- resistance; drag
- hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably
- cardiac stimulant
- urgent; pressing
- fort
- special invitation
- to be afraid of the consequences; restraining fear
- media; commentators
- to guard against
- otherwise; or else; or
- agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words; gaping and speechless
- gaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look; (lit. and fig.) sight; vision
- to employ; to appoint; (bound form) to betroth; (coll.) (of a woman) to get married; to be marrried off; (literary) to visit another state as an envoy on a diplomatic mission; Taiwan pr. [ping4]
- to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb)
- arrow-blocking shield; (fig.) pretext; cover; sth used to deflect blame, criticism or pressure
- to evade; to dodge (out of the way)
- to speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush
- talks; discussions; CL:次[ci4]
- end; finish
- completely incompatible; lit. incompatible as fire and water
- the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism); the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 大辯論|大辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 大字報|大字报[da4 zi4 bao4] (PRC)
- 金刚 jīn gāng: 金刚 jin1 gang1: diamond; (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon); guardian deity (in Buddhist iconography)金刚 Jīn gāng: 金刚 Jin1 gang1: King Kong
- household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon
- rancid; soured (as food)
- spot; point; dot; speck; drop (of liquid); droplet; point (of argument); idea; crux; indication; pointer
- truly; indeed; severely; harshly
- Zhang Zuolin (c. 1873-1928), warlord of Manchuria 1916-1928
- bait
- ferocious; murderous-looking
- to be a vegetarian
- to anticipate; to foresee
- lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom); fig. experience makes progress easy; a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back
- lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
- last time
- to exchange cards containing personal details (when taking an oath of fraternity)
- to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to attempt; to try; attempt; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- to patrol; to make one's rounds; classifier for rounds of drinks