- to collect books; library collection
- to lead directly to
- small multi-story building; modest house with two or more floors
- roof; topmost part; top (of tree, wall etc); apex
- ancient text; antique books
- courtyard; atrium; opening in a roof; skylight; caisson ceiling; (TCM) acupuncture point TB10
- top floor; attic; loft; garret; penthouse; (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc)
- hatchway; skylight; sun roof
- to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly")
- squirrel
- shelf; frame; stand; framework; airs; arrogance
- to leap up; (coll.) to gush out; to spurt out
- as for; when it comes to
- to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable
- beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
- (sitting) opposite; across (the street); directly in front; to be face to face
- to sit down
- for a moment; momentarily
- unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed
- to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for
- a few; several; how many
- hour; CL:個|个[ge4]
- ancient city
- to show oneself; to appear; (of a deity) to appear in the flesh
- to betray
- nuclear power
- Caesar (name); Gaius Julius Caesar 100-42 BC; by extension, emperor, Kaiser, Tsar
- group
- life or death
- not clear; unknown; to fail to understand
- to originate; to initiate; to launch (an attack, an initiative etc); to start; to propose sth (for the first time)
- since (used after a specified time or event)
- tangled and complicated (idiom)
- aspect; phase; situation
- dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined
- to break; to smash
- fortunately; luckily
- newspaper; newsprint; CL:份[fen4],期[qi1],張|张[zhang1]
- 头条 tóu tiáo: 头条 tou2 tiao2: lead story (on the news)头条 Tóu tiáo: 头条 Tou2 tiao2: Toutiao, personalized content recommendation app (abbr. for 今日頭條|今日头条[Jin1 ri4 Tou2 tiao2])
- not the usual type; atypical; heterotype
- title; heading; headline; caption; subject
- to find out; to discover
- unexpectedly; to one's surprise
- to leak (information); to divulge; also pr. [xie4lou4]
- loss; damage; CL:個|个[ge4]; to lose; to suffer damage
- (idiom) whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means