- grave; tomb; CL:座[zuo4]; embankment; mound; ancient book
- mouth; in the mouth; on one's lips; speech; words
- accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child)
- slightly; a little; somewhat
- 门道 mén dao: 门道 men2 dao5: the way to do sth; knack门道 mén dào: 门道 men2 dao4: doorway; gateway
- to meet violent death; to get killed
- end; finish
- to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research
- (idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly; (idiom) (fig.) to endure pain or suffering; to bite the bullet
- muscle; flesh
- arrow shaft
- to scream; blood-curdling screech; miserable shriek
- Geez!; Shoot!; No way!
- wound; cut
- (on the) chest; bosom
- the front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket; lapel
- (onom.) beating of the heart; pitapat; pulsation of a machine
- to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment
- 扎 zhā: 扎 zha1: to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar")扎 zhá: 扎 zha2: used in 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2]扎 zhā: 扎 zha1: (of troops) to be stationed (at); Taiwan pr. [zha2]扎 zā: 扎 za1: to tie; to bind; classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle; Taiwan pr. [zha2]
- lasting for ages; long drawn out; remote in time or space; unhurried; a great number (of events); preposterous; pensive
- to waken
- tired; weak; exhausted
- to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed
- soft; flexible
- a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration; to be struck by a brainwave
- lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units
- 板 bǎn: 板 ban3: board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); CL:塊|块[kuai4]; accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious板 pàn: 板 pan4: to catch sight of in a doorway (old)板 bǎn: 板 ban3: used in 老闆|老板[lao3 ban3]
- to drag; to tow; (computing) to drag (mouse operation)
- vehicle designed for use in snow (sled, sleigh, snowmobile etc); (sport) bobsleigh; bobsled
- to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on
- to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; to get into bed; placement
- mind; state of mind; attention; (Chinese medicine) psychic constitution
- dirty; filthy; foul; corrupt; to smear; to defile; dirt; filth
- 衣 yī: 衣 yi1: clothes; CL:件[jian4]; Kangxi radical 145衣 yì: 衣 yi4: to dress; to wear; to put on (clothes)
- to wash clean
- chicken stock; chicken soup; (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives)
- candlestick; candle holder