- line (in drawing, calligraphy etc); the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc)
- graceful; fine; elegant
- not long ago
- (literary) hard; firm; strong; exactly; precisely; barely; only just; just; only a short while ago
- to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned
- katydid; long-horned grasshopper
- belly; abdomen; stomach; CL:個|个[ge4]
- after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
- to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of
- drop of water
- pit; hollow; depression; (mining) pit; shaft; tunnel; (literary) to bury alive; (coll.) to cheat; to scam; to screw over
- (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
- to divide (into); to split a bonus; to break into; tenths; percentage allotment
- journey; trip
- only; sole
- interesting; fascinating; amusing
- enough; sufficient
- firm and substantial; solid
- rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant
- (idiom) to have a well-thought-out plan in mind
- seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [si4 de5]
- some; somewhat; rather; a bit
- to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed
- the first time; for the first time
- to mention; to speak of; to talk about
- really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine; (math.) proper
- 谈 Tán: 谈 Tan2: surname Tan谈 tán: 谈 tan2: to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss
- to infer; inference; corollary; reasoned conclusion
- basic; fundamental; main; elementary
- landscape (in a picture); (fig.) landscape (i.e. general situation); view of the situation; mental picture
- important; significant; major
- concept; idea; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to suspect; to have misgivings; suspicious; misgivings
- chain; cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m); chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m); to chain; to enchain
- technology; technique; skill; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4]
- explosion; to explode; to blow up; to detonate
- 吗 ma: 吗 ma5: (question particle for "yes-no" questions)吗 má: 吗 ma2: (coll.) what?吗 mǎ: 吗 ma3: used in 嗎啡|吗啡[ma3 fei1]
- to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon
- 表 biǎo: 表 biao3: exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth)表 biǎo: 表 biao3: watch (timepiece); meter; gauge
- (concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) time
- to put one's hand to it; to start out on a task; to set out
- to establish; to set up; to found
- 门 Mén: 门 Men2: surname Men门 mén: 门 men2: gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4]); valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure; way to do sth; knack; method; approach; family; household; lineage; (bound form) sect; school; faction (religious or academic); (bound form) class; category; division; phylum; classifier for courses, fields of study, branches of technology, relatives by marriage, guns etc; (suffix) -gate (scandal)
- subject; branch of learning; course; academic discipline
- might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps; CL:個|个[ge4]