- to detour; to bypass; to circumvent; to avoid; to wind around (of a road etc)
- cheers; cries of joy or approval
- 清 Qīng: 清 Qing1: Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911); surname Qing清 qīng: 清 qing1: (of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted; clear; distinct; to clear; to settle (accounts)
- it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear; visible
- 底 de: 底 de5: (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)底 dǐ: 底 di3: bottom; base; background; foundation; copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record; (suffix) end of a year or month; (math.) radix; base (abbr. for 底數|底数[di3 shu4])
- (lit. and fig.) deep
- creek; rivulet
- green
- purple; violet (color)
- cobble; cobblestone; pebble
- bilateral; both shores; both sides; both coasts; Taiwan and mainland
- weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
- branch; twig; stem
- the middle stretches of a river; middle level; middle echelon; midstream
- 鱼 Yú: 鱼 Yu2: surname Yu鱼 yú: 鱼 yu2: fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]); used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼[bao4 yu2], alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼[e4 yu2] and octopi 章魚|章鱼[zhang1 yu2])
- countable; denumerable
- outer clothing; semblance; appearance
- 下水 xià shǔi: 下水 xia4 shui3: downstream; to go into the water; to put into water; to launch (a ship); fig. to fall into bad ways; to lead astray; to go to pot下水 xià shui: 下水 xia4 shui5: offal; viscera; tripe
- to lift up; to hold high
- black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus); herring; mackerel
- tail; colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5]
- to fiddle with; to tamper with; to meddle with; to move randomly; to flail about
- to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside; to press; to squeeze; to find (time in one's busy schedule)
- to struggle
- to go ashore; to climb ashore; (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts)
- to use fully; to put to use
- 滑 Huá: 滑 Hua2: surname Hua滑 huá: 滑 hua2: to slip; to slide; slippery; smooth; sly; slippery; not to be trusted
- (of water, waves, emotions etc) to churn; to surge; to seethe; to somersault; to tumble; to flip; to rummage; to turn things over repeatedly
- in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary
- to swim
- to grow; to grow up; to be brought up
- 识 shí: 识 shi2: to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4]识 zhì: 识 zhi4: to record; to write a footnote
- swimming ability; characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc); aqueous; water-based (paint etc)
- interesting; fascinating; amusing
- to stand; standing; on one's feet
- settled; steady; stable
- confused; rattled; flustered