- used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4] and 莫可奈何|莫可奈何[mo4 ke3 nai4 he2] (literary); used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words
- to hug; to embrace
- spinal column; columna vertebralis
- last night
- to get sth open by tapping or striking it; (figuratively, when followed by sth like ∼的大門|∼的大门[xx5 de5 da4 men2]) to open the door to ~; to gain access to ~
- to overwhelm; to overpower; overwhelming
- to urge on (of horse); to drive; to steer; to handle; to manage; to master; to dominate
- electricity grid; power grid; electrified wire netting
- to hope to reach; to strive for
- to cause trouble; to stir up trouble
- to have; to own; to hold; to occupy; to possess; to account for (a high proportion etc)
- minute; tiny; negligible; insignificant
- to obey (an order); to comply; to defer
- to be wild with joy (idiom)
- to double; to redouble; to increase many times over; to multiply by a factor; multiplication
- to suck on (sth); to suck in
- 榨 zhà: 榨 zha4: to press; to extract (juice)榨 zhà: 榨 zha4: to press; to extract (juice); device for extracting juice, oils etc
- sense of satisfaction
- to pursue; to be after; to hunt down
- incarnation; reincarnation; embodiment (of abstract idea); personification
- swift and fierce; fierce; forceful
- stone statue
- to question via torture
- to go against; to be contrary to; to violate
- law; CL:條|条[tiao2], 套[tao4], 個|个[ge4]
- to catch; to capture; to seize
- sweethearts; lovers
- to sense; to perceive; to become aware of; to detect
- solitary
- to stretch taut; (of muscles etc) taut; strained; tense
- young; childish; puerile
- kitten
- 发卡 fā kǎ: 发卡 fa1 ka3: to issue a card; (slang) to reject a guy or a girl; to chuck发卡 fà qiǎ: 发卡 fa4 qia3: hair grip; hair clip
- underripe; (fig.) young and inexperienced
- (Tw) naive and innocent (girl or boy); underage prostitute (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [iù-khí])
- television program