- to burn down; to destroy with fire
- to be good at using (sth); to put (sth) to good use
- ordinary; commonplace; mundane; temporal; of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels); every; all; whatever; altogether; gist; outline; note of Chinese musical scale
- in order to avoid; so as not to
- to have in one's person (feelings, talent etc)
- (of flowing water or time) to pass by; to pass away; to die
- to keep watch beside a coffin
- remains (of a dead person)
- to fear; to be terrified
- to ask (a question) in reply; to answer a question with a question; rhetorical question
- to guess correctly; to figure out the right answer
- base; mean; contemptible; despicable
- skillful in; proficient in; adept at
- Zhuge Liang (181–234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] during the Three Kingdoms period; the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius; (fig.) a mastermind
- to plant; to grow (a crop); to cultivate
- (idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person
- medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat
- 卜 Bǔ: 卜 Bu3: surname Bu卜 bǔ: 卜 bu3: (bound form) to divine卜 bó: 卜 bo2: used in 蘿蔔|萝卜[luo2 bo5]
- astrology and physiognomy
- and; as well as
- economy; economic
- dawn; daybreak; to know; to let sb know; to make explicit
- to make life difficult for; to embarrass; unable to make it through
- to be fascinated; to be rapt; to long for; to dream of
- to viciously beat (sb) up; CL:頓|顿[dun4]
- to remind; to call attention to; to warn of
- mourning hall; funeral hall
- to risk one's life
- armed enemy of the nation; enemy of the Emperor; fig. championship challenger; contender opposing champion in sporting contest
- loud sound
- wood shavings; sawdust