- not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...?
- 不了 bù le: 不了 bu4 le5: no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)不了 bù liǎo: 不了 bu4 liao3: (as a resultative verb suffix) unable to (do sth); (pattern: {verb} + 個|个[ge5] + ~) without end; incessantly
- potential; latent capacity
- to possess; to have; equipped with; able to fulfill (conditions or requirements)
- Ministry of (Confucian) Rites (in imperial China)
- 尚书 shàng shū: 尚书 shang4 shu1: high official; government minister尚书 Shàng shū: 尚书 Shang4 shu1: same as 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] Book of History
- the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]; chair of a board; university president; college dean; premier of the Republic of China
- a person's status
- Shanghai municipality (short name 滬|沪[Hu4])
- short and small; low and small; undersized
- (of complexion or skin) fair and clear
- model; typical case; archetype; typical; representative
- to bow to; to pay one's respects; (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion); to make a courtesy call; (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony; to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc); (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)
- great scholar respected for learning and integrity
- brilliant student
- 聂 Niè: 聂 Nie4: surname Nie聂 niè: 聂 nie4: to whisper
- leopard; panther
- bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly
- to grind; study; research
- end; finish
- somewhat; to some extent
- specific (to); characteristic (of); distinctive
- flexibility
- to be familiar with; to know well
- career; life (way in which sb lives); period of one's life
- spring
- pressure
- to surrender; to succumb; to yield; (as a transitive verb) to defeat; to prevail over
- to move aside; to get out of the way; to back down; to concede
- to lighten; to ease; to alleviate
- to restore sth to its original state
- to break through; to make a breakthrough; to surmount (an obstacle); (sports) to break through the opponent's defense
- previous condition; original state
- to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
- elegance (for men); elegant demeanor; grace; poise
- complete; whole; totally; entirely
- lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants
- heavy curtain
- to pull open; to pull apart; to space out; to increase
- a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help