- to bestir oneself; to pull oneself together; to cheer up; to uplift; to stimulate
- having high fighting spirit
- instrument of the violin family (violin, viola, cello or double bass); CL:把[ba3]
- change in sound; altered pronunciation; (music) chromatic alteration of pitch; altered note; accidental; (linguistics) phonological alternation
- dance hall; ballroom; CL:間|间[jian1]
- violinist; fiddler
- seat
- fiddle; violin
- to take over (as minister, manager etc)
- 任 Rén: 任 Ren2: surname Ren任 rèn: 任 ren4: to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)
- to refract; refraction; to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of)
- children's fairy tales
- to serve to highlight; to serve as a backdrop or contrasting element
- to tighten up (restrictions etc)
- underbelly; lower abdomen
- very impressed; stunned; amazed; to astonish; to impress greatly
- to stop; to halt; to cease
- swan
- along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on; to trim (a border with braid, tape etc); border; edge
- itinerary; route; political line (e.g. right revisionist road); CL:條|条[tiao2]
- center of circle
- to get out of the way
- to cut apart; to sever; to separate; to isolate
- to resist; to defy; to oppose
- queen
- currently popular (of movie stars, singers etc)
- crispy fried chicken
- unexpected; previously unimagined
- (fig.) to step into; to enter
- high tide; high water; upsurge; peak of activity; climax (of a story, a competition etc); to have an orgasm
- phase; time interval; paragraph; (written) passage
- social gathering; party