- antique
- to raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal)
- to hint; to indicate (an idea to sb)
- unexpected misfortune; unexpected accident; sudden death
- signal
- pitch-black
- short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault
- to respond; response
- cautious; prudent
- port; harbor
- outside; in addition; foreign; external
- anchor
- sea wave
- to move; movement; migration; mobile; portable
- mariner; sailor; seaman
- to fall; to drop
- lifeboat
- to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out
- rain poncho; rain cape
- to do everything one can; to spare no effort; to strive
- to row a boat; rowing; boating; small boat
- 向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ...向 Xiàng: 向 Xiang4: surname Xiang向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: to tend toward; to guide向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly
- to be close to; to approach; to draw near
- behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back
- 地道 dì dao: 地道 di4 dao5: authentic; genuine; proper地道 dì dào: 地道 di4 dao4: tunnel; causeway
- cheek
- line (in drawing, calligraphy etc); the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc)
- gentle; soft
- clear; well-defined; limpid
- stature; build (height and weight); figure
- to shelter; to shelter from
- Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- ceremonial robe; formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc)
- thick; bulky; loud
- to bow the head; to yield; to give in
- easy; simple; rashly; offhandedly
- to calculate; to figure out; to include; to count in; to count; to be valid; to carry weight; to regard as; to consider (to be ...)
- the foreign learning or Westernizing faction in the late Qing
- key participant; VIP
- reign name of penultimate Qing emperor Guangxu or Guang-hsu (1875-1908)
- sixteen; 16
- to select and send over
- capital of a country (literary)
- Tongwen Guan, 19th century college that trained translators for China's diplomatic corps, established in Beijing in 1862 and absorbed by the Imperial University in 1902
- language; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3]
- science and technology