Dictionary

to show respect from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance

magnetic card; IC Card (telephone)

cypress tree; Taiwan pr. [bó shù]

congratulatory telegram

migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work)

silk banner (as an award or gift)

clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs; lit. clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom); fig. people's basic needs

multilateral

ancestral hometown; original domicile (and civil registration)

buoyancy

energy consumption

to worry; to be anxious

arteries and veins; network of blood vessels; vascular system (of a plant or animal)

to pour cold water on; (fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm

tranquilizer; sth that sets one's mind at ease

to steep (tea)

Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology); one of the Chang'e series of PRC lunar spacecraft

background (of a painting); backdrop; a foil (to set off something to advantage)

no less than; not inferior to

mountain ridge

to occupy by force

mellow and rich; simple and kind

plentiful; substantial; rich (in resources etc)

one's impressions; observations

another day; some other day

incorrectly written or mispronounced characters

chivalrous; chivalry; knight-errantry

facing the street

to establish diplomatic relations

to share the booty; to divide ill-gotten gains

to work part time while studying; work-study program

clear and logical

interruption; to interrupt (esp. talk); to change the subject

axle; CL:根[gen1]

the national emblem of the PRC (a red circle containing the five stars of the PRC flag over Tiananmen 天安门); the national emblem of the PRC (a red circle containing the five stars of the PRC flag over Tiananmen 天安門|天安门[Tian1 an1 men2]); national emblem

to seize; to win

to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc); to comfort

half doubting; dubious; skeptical

engineering as an academic subject

first third of a month

for example

robust; sturdy

to bend one's head

dregs; bits; dregs (of society)

omen; portent; sign

to extort under false pretenses; to blackmail; to bluff

not to shrink from any crime (idiom); to commit any imaginable misdeed

the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend; to develop according to the situation

to take orders; to receive commands; to carry on (a tradition)

to take the big picture into consideration (idiom); to work for the benefits of all