- winding; (fig.) complicated
- filament (in a lightbulb)
- lit. tangled skein; in a tremendous muddle; confused
- at all times; at every moment
- in no way; not in the least; absolutely not
- to fail to pay sufficient attention to; to be negligent in regard to; to be lacking in
- to arrange; to tidy up; to sort out; to straighten out; to list systematically; to collate (data, files); to pack (luggage)
- taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from
- orientation; direction
- 丑 Chǒu: 丑 Chou3: surname Chou丑 chǒu: 丑 chou3: clown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox; ancient Chinese compass point: 30°丑 chǒu: 丑 chou3: shameful; ugly; disgraceful
- to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
- can't help (doing sth); can't refrain from
- to return; circuit (e.g. electric); loop
- farmland; cultivated land
- whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes
- (loanword) jacket; also pr. [jia2 ke4]
- fabric; cloth; material (for making clothing, curtains etc)
- 裤子 kù zi: 裤子 ku4 zi5: pants裤子 kù zi: 裤子 ku4 zi5: trousers; pants; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- material for making clothes; CL:塊|块[kuai4]
- age (number of years old)
- (of the sun) to shine on; to bask in (the sunshine); to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun; (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share"); (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to
- 穗 Sùi: 穗 Sui4: abbr. for Guangzhou 廣州|广州[Guang3 zhou1]穗 sùi: 穗 sui4: ear of grain; fringe; tassel
- wheat; CL:株[zhu1]
- to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist
- 壳 ké: 壳 ke2: (coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc); case; casing; housing (of a machine or device)壳 qiào: 壳 qiao4: (bound form) shell; Taiwan pr. [ke2]
- grain of wheat
- happy; joyous
- field; farm; farming area; village
- young man; young guy; lad; youngster; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to gently caress and stroke; to pet; to fondle
- to read silently; to mouth (the words of a prayer etc); to say to oneself; to contemplate inwardly
- to farm; to work the land
- university student; college student
- Homer's Odyssey
- a torment; a trial; tribulation; a cross (to bear); well-tried
- to test; to put to the test; trial; ordeal
- cucumber; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- fine; good; first-rate