- raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever
- to cultivate (personal qualities); (of forests etc) to support; to provide a suitable environment for the replenishment of (natural resources: groundwater, animals, plants etc)
- great; important; major; significant
- in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of)
- to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
- in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands
- unexpectedly; to one's surprise
- to turn a hand over; to put one's hand behind one's back; fig. easily done
- one instant; very short time; the twinkle of an eye
- to collapse; to fall into ruins; death of king or emperor; demise
- 吐 tǔ: 吐 tu3: to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances)吐 tù: 吐 tu4: to vomit; to throw up
- to keep in the mouth; to contain
- to store up; to grow (e.g. a beard); to entertain (ideas)
- acute
- extremely important; no small matter
- to remove; to take away
- writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]); brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy); (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork; (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character; (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business; (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)
- continuous; uninterrupted
- 折 zhē: 折 zhe1: to turn sth over; to turn upside down; to tip sth out (of a container)折 zhé: 折 zhe2: to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book折 shé: 折 she2: to snap; to break (a stick, a bone etc); (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)折 zhé: 折 zhe2: to fold
- acute spirit; dash; drive
- formidable opponent
- the present time; to be faced with
- 精神 jīng shén: 精神 jing1 shen2: spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist; CL:個|个[ge4]精神 jīng shen: 精神 jing1 shen5: vigor; vitality; spirited; good-looking
- picture; image; film; movie; photograph; reflection; shadow; trace
- to float about; to flutter (in the breeze); (dialect) gay guy; (Tw) ghost
- swelling; oedema; internal bruising
- to itch; to tickle
- gradually
- toxicity
- to exert all one's strength
- poison gas; toxic gas; manifestation of passion, anger etc (Buddhism)
- 越 Yuè: 越 Yue4: generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南越 yuè: 越 yue4: to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more
- fast break; quick attack (ball sports)
- cross-legged
- within; less than