- cannot be done; not feasible; impossible to accomplish
- hard to take; embarrassed
- rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其[yu3 qi2] + {verb1} + 不如[bu4 ru2] + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")
- (idiom) during one's lifetime; while one is on this earth; in one's remaining years
- to lack; to be short of
- 夹 gā: 夹 ga1: used in 夾肢窩|夹肢窝[ga1 zhi5 wo1]夹 jià: 夹 jia4: Taiwan pr. used in 夾生|夹生[jia1 sheng1] and 夾竹桃|夹竹桃[jia1 zhu2 tao2]夹 jiā: 夹 jia1: to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; folder; Taiwan pr. [jia2]夹 jiá: 夹 jia2: double-layered (quilt); lined (garment)
- ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected
- in disorder; messy; Taiwan pr. [san4 luan4]
- books; works
- paper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan); CL:張|张[zhang1],紮|扎[za1]
- to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside; to lower (the blinds etc)
- reading room; CL:間|间[jian1]
- train station
- crowded to bursting point; filled to overflowing; jam-packed
- passenger
- to wait; to wait for
- (of a bus, train etc) to leave for; heading for
- Far East (loanword)
- express (train, bus etc)
- transnational; multinational
- (railway) train
- to travel along a route (of vehicles etc)
- one week; all the way around; a whole cycle
- adequate; sufficient; abundant
- ticket (for a bus or train)
- to get; to obtain
- ticket; ballot; banknote; CL:張|张[zhang1]; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for groups, batches, business transactions
- way of doing sth; the right social connection
- on time; before deadline; on schedule
- along the sides of the road; by the wayside
- railway line; rail track
- to defend; to safeguard; to protect; to uphold; to maintain
- frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
- to postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)
- waiting anxiously; impatient
- lofty; towering; sudden; abrupt
- to peer; to scan; to examine carefully
- very impressed; stunned; amazed; to astonish; to impress greatly