Dictionary

dawn; daybreak

to carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work

to declare one's position; to say where one stands

twin; CL:對|对[dui4]

to beat up; to come to blows; battery (law)

territory

to send back information; feedback

impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless

to compare; to liken to; metaphor

to jump; to leap; to bound

setback; reverse; check

convention; usual practice

to deposit money; to save; savings

to be bound to; to be sure to

bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring

impatient (idiom); in a hurry; itching to get on with it

false; hypocritical; artificial

to give; to impose; to apply

to secrete; secretion

descendant; progeny; posterity

to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation); (mechanics) torsion

to suppress; to inhibit; to stifle

to flee; to scuttle; to exile or banish

meaningful content; implication; connotation (semantics)

originally; at first; at the outset

to overthrow

flexibility; elasticity

Fuyu county in Qiqihar 齐齐哈尔, Heilongjiang; see 富裕縣|富裕县[Fu4 yu4 Xian4]; prosperous; well-to-do; well-off

day by day; more and more; increasingly

luster; splendor; radiance

tree trunk; stump (tree root); a plant

to freeze (water etc); (fig.) to freeze (assets, prices etc)

to lose face

official business

oral speech sounds (linguistics); (linguistics) oral speech sounds; voice

formation; array; (fig.) ranks (as in "join the ranks of ...")

lasting; enduring; persistent

paralysis; palsy; numbness

to punish; punishment; sanctions (incl. economic)

gentleman

cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly

awkward; difficult; uncomfortable

pattern; style; design

to knead; to massage; to rub

profit; gain; to make profits

books; works

to be convinced; to be sure; to firmly believe

to destroy (by melting or burning); to obliterate

moreover; besides; in addition

to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience