- half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair; CL:個|个[ge4]
- deliberately; on purpose
- name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people
- 差 chāi: 差 chai1: to send (on an errand); (archaic) person sent on such an errand; job; official post差 cī: 差 ci1: used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]差 chà: 差 cha4: different; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack; not up to standard; inferior; Taiwan pr. [cha1]差 chā: 差 cha1: difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction); (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly
- to mutter to oneself irresolutely
- to be mindful; to pay attention to; to take note of
- pattern; way of doing sth; trick; ruse; fancy-style (as in 花樣滑冰|花样滑冰[hua1 yang4 hua2 bing1] figure skating)
- (bound form) at first; initially; (bound form) first; early; (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三[chu1 san1] "the third"
- usually; in many cases; more often than not
- to admire
- to hinder; to obstruct; to block
- 面子 miàn zi: 面子 mian4 zi5: outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face面子 miàn zi: 面子 mian4 zi5: (medicinal) powder
- inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash
- openly; publicly; undisguised
- thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
- 相 xiàng: 相 xiang4: appearance; portrait; picture; government minister; (physics) phase; (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features); to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)相 Xiāng: 相 Xiang1: surname Xiang相 xiāng: 相 xiang1: each other; one another; mutually; fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])
- it seems; seemingly; as if
- (of people or relationships) close; intimate; to draw close to; to engage with; to become familiar with (nature, places, ideas, art etc)
- actually; in fact
- to pit oneself against sb; to compete with sb; contest; battle; to haggle; to quibble
- 较差 jiào chà: 较差 jiao4 cha4: mediocre; rather poor; not specially good较差 jiào chā: 较差 jiao4 cha1: range (the difference between the lowest and highest values)
- to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed
- to disintegrate; to shatter into small pieces
- hematoma (internal blood clot); extravasated blood (spilt into surrounding tissue); contusion
- to swell; swelling; swollen
- or; either one or the other
- to endure; to put up with; to exercise patience
- (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc); repeatedly; continuously; constantly
- to beg for mercy; to ask for forgiveness
- clear; distinct; obvious
- affectionate; intimate; warmhearted; to show affection for; (coll.) to get intimate with sb
- to match one's strength with; to compete; more competitive; to set oneself against sb; disobliging; to make a special effort
- material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess
- to get; to obtain; to receive
- poisonous
- poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics
- to prick with a needle; to treat by acupuncture
- 待 dāi: 待 dai1: to stay; to remain待 dài: 待 dai4: to wait; to treat; to deal with; to need; going to (do sth); about to; intending to
- to realize suddenly; to wake up with a start
- to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh)
- to turn hostile suddenly; face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of attitude expressing fright, anger etc