- subject (of a talk or conversation); topic
- layer upon layer
- to penetrate deeply; thorough
- to advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step; to consolidate at every step
- to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline
- to halt; to stay; to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc)
- to disturb
- weary
- to tail behind; to tag along; to follow on the heels of
- alley
- a piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這|这[zhe4]) aspect; area; dimension (Example: 情感這一塊|情感这一块[qing2 gan3 zhe4 yi1 kuai4] "the emotional aspect (of it)"); (coll.) one yuan; a dollar; together; in the same place; in company
- brick
- to stop; to bar the way
- (literary) to look disdainfully out of the corner of one's eye; to look askance at
- to weigh in the hand; to estimate
- just now; a moment ago
- the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards
- to pick up; to collect; to gather
- conceited; to take responsibility
- firm; unyielding; strong-willed
- to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
- goddess; nymph
- the classics; scriptures; classical; classic (example, case etc); typical
- 面子 miàn zi: 面子 mian4 zi5: outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face面子 miàn zi: 面子 mian4 zi5: (medicinal) powder
- pile
- to alternate; to follow one another
- 服 fú: 服 fu2: clothes; dress; garment; to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc); to obey; to be convinced (by an argument); to convince; to admire; to acclimatize; to take (medicine); mourning clothes; to wear mourning clothes服 fù: 服 fu4: classifier for medicine: dose; Taiwan pr. [fu2]
- evil spirit; alluring woman
- cicada slough (used in TCM)
- sound of gurgling water
- tortoise; cuckold
- to tumble; to fall; fig. to suffer a reverse (in politics or business)
- accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child)
- to form; to take shape
- specific (to); characteristic (of); distinctive
- nerve; mental state; (coll.) unhinged; nutjob
- to return; circuit (e.g. electric); loop
- to recall; to recollect; to think back
- 当年 dāng nián: 当年 dang1 nian2: in those days; back then; in those years; to be in the prime of life当年 dàng nián: 当年 dang4 nian2: that very same year
- multicolored clouds