- bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:張|张[zhang1]); bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc); frame; chassis; classifier for blankets, quilts etc
- to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath)
- internal injury; disorder of internal organs (due to improper nutrition, overexertion etc)
- (of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded; (of sth that would typically dissipate, e.g. floodwater, pollutants) to remain; to linger
- to run into; to come upon; to meet
- Lin Chi-ling (1974-), Taiwanese model and actress
- to describe; description
- satisfactory; consummate; perfect
- investigator; researcher
- to pretend; to use a pretext; to make sth up; to pass oneself off as sb else; to make use of
- work (of art); opus; CL:部[bu4],篇[pian1]
- to steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc)
- to clearly understand
- code word; coded language; to communicate in private
- to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors
- 体 tǐ: 体 ti3: body; form; style; system; substance; to experience; aspect (linguistics)体 tī: 体 ti1: used in 體己|体己[ti1 ji5]; Taiwan pr. [ti3]
- CE (Common Era); Christian Era; AD (Anno Domini)
- Arabic (language & writing)
- to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc); to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc); (of two or more things) interchangeable
- translation (translated version of a text)
- interruption; to interrupt (esp. talk); to change the subject
- five-star (hotel)
- fruit plate; fruit platter
- to stand; standing; on one's feet
- door god
- to have no alternative; frustrated; exasperated; helpless; (conjunction) but unfortunately
- to argue; to debate; to contend; argument; contention; controversy; debate; CL:次[ci4],場|场[chang3]
- mystery within a mystery; the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]
- train of thought; emotional state; mood; feeling
- China Central Television (CCTV), abbr. for 中國中央電視台|中国中央电视台[Zhong1 guo2 Zhong1 yang1 Dian4 shi4 tai2]
- regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program); program (TV or radio)
- nursery rhyme
- heaven and earth; world; scope; field of activity
- a steelyard (a type of balance)
- ordinary people; the "person in the street"; CL:個|个[ge4]
- prime minister (in feudal China)
- theme song