- to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice
- responsible person; coordinator
- crossroads; intersection
- idleness
- callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet); also 趼子
- not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom); to take great pains; to be very patient
- to receive a great deal of (respect, criticism, attention etc)
- old in years
- from time to time
- to miss; to remember with longing; to long to see again
- a way out (lit. and fig.); opportunity for advancement; a way forward; outlet (for one's products)
- to shrink back; to cower
- (lit. and fig.) road; path
- to be covered with; to be filled with
- a torment; a trial; tribulation; a cross (to bear); well-tried
- hardships; arduous; difficult
- resistance; drag
- to defect; to betray; to mutiny
- there are plenty of such people
- function
- (coll.) no good; of no use
- valley; trough (as opposed to peaks); fig. low point; lowest ebb; nadir of one's fortunes
- (of pain or hardship) hard to bear
- to bloom; to blossom; to flower; (fig.) to burst; to split open; (fig.) to burst with joy; (fig.) to spring up everywhere; to flourish
- 苗 Miáo: 苗 Miao2: surname Miao; Miao ethnic group苗 miáo: 苗 miao2: sprout
- flower but no fruit (idiom); handsome exterior but hollow inside; flashy
- not the only; not merely; not simply
- to state; to declare
- young successor; seedling; sapling
- to form; to forge (alliances etc)
- major achievement; great work; triumphant success
- beach; sandy shore; CL:片[pian4]
- People's Republic of China
- life expectancy