- shift in the trend of events; turnaround; plot shift in a book; turn in the conversation
- timely; at the right time; promptly; without delay
- steps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle); fig. way out of an embarrassing situation; bench (geology)
- amiable; cordial; close and dear; familiar
- to be at a loss for words; speechless
- why
- see 姪子|侄子[zhi2 zi5]
- related by marriage; to connect by marriage (families, work units)
- banquet; feast; dinner party; CL:席[xi2],個|个[ge4]
- to work part-time while studying; work-study program
- suddenly opens up to a wide panorama (idiom); to come to a wide clearing; fig. everything becomes clear at once; to achieve speedy enlightenment
- brimming with enthusiasm (idiom); full of warmth
- taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from
- to anticipate; to expect; expectations
- 乖乖 guāi guai: 乖乖 guai1 guai5: goodness gracious!; oh my lord!乖乖 guāi guāi: 乖乖 guai1 guai1: (of a child) well-behaved; obediently; (term of endearment for a child) darling; sweetie
- to melt; to thaw; to defrost; fig. to relax (repression, enmity etc)
- (coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to
- (suffix) very; extremely
- if it were not for; but for
- circumstances; situation; terrain; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to act discourteously; forgive me (for my impropriety)
- 恶 ě: 恶 e3: used in 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1]恶 è: 恶 e4: evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm恶 wù: 恶 wu4: to hate; to loathe; ashamed; to fear; to slander
- husband's mother; mother-in-law; grandma
- (mainly used in the negative) in the first place; absolutely; simply
- not count as
- after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis
- to capture
- to subdue a tiger; fig. to prevail over sinister forces
- dinner party held in one's home; family reunion dinner
- (literary) next-door neighbor; near; next to; Taiwan pr. [bi4lin2]
- (fine jade); used in 玫瑰[mei2 gui1]
- blind date; arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]); to be deeply attached to each other
- out of step with current thinking; outmoded; inappropriate for the occasion
- excessive; over-; excess; going too far; extravagant; intemperate; overdue
- 勒 lè: 勒 le4: (literary) bridle; halter; headstall; to rein in; to compel; to force; (literary) to carve; to engrave; (literary) to command; to lead (an army etc); (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4 ke4 si1])勒 lēi: 勒 lei1: to strap tightly; to bind
- big and small
- chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax
- pad; cushion; mat; to pad out; to fill a gap; to pay for sb; to advance (money)
- interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
- 出息 chū xī: 出息 chu1 xi1: to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism)出息 chū xi: 出息 chu1 xi5: future prospects; profit; to mature; to grow up