- preceding period; early stage
- 幺 Yāo: 幺 Yao1: surname Yao幺 yāo: 幺 yao1: youngest; most junior; tiny; one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military); one or ace on dice or dominoes
- total; sum; aggregate
- to sing the original version of a song (as opposed to a cover version); singer who performs the original version of a song
- business hours; opening hours; office hours
- 兑 Dùi: 兑 Dui4: surname Dui兑 dùi: 兑 dui4: to cash; to exchange; to add (liquid); to blend; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing swamp; ☱
- lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom); fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent; to be blind to the fact
- to see off; to send off
- contract of alliance; oath or treaty between allies
- personnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life
- to get promoted (at work etc); promotion
- to accept; to receive
- (idiom) simple; plain; unadorned
- warmth
- 檀 tán: 檀 tan2: sandalwood; hardwood; purple-red檀 Tán: 檀 Tan2: surname Tan
- partial towards sth; to prefer; to incline; erroneous tendencies (Leftist or Revisionist deviation)
- head-and-shoulders photo (esp. a formal one used in a passport, ID card etc)
- George (name)
- magazine; CL:本[ben3],份[fen4],期[qi1]
- Santa Cruz
- puddle; water hole; sump
- to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent
- ointment
- incidental expenses; sundries; pocket money
- to subdue; to force to capitulate; to reduce to submission; to soothe