- to open up; to spread; to extend
- 粥 yù: 粥 yu4: used in 葷粥|荤粥[Xun1 yu4]粥 zhōu: 粥 zhou1: congee; gruel; porridge; CL:碗[wan3]
- 汤 tāng: 汤 tang1: soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled汤 Tāng: 汤 Tang1: surname Tang汤 shāng: 汤 shang1: rushing current
- excrement; feces; night soil
- to take medicine
- to give or get an injection
- infusion bag or bottle (for an IV)
- anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side
- (bound form) general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc
- in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white
- to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist
- 难 nán: 难 nan2: difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good难 nàn: 难 nan4: disaster; distress; to scold
- to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
- good-looking; charming; (of goods) in great demand; (coll.) to season (food)
- only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt
- to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn
- husband and wife; married couple
- (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2 zhi3 zhi1 jian1])
- tortoise; cuckold
- lit. kept inside a drum (idiom); fig. completely in the dark
- to pay
- whole; all
- hurriedly; without delay
- to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships)
- disaster; misfortune; calamity
- delighted to (do sth, idiom); perfectly happy to do; most willing to do
- to wipe one’s ass; (fig.) (coll.) to clean up sb else's mess
- account; bill; debt; CL:本[ben3],筆|笔[bi3]
- polite; courteous; formal; modest
- good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect
- to exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with; to convert into
- ten; 10
- mutual affection; friendship
- to foster; to bring up; to raise
- but; however
- 便宜 pián yi: 便宜 pian2 yi5: cheap; inexpensive; a petty advantage; to let sb off lightly便宜 biàn yí: 便宜 bian4 yi2: convenient