- really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
- to rebuff; to refuse; to turn down
- to stop; to bar the way
- 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 question; to quiz; to grill
- illustrious; celebrated
- book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general)
- level (of achievement etc); standard; level (surveying)
- pleasant to hear
- lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing; through and through; out and out; from top to bottom
- to accelerate; to speed up; to hasten
- to penetrate; to break into (a market, social group etc); to infiltrate (enemy ranks etc); to banish to; to relegate to; to insert; to inject; to crack (an egg) into (a bowl etc)
- to show one's face; to appear (in public)
- to go online; to put sth online; to reach a specific standard; to put into production; handler (person who oversees and directs the activities of another person in a gang, spy ring etc)
- only; nothing else
- nature; disposition; innate; natural
- flawless; immaculate; perfect
- (math.) multiplied with
- close-fitting; closest (translation)
- negative; passive; inactive
- things like this (idiom); and so on; and the rest; etc
- towards
- (idiom) contrary to expectation; unexpected
- to postpone; to defer; to delay
- to procrastinate; to stall for time; to filibuster
- (old) to report to one's master
- to promise; to pledge
- to leave some leeway; to allow for the unpredictable
- progress chart; schedule
- (of a check etc) to cash; to honor a commitment
- external; foreign; pertaining to external or foreign (affairs)
- to delay; to postpone; to keep putting sth off; to procrastinate; (computing) to lag