- to lose one's way
- to return; to go back; to come back
- to put down the brush; to stop writing (or painting)
- smallpox; ceiling; stamen of corn; (old) snow; (dialect) sesame oil
- letters or words; words or phrase
- original works; original text; original author
- taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from
- already
- 好事 hào shì: 好事 hao4 shi4: to be meddlesome好事 hǎo shì: 好事 hao3 shi4: good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity; happy occasion; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead
- friend from whom you can seek advice
- clear; limpid (of water)
- Yuan river in Guizhou and Hunan
- fair; market (in a public place); small town
- (bird species of China) Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis)
- to forward (a shipment); to reprint sth published elsewhere; Taiwan pr. [zhuan3 zai4]
- to let sb down; to be unfair; I'm sorry; pardon me (formal)
- to declare; to aver; to state formally
- to be in the way; to be a hindrance; (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence; to matter
- next chapter; next time
- to feel agitated; to be troubled; to be annoyed; an upset or distraction
- (writing, drawing, calligraphy etc) to apply oneself to producing practice pieces; a practice piece; an exercise
- deflated; shriveled; sunken; empty
- to rot; to putrefy; (fig.) corrupt
- to forward (a letter, email, package etc)
- (bound form) grandmother; (bound form) matron; (bound form) mother-in-law; (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
- to know the facts; to understand; to be familiar with the situation
- old friends
- (military) high ground; vantage point (providing a good view); commanding position (providing strategic advantage)
- to rise in revolt; to raise difficult questions
- hostility; animosity