- to keep in mind constantly (idiom)
- notch
- sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected
- sad; emotional; sentimental; pathos
- to advance to a higher-level position; to be promoted to a higher position in a new department
- (idiom) favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative; (idiom) (by extension) favoritism towards relatives, friends or associates
- man (i.e. manly, masculine)
- self-respect; self-esteem; ego
- forced marriage; arranged marriage (without the consent of the individuals)
- extremely angry
- to marry
- social climbing; to claim connections with people in higher social class
- sweet; (fig.) pleasant; endearing; lovely
- to work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short
- 结子 jié zi: 结子 jie2 zi5: knot (on a rope or string)结子 jiē zǐ: 结子 jie1 zi3: to bear seeds (of plant)
- malice; ill will
- each month
- child support payment (after a divorce)
- to entrust; to place in sb's care; (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily; (bound form) foster (as in 寄女[ji4 nu : 3] foster daughter); to send by post; to mail
- to eliminate; to remove; except for; apart from
- to spend (money); expenses
- surplus; profit
- to attract people's affection; charming; delightful
- kid; youngster; (derog.) brat
- 儿 ér: 儿 er2: child; son儿 r: 儿 r5: non-syllabic diminutive suffix; retroflex final
- lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility; at daggers drawn
- Buddhist nun; (often used in phonetic spellings)
- old road; familiar way; beaten track; conventional behavior
- 媳妇 xí fu: 媳妇 xi2 fu5: (dialect) wife; (dialect) young married woman媳妇 xí fù: 媳妇 xi2 fu4: daughter-in-law; wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation
- dignified; composed
- to pull back; to regain (one's dignity etc); to recover from (an adverse situation); to turn the tables
- to dream; to have a dream; (fig.) to indulge in wishful thinking
- to come from (a place); From: (in email header)
- privately-run; private (school, hospital etc); to set up illegally
- to be interviewed (as a candidate); interview
- to flatter
- features, face (esp. derogatorily); look; appearance; countenance
- to bless; to praise
- lightning; electricity; electric (bound form); to get (or give) an electric shock; phone call or telegram etc; to send via telephone or telegram etc
- solely; just
- Heaven; Providence; God; the sky above; to fly skywards; (euphemism) to die; to pass away; the previous day (or days)