- to question; to quiz; to grill
- glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
- (like) a cat on a hot tin roof; anxious; agitated
- exam question; test topic
- 劲 jìng: 劲 jing4: stalwart; sturdy; strong; powerful劲 jìn: 劲 jin4: strength; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; mood; expression; interest; CL:把[ba3]; Taiwan pr. [jing4]
- rock music; rock 'n roll
- strong; powerful; robust
- bass
- melody
- it doesn't matter
- to copy word for word
- to come true; to come about as predicted; to be fulfilled
- ballpoint pen; CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]
- first; original; primitive; original (document etc)
- to feign; to pretend
- to cover (up); to block; to obstruct; to shade
- spittle; saliva
- hollow of the palm
- really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed
- high-pitched and penetrating (musical instrument, voice etc); high-spirited; fever-pitched (atmosphere)
- to chant; to recite
- to curse
- 圣 kū: 圣 ku1: (literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)圣 shèng: 圣 sheng4: (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc); (bound form) peerless individual; paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc); (bound form) holy; sacred
- to sing
- a person of foresight; (religion) a prophet
- duck (CL:隻|只[zhi1]); (slang) male prostitute
- to have a connection with; to be close (to reality); to be relevant; to have one's hand in
- (loanword) lira (currency of Turkey)
- to scatter; to disperse; to distribute
- breath; smell; odor; flavor
- to lack; to be short of
- Zhuge Liang (181–234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] during the Three Kingdoms period; the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius; (fig.) a mastermind