1.(literary) student2.scholar
bell pepper, aka sweet pepper
calf (back of the leg below the knee)
to swim with head submerged
1.feelers (zoology)2.tassel (botany)
traditional one-month confinement period following childbirth; puerperium
attractive appearance, but without substance
plunger (for clearing drains)
1.to eat out2.to eat at a restaurant
1.(coll.) daughter's son2.grandson
1.anthology2.selected writing
1.Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius2.book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism
1.(of a lazy or incompetent teacher) to hamper students' progress2.(of media) to propagate errors3.to lead people astray
1.stupid person2.dolt3.rash (slang)
1.to take a wrong turn2.to go wrong
dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)
(idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
1.(slang) very close friend2.bro
adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
person living or traveling far from home
voice training (for Chinese opera)
1.kind of dumpling2.sticky rice ball
1.Michiko, Japanese female given name2.Empress Michiko of Japan (1934-)
Zhang Ziyi (1979-), PRC actress
1.newborn baby2.the people (of a country)
1.five-in-a-row (game similar to tic-tac-toe)2.Japanese: gomoku3.gobang
1.slow-tempered2.phlegmatic3.a slowcoach
(coll.) husband's elder brother