- ancient books or records
- to lower (one's voice)
- first of all; in the first place
- whether (or not); if; is or isn't
- next; secondly
- always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)
- enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out
- novel; new; exotic
- way of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth)
- to lean forward
- to arrive; most; to; until
- to talk (with sb); to have a conversation; talk; conversation; CL:次[ci4]
- to wrap up; to bind up; bundle; parcel; package; CL:個|个[ge4]
- lit. warp string in weaving; fig. vertical or north-south lines; to pass through; to cross lengthwise; to pierce (esp. north-south or top-to-bottom)
- purple; violet (color)
- mountainous region; hilly area; hilly country
- mournful (sound)
- rear view; figure seen from behind; view of the back (of a person or object)
- commune; private discussion
- barrier; obstruction; hindrance; impediment; obstacle
- long-distance running
- beaten; exhausted; tired
- the back of a chair
- sitting posture
- how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things?
- to only want to have a good time; to just want to have fun, and to shy away from self-discipline
- brave; courageous
- intelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing)
- 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
- this; these
- to propose; to suggest; proposal; suggestion
- descendant
- 团 tuán: 团 tuan2: round; lump; ball; to roll into a ball; to gather; regiment; group; society; classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke)团 tuán: 团 tuan2: dumpling
- to replace the old with new; to renew; to renovate; to upgrade; to update; to regenerate
- of short duration; brief; momentary
- extremely important; vital; crucial; essential
- simple; brief
- to decide by vote; to vote
- light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously
- proposal; draft resolution; motion (to be debated); to propose a bill; to make a proposal
- to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water
- used in 楞迦[Leng2 jia1]
- to hire; to recruit
- limited; finite