- to go out; to go away (on a trip etc)
- camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]); at the opportune moment; as the circumstances allow
- roll of film
- dougong – an interlocking wooden bracket system between the top of a column and a crossbeam, used in traditional Chinese architecture to support overhanging roofs, composed of blocks and arms fitted together without nails
- houses; homes
- each sticks to his own view (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf
- to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed
- 闲暇 xián xiá: 闲暇 xian2 xia2: leisure; free time; unoccupied; not in use闲暇 xián xiá: 闲暇 xian2 xia2: leisure
- 考 kǎo: 考 kao3: to beat; to hit; to inspect; to test; to take an exam考 kǎo: 考 kao3: to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance exam for; deceased father
- to survey; to measure; to conjecture
- a statue; a Buddhist image; sculpture; to carve
- rock cave; grotto; cliff caves (often with Buddhist statues)
- to polish (a piece of writing); to add a few finishing touches to (a piece of writing, painting etc)
- to decorate; to adorn; to dress up; to polish (a written piece); to qualify or modify (grammar)
- to process; processing; working (of machinery)
- at a stalemate; deadlocked; in unrelenting mutual opposition
- to avail oneself of; to take advantage of
- stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly
- to go up
- 合著 hé zhe: 合著 he2 zhe5: (dialect) (implying sudden realization) so; after all合著 hé zhù: 合著 he2 zhu4: to write jointly; to co-author
- name of a river
- to advance; in advance; beforehand; to prepare
- small rooms facing or to the side of the main hall or veranda
- 钟楼 Zhōng lóu: 钟楼 Zhong1 lou2: see 鐘樓區|钟楼区[Zhong1 lou2 Qu1]钟楼 zhōng lóu: 钟楼 zhong1 lou2: bell tower; campanile; clock tower; Bell Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc
- perimeter wall; fence; CL:道[dao4]
- long term
- lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom); fig. to occupy a commanding position; to assume a haughty attitude
- poplar; CL:棵[ke1]
- setting sun
- hidden from view; alternately hidden and visible; setting off each other
- minor road; lane; pathway; trail
- island; CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4]
- to stand tall; to tower aloft
- to guard; to defend
- officers and soldiers