- first; first time; for the first time
- (of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid; (of skin, mouth etc) dry; (fig.) dull; dry; boring; (of timber etc) to dry out; to season; to cure
- wooden boat
- to put into
- 吊 diào: 吊 diao4: to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person吊 diào: 吊 diao4: a string of 100 cash (arch.); to lament; to condole with
- strap; leather belt; CL:條|条[tiao2],根[gen1]
- 泡 pāo: 泡 pao1: puffed; swollen; spongy; small lake (esp. in place names); classifier for urine or feces泡 pào: 泡 pao4: bubble; foam; blister; to soak; to steep; to infuse; to dawdle; to loiter; to pick up (a girl); to get off with (a sexual partner); classifier for occurrences of an action; classifier for number of infusions
- almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad
- wood
- to stretch taut; (of muscles etc) taut; strained; tense
- aperture
- to cram
- course; stream; sequence of processes; work flow in manufacturing
- North Carolina, US state
- Florida
- long distance; long-distance phone call (abbr. for 長途電話|长途电话[chang2 tu2 dian4 hua4]); long-distance coach (abbr. for 長途汽車|长途汽车[chang2 tu2 qi4 che1])
- water pump
- water level
- to raise; to ascend
- automatic; voluntarily
- to take out; to extract
- to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on
- to collect water; to be covered with water; to pond; accumulated water; ponding
- very early in the morning; in the wee hours
- five; 5
- hour; CL:個|个[ge4]
- left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence
- deck (of a ship or boat)
- 差事 chāi shi: 差事 chai1 shi5: errand; assignment; job; commission; CL:件[jian4]; see also 差使[chai1 shi5]差事 chà shì: 差事 cha4 shi4: poor; not up to standard
- undoubtedly; without doubt; for sure
- of great concern
- life
- anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side
- to eat one's fill
- to fill a gap; to fill in a blank (on a form); to overcome a deficiency
- small crack; chink
- to go ashore; to climb ashore; (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts)
- now; this moment
- crab; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- clam; same as 蛤蜊[ge2 li2]
- barnacle (crustacean)
- seagrass
- to add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached