- to come to a stop; to halt; to keep one's footing; to stay upright; (fig.) to hold one's ground; to gain a firm foothold; (of an assertion etc) to hold up; to be tenable
- to send punitive forces against; (fig.) to criticize violently
- to be honest; to tell the truth; to be frank
- rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior
- to explain; to justify; to defend (a point of view etc); to provide an explanation; to try to defend oneself
- hollow layer between two solid layers; (architecture) mezzanine
- bank card
- credit card
- to fish out (from pocket); to scoop
- half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to have nothing to do; to idle one's time away (idiom)
- (coll.) to show off
- to give in charity; to give alms (to the poor)
- pocket money; allowance
- 私房 sī fáng: 私房 si1 fang2: privately-owned house; private rooms; private ownings私房 sī fang: 私房 si1 fang5: personal; private; confidential
- weep
- 欲 yù: 欲 yu4: desire; appetite; passion; lust; greed欲 yù: 欲 yu4: to wish for; to desire
- to sob
- to hesitate
- criminal underworld; organized crime syndicate
- now; at present; at this juncture
- embassy; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4]
- 准 zhǔn: 准 zhun3: to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of准 zhǔn: 准 zhun3: accurate; standard; definitely; certainly; about to become (bride, son-in-law etc); quasi-; para-
- to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem
- long-winded; wordy; troublesome; pesky; to talk endlessly; to go on and on; also pr. [luo1suo1]
- to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated
- to question; to ask questions; to inquire; to bring to account; to interrogate
- account; bill; debt; CL:本[ben3],筆|笔[bi3]
- to flee from sth; to run away; to escape
- urgent; hurried and brief; rushing
- repeatedly (say something)
- wild dog; feral dog; stray dog
- to flee; to go into exile
- delicate; fine; exquisite; refined
- outstanding; peerless; beyond compare
- (loanword) romantic
- model; example; paragon
- to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dangers; regardless of perils