- to appear; to look; form; shape
- (bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand
- to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement
- anxious; impatient
- generous; ample
- vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); (bound form) to release (a captive); to indulge; to leap up; (literary) even if
- almost; nearly
- future events; and what happened next... (in fiction); funeral arrangements
- to organize and carry out a funeral
- post; position; job; duties
- to employ; to hire; to rent
- (idiom) to think oneself clever
- before leaving; on departure
- to employ; to appoint; (bound form) to betroth; (coll.) (of a woman) to get married; to be marrried off; (literary) to visit another state as an envoy on a diplomatic mission; Taiwan pr. [ping4]
- to arrange; to handle; to cook; cuisine; art of cooking
- teachers and students
- bureaucrat; bureaucracy; bureaucratic
- exactly; just; precisely; (loanword) cha-cha; cha-cha-cha (dance)
- to jab; to poke; to stab; (coll.) to sprain; to blunt; to fuck (vulgar); to stand; to stand (sth) upright; stamp; seal
- sore spot; place that hurts
- 悠闲 yōu xián: 悠闲 you1 xian2: leisurely悠闲 yōu xián: 悠闲 you1 xian2: leisurely; carefree; relaxed
- to guide patiently and systematically (idiom)
- to quarrel; dispute
- red in the face; extremely angry
- helpless; helplessness; feeling useless; no help
- pain point; sore point
- to flare up; to break out
- fine jade
- 买卖 mǎi mài: 买卖 mai3 mai4: to buy and sell买卖 mǎi mai: 买卖 mai3 mai5: purchase and sale; transaction; shop; store
- contain
- cabinet; case; casket
- small box
- to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside; to show poor judgment (idiom)
- price
- to sell off
- price
- meaning behind the words; what sb really means to say; one's intentions as revealed in one's words; tone of speech
- to ask sb a question; question
- 拐 guǎi: 拐 guai3: to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle; to misappropriate; seven (used as a substitute for 七[qi1])拐 guǎi: 拐 guai3: cane; walking stick; crutch; old man's staff
- to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in a road etc); CL:道[dao4]