- the moon
- lit. to look at flowers in the fog (idiom); fig. blurred vision
- to fathom; to make sense of; to grasp
- to welcome (a visitor or newcomer); (fig.) to usher in
- the power to act independently; autonomy; the right of self-determination
- to choose; to select
- 挣 zhèng: 挣 zheng4: to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money)挣 zhēng: 挣 zheng1: used in 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2]
- opportunity; favorable turn of events; stroke of luck
- to save; to put aside; savings
- not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking; without two sticks to rub together
- to start from scratch
- voluntary; autonomous; by oneself; self-
- financial resources
- small scale; small size
- as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right
- number of people
- public finance; government finance
- proportion; scale
- 占 zhàn: 占 zhan4: to take possession of; to occupy; to take up占 zhān: 占 zhan1: to observe; to divine
- 赚 zuàn: 赚 zuan4: to cheat; to swindle赚 zhuàn: 赚 zhuan4: to earn; to make a profit
- to prop up; to support; strut; brace
- Renminbi, the official currency of the PRC (currency codes: RMB or CNY)
- income does not cover expenditure; unable to make ends meet
- to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss
- cannot attend to or manage
- pressing; urgent
- (idiom) time and tide wait for no man
- lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity; one solution fits a diversity of problems; one size fits all
- in other words; that is to say; so; thus
- to attack; to batter; (of waves) to pound against; shock; impact
- to facilitate; to help bring about
- expenditures; expenses (CL:筆|笔[bi3],項|项[xiang4]); to spend money; (coll.) to pay wages
- apart from this; in addition to this
- to pay (taxes etc)
- delighted to (do sth, idiom); perfectly happy to do; most willing to do