- one's two hands; two prongs (of a strategy); both aspects, eventualities etc; skills; expertise
- spray of water; splash; (dialect) chickenpox
- artillery shell; CL:枚[mei2]
- to take aim; (fig.) to aim one's looks at; to glance at
- strong; firm
- (usually used in the negative) major issue; serious problem; big deal
- to fire (a weapon) in rapid succession
- (Northeastern dialect) simple-minded person
- 落空 là kòng: 落空 la4 kong4: to omit; to neglect (to do sth); to miss a chance; to let an opportunity slip by落空 lào kōng: 落空 lao4 kong1: to fail to achieve something; to be fruitless落空 lùo kōng: 落空 luo4 kong1: to fail; to fall through; to come to nothing
- to bombard; to bomb; (fig.) to criticize; to roast
- not valid; ineffective; in vain
- (idiom) to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy
- to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry)
- extremely; exceedingly
- 弹 dàn: 弹 dan4: crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball弹 tán: 弹 tan2: to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument); to spring or leap; to shoot (e.g. with a catapult); (of cotton) to fluff or tease; to flick; to flip; to accuse; to impeach; elastic (of materials)
- perfectly straight; straight as a ramrod; bolt upright
- beautiful; wonderful; splendid
- to float; to emerge
- to tie up; to bind up; (medicine) to ligate; (of a male) to have a vasectomy (ligation of the vasa deferentia); (of a female) to have one's tubes tied (tubal ligation)
- rope; CL:根[gen1]
- raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever
- to reduce; to decrease; to diminish
- owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games)
- to collide; jerking motion; to impinge; to offend; to provoke
- to pursue; to chase after; to accelerate; to catch up with; to overtake
- to howl with laughter; to laugh one's head off
- to set sail
- (of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fast; to speed; (of a vehicle) to run; to go; (of a boat) to sail
- to hurry (to some place)
- to bawl out; to reprimand severely
- really; after all; details; particulars
- all speaking together; in chorus
- to acclaim; to cheer
- anew; from the start
- to eat one's fill; to be full