- to lay a foundation (also fig.); to make a first sketch; to eat sth before drinking; to apply an undercoat
- shoe
- if (coming after a conditional clause)
- even more (so)
- running water; (business) turnover
- son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific)
- to take a percentage (from a sum of money); a commission; a cut
- poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
- in a moment of desperation
- to come by; to obtain through some means
- to transfer (ownership, rights etc)
- 解 Xiè: 解 Xie4: surname Xie解 jiě: 解 jie3: to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection解 jiè: 解 jie4: to transport under guard解 xiè: 解 xie4: acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)
- lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme emergency
- connector; joint; coupling; (coll.) to contact; to get in touch with; to have knowledge of; to be familiar with
- unregistered resident or household; unlicensed shop
- to order the arrest of sb as criminal; to list as wanted
- to get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connection
- (raw) material; data; (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job
- (idiom) reasonable; fair
- only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique
- lit. to join hands; to act together
- to form an alliance; to ally oneself with; allied with; aligned; to bond with
- to be drawn into; to be involved in
- to kill in revenge
- school rules and regulations
- crime; offense
- to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on
- madman; lunatic
- (idiom) to fly into a rage; to see red
- beer (loanword); CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
- to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as
- best man; groomsman
- bridesmaid; maid of honor; matron of honor
- (speak) without thinking the matter through
- to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations!
- sense of humor
- 钟 Zhōng: 钟 Zhong1: surname Zhong钟 zhōng: 钟 zhong1: handleless cup; goblet; (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc)钟 zhōng: 钟 zhong1: a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4]); clock (CL:座[zuo4]); amount of time; o'clock (CL:點|点[dian3],分[fen1],秒[miao3]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1 dian3 zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wu3 fen1 zhong1] "five minutes" etc)
- midnight
- father and mother; parents
- (idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases
- insane; mad; wild
- lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom); fig. pitch dark; to black out; disorderly; troubled times