- (onom.) rapid breathing
- to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc); (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge; (bound form) to govern; to rule; (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China)
- (the) very first
- east; east side; eastern part; to the east of
- to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
- 离 chī: 离 chi1: mythical beast (archaic)离 lí: 离 li2: to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (sth); independent of; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire; ☲离 Lí: 离 Li2: surname Li
- to stop; to bar the way
- to acknowledge sb as one's relative; to acknowledge kinship; (old) to visit new in-laws after a marriage
- pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on
- to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhao1ji2]
- to read; to study; to attend school
- biological mother; real mom
- dusk; evening; nightfall
- to enter a door; to go in; to learn the basics of a subject; to join one's husband's household upon marriage
- to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around
- to have an accident; to meet with a mishap
- foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank
- not to allow; to forbid; to prohibit
- 凹 wā: 凹 wa1: (used in names)凹 āo: 凹 ao1: concave; depressed; sunken; indented; female (connector etc)
- half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc); (tired) to death; (terrified) out of one's wits; (beaten) to within an inch of one's life; (knock) the daylights out of sb
- (coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should
- to make light contact with the edge of sth; (fig.) to be nearly (a certain age); to be close to (danger); (fig.) to push the boundaries of what is acceptable; to operate in a gray area; (Internet slang) sexually suggestive; provocative while skirting platform rules or censorship
- to interrupt; to break off; to break (a bone)
- to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it
- 困 kùn: 困 kun4: to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute困 kùn: 困 kun4: sleepy; tired
- 东 Dōng: 东 Dong1: surname Dong东 dōng: 东 dong1: east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
- small town
- while still alive; simply; totally
- to infuriate; to be furious; to die from an excess of anger
- 十一 Shí Yī: 十一 Shi2 Yi1: PRC National Day (October 1st)十一 shí yī: 十一 shi2 yi1: eleven; 11
- (coll.) but on the contrary; but instead
- the next life
- to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb; to play crazy; to squander (time, money)
- to hover between life and death (idiom); to suffer terribly; within an inch of one's life
- Shanghai municipality (short name 滬|沪[Hu4])
- truck; CL:輛|辆[liang4]