- a short time; a moment
- to stoop
- tree leaves
- the tip of a tree; treetop
- summit
- to adopt an attitude; to strike a posture
- (dialect) wife; (derog.) woman
- black dragon; unexpected mistake or mishap; own goal (soccer); oolong (tea); (Tw) (loanword from Japanese) udon
- water intake; to obtain water (from a well etc)
- quick and violent
- to relinquish one's grip; to let go
- to remove; to take away
- must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate
- to fall; to drop; socket (loanword for "plug")
- cone; awl; to bore
- spring-loaded arrow concealed in one's sleeve
- middle finger
- whirlwind; stormy wind
- butt; buttocks
- ankle
- unable to change sth; unable to deal with
- slightly-built; petite
- odd expression; funny looks; queer face; to grimace; to give sb funny looks; to pull faces
- front; obverse side; right side; positive; direct; open
- to kill
- anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side
- (greatly respected) teacher
- acute
- (double-edged) sword (esp. a valuable or famous one); CL:把[ba3]
- it seems; it looks as if
- to do less well than before; to make a concession; setback; backward step; leeway; room to maneuver; fallback
- out of order (of machine); not working properly; a failing (of a system)
- steep; precipitous; (of a change) abrupt; sudden
- (Japanese mahjong) to complete one's hand within a single turn after declaring riichi (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 一発 "ippatsu")
- core; nucleus