- (idiom) lacking strength and support
- to investigate thoroughly
- that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ...
- (fig.) to smell fishy
- to choke (on); to choke up; to suffocate
- dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom); left speechless; at a loss for words
- creed; article of faith
- to be lenient; to relent; to be reluctant to make a hard decision; to think twice
- to sign (a signature)
- to review troops; military parade
- to welcome; welcome
- when the time comes; at the scheduled time
- (of a notable person etc) to honor with one's presence and offer guidance (idiom)
- to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days
- to bow; (literary) to bend down
- to welcome sb; to greet sb
- to return a courtesy; return gift
- guest and host
- in order; in succession
- see 秋高氣爽|秋高气爽[qiu1 gao1 qi4 shuang3]
- audition; dress rehearsal; preview (of a theatrical performance); dummy run
- equestrian archery; riding and shooting
- to lead military operations with extraordinary skill
- to shoot dead (with a gun, or bow and arrow)
- ethnic groups in the north and west of China in ancient times; foreigner; barbarian
- consummate; exquisite
- (courteous) to be so bold as to
- to have a competition; to measure with one's hand or arm; to make a gesture of measuring
- to decline (an appointment, invitation etc)
- to go off the stage; to fall from position of prestige; to step down (from office etc); to disentangle oneself; to get off the hook
- archery target; (fig.) target of criticism, pressure, attack or blame
- sound; noise
- meteor; shooting star; meteor hammer (abbr. for 流星錘|流星锤[liu2 xing1 chui2])