- never (in the past); never did
- clamshell
- to do something to sb; to deal with; to cope; how?; to no avail
- (bound form) to clasp under the arm; (bound form) to coerce; (bound form) to harbor (resentment etc); Taiwan pr. [xia2]
- more (than sth else); even more
- to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem
- to glue; to cement; a bond
- firm; secure
- to struggle
- lone; isolated and without help; all alone; solitary
- to close one's eyes; (fig.) to be contented at the time of one's death (Dying without closing one's eyes would signify having unresolved grievances.)
- critical; desperate (situation)
- to not move a single jot (idiom)
- saliva
- sea sand
- 缝 féng: 缝 feng2: to sew; to stitch缝 fèng: 缝 feng4: seam; crack; narrow slit; CL:道[dao4]
- 贝 Bèi: 贝 Bei4: surname Bei贝 bèi: 贝 bei4: cowrie; shellfish; currency (archaic)
- and so on; and such
- (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
- fine sand
- carapace; crust; outer shell; also pr. [jia3 ke2]
- 壳 qiào: 壳 qiao4: (bound form) shell; Taiwan pr. [ke2]壳 ké: 壳 ke2: (coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc); case; casing; housing (of a machine or device)
- 齐 Qí: 齐 Qi2: (name of states and dynasties at several different periods); surname Qi齐 qí: 齐 qi2: neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out
- to ascend; to rise; to promote; to elevate; liter; unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗[dou3])
- deep; profound
- to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale
- to get into difficulties; to meet with danger
- to come to the aid of; to save; to rescue from danger; to relieve
- to suffer from (a disadvantage)
- average; mediocre
- to get panicky; to lose one's head; (coll.) (after 得[de2]) unbearably; terribly
- repeatedly; again and again