- north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River
- to raise; to collect
- to stand out; outstanding
- convinced; to admire from the heart; enchanted
- to give a nod of approval
- to contribute generously (idiom); help sb generously with money; to give generously to charity
- exception; to be an exception
- building materials
- artificial; manpower; manual work
- both of them; the two of them
- to consider as; to take to be
- lit. wind past your ear; fig. sth you don't pay much attention to; in one ear and out the other
- to attend a lecture; to listen to a talk
- to solicit contributions; to collect donations
- 暗 àn: 暗 an4: dark; to turn dark; secret; hidden; (literary) confused; ignorant暗 àn: 暗 an4: (literary) to close (a door); to eclipse
- don't think (that); don't imagine (that)
- to dig; to pick; to scratch (with a finger or sth pointed); to carve; to cut; to study meticulously; stingy; miserly; to lift up (esp. the hem of a robe)
- (coll.) penny; buck
- to be softhearted; to be tenderhearted; to be kindhearted
- a burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time)
- concluding remarks
- 倾倒 qīng dǎo: 倾倒 qing1 dao3: to topple over; to fall over; to greatly admire; to prostrate oneself before倾倒 qīng dào: 倾倒 qing1 dao4: to dump; to pour out; to empty out
- usable; serviceable; feasible; workable; doable; to make; to cause; to bring about
- to do all one can; to give all one has
- lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead; to prepare for a rainy day
- to hollow out; to empty out; to use up; (finance) tunneling
- to approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time)
- to relinquish; to abandon; to contribute; to donate; (bound form) tax; levy
- cannot be justified; inexcusable
- to be present; to be on the scene
- enemy (idiom); opponent; arch-enemy
- to stuff one's pockets; to take bribes
- honest; uncorrupted
- to pursue public affairs
- the least bit
- completely
- in my opinion