
- in the years of; during those years; period (of dynasty or decade)
- far more than; not just
- model or template character; written slogan or phrase; mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc)
- to ask questions; to interrogate
- smell of gunpowder; (fig.) combative tone; belligerence
- to take seriously; serious; No joking, really!
- honor; credit; glory; (honorable) reputation; honorary
- calm and composed (idiom)
- (of sales, TV show ratings etc) lukewarm; moderate; so-so; (of a person) calm; unruffled
- perfect and without blemish; flawless; to leave nothing to be desired
- form of government; system of government