- hanging screen; curtain over shop door (for privacy and serving as advertisement)
- to droop; to hang low
- quietly; in a low voice
- to whisper in sb's ear; a whisper
- a small cup; classifier for lamps
- hubbub; clamor; to make a racket
- to investigate; to check and research; exquisite
- wise and virtuous woman; lady
- to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin
- to not mind (at all, a bit); to not care in the slightest
- newspaper; newsprint; CL:份[fen4],期[qi1],張|张[zhang1]
- lover (of art, sports etc); amateur; enthusiast; fan
- not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth)
- to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside; to lower (the blinds etc)
- a woman's physique; figure; posture on stage
- to make a noise; noisy
- absolutely not
- 正统 Zhèng tǒng: 正统 Zheng4 tong3: Zhengtong Emperor, reign name of sixth Ming Emperor Zhu Qizhen 朱祁鎮|朱祁镇[Zhu1 Qi2 zhen4] (1427-1464), reigned 1435-1449, temple name Yingzong 英宗[Ying1 zong1]正统 zhèng tǒng: 正统 zheng4 tong3: orthodoxy; tradition; orthodox; traditional; principles of dynastic succession; (of an heir) legitimate
- fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom); to roll up one's sleeves for battle; eager to get into action or start on a task
- high price
- ticket; ballot; banknote; CL:張|张[zhang1]; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for groups, batches, business transactions
- box (in a theater or concert hall); private room (in a restaurant or karaoke)
- feather; 5th note in pentatonic scale
- to weave; to knit
- folding fan
- to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control
- to change clothes; to go to the toilet (euphemism)
- to draw into; to pull into; to introduce
- to drive away cares; to relieve boredom
- forehead; horizontal tablet or inscribed board; specified number or amount
- life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc
- model or template character; written slogan or phrase; mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc)
- plain white cloth; calico
- belt; band; ribbon; strap; girdle; (coll.) audio or video tape; Farrer's scallop (Chlamys farreri); comb pen shell (Atrina pectinata)
- (on the) chest; bosom
- bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast for sb or sth (loanword from "fans")
- zealotry; fanatical; feverish
- in a low voice; softly
- New York
- consulate
- to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)