- lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom); strapped for cash; unable to make ends meet
- the past
- for a long time
- prejudice; bias
- omniscient
- to absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc); to assimilate
- to benefit (e.g. the people)
- to prevent; to block
- to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dangers; regardless of perils
- breakthrough; going beyond; leap-forward; unusual new development
- cash
- to flow into; inflow
- to envy; to admire
- 刮 guā: 刮 gua1: to scrape; to blow; to shave; to plunder; to extort刮 guā: 刮 gua1: to blow (of the wind)
- on hand; at hand; one's financial situation
- well-off; wealthy
- (fig.) (of one's actions) blind; unthinking
- guilty conscience; to feel a twinge of guilt
- rigorous; strict; careful; (of writing) well organized; meticulous
- in other words; that is to say
- really; as expected; sure enough; if indeed...; if it's really...
- to duplicate; to make a copy of; to copy; to reproduce; to clone
- stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant; in a rut; at a standstill
- reason; rationality; rational
- policymaker
- to boss people around (idiom)
- close; familiar; intimate; closely (related); to foster close ties; to pay close attention
- in accordance with; to agree with; to conform to; to meet (a requirement); (physics) coincidence
- 占 zhān: 占 zhan1: to observe; to divine占 zhàn: 占 zhan4: to take possession of; to occupy; to take up
- whole; full
- half
- distribution; retail store
- 火 hǔo: 火 huo3: fire; urgent; ammunition; fiery or flaming; internal heat (Chinese medicine); hot (popular); classifier for military units (old); Kangxi radical 86火 Hǔo: 火 Huo3: surname Huo
- urban district; downtown; city center
- (used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈|帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)
- whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss
- large-format (picture, banner, photo etc); substantially; by a wide margin
- potential; hidden capability
- Gera (city in Germany)