- another person; sb else; other people
- an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him; to give sb a taste of his own medicine
- a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)
- cream; elite; essence; quintessence
- from time to time; now and then; occasionally; frequently
- to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by
- to guard against; to be vigilant; watch you don't (slip); Taiwan pr. [ti2 fang2]
- 那 Nā: 那 Na1: surname Na那 Núo: 那 Nuo2: surname Nuo那 nà: 那 na4: (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case)那 núo: 那 nuo2: (archaic) many; beautiful; how
- handle or shaft (of an axe etc); (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem; sth that affords an advantage to an opponent; classifier for knives or blades
- at any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary
- 刺 cī: 刺 ci1: (onom.) whoosh刺 cì: 刺 ci4: thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder
- to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential compound
- 正 zhèng: 正 zheng4: straight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify; exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place); (math.) positive正 zhēng: 正 zheng1: first month of the lunar year
- like this; so; such
- 常 cháng: 常 chang2: always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant常 Cháng: 常 Chang2: surname Chang
- 崔 Cūi: 崔 Cui1: surname Cui崔 cūi: 崔 cui1: (literary) (of mountains) lofty
- 杜 dù: 杜 du4: birchleaf pear (tree); to stop; to prevent; to restrict杜 Dù: 杜 Du4: surname Du
- to whitewash; to plaster
- 若 rùo: 若 ruo4: to seem; like; as; if若 rě: 若 re3: used in 般若[bo1 re3]; used in 蘭若|兰若[lan2 re3]
- before one's eyes; now; at present
- 几 jī: 几 ji1: small table几 jǐ: 几 ji3: how many; how much; several; a few几 jī: 几 ji1: (literary) almost
- foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)
- outside; excluding
- to walk past; to pass by
- (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])
- almost; nearly; practically
- to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect; a discovery
- lizard
- saddle horse; mount
- four; 4
- 爪 zhuǎ: 爪 zhua3: (coll.) foot of an animal or bird; (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc爪 zhǎo: 爪 zhao3: foot of a bird or animal; paw; claws; talons
- meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130
- pad; cushion; mat; to pad out; to fill a gap; to pay for sb; to advance (money)
- footstep; step
- wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking; taciturn; not providing any news
- lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom); fig. flawless
- to lock; to lock up; a lock (CL:把[ba3])
- 子 zǐ: 子 zi3: son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat; viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north); subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-子 zi: 子 zi5: noun suffix, as in 椅子[yi3 zi5] "chair"
- first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; (used for an unspecified person or thing); first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc); letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; armor plating; shell or carapace; (of the fingers or toes) nail; bladed leather or metal armor (old); ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old); civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old); ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
- to wrap up; to bind up; bundle; parcel; package; CL:個|个[ge4]
- knight; cavalier; (Tw) bike rider (scooter, bicycle etc)
- on the body; at hand; among
- close-fitting; tightly sealed
- 得 dè: 得 de4: used in 得瑟[de4 se5]得 de: 得 de5: structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc得 děi: 得 dei3: to have to; must; ought to; to need to得 dé: 得 de2: to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished
- lit. not one drop of water can leak out; watertight; rigorous (argument)