non-living; inanimate; lifeless
obscure or archaic character
dates of birth and death (of historical figure)
1.(neologism) (used in road safety campaigns) "life-saving belt", i.e. seat belt2.(astrobiology) circumstellar habitable zone
1.ecological niche2.(fig.) niche within an ecosystem (esp. in business or technology)
spanning tree (in graph theory)
svadhisthana, the navel or libido chakra, residing in the genitals
starch solution (cooking)
1.vocabulary words (in language-learning books)2.new or unfamiliar words
Cymbidium macrorrhizum Lindl.
toothbrush moustache; Hitler moustache
worker chosen to become a cadre and sent to complete his schooling
1.to seem to grow younger2.to regain one's youthful looks
1.Cryptozoic2.geological eon before the appearance of abundant fossils3.hidden life, as opposed to Phanerozoic
Phanerozoic, geological eon lasting since the Cambrian 寒武纪[hán wǔ jì], c. 540m year ago
1.student who engages in regular training for a sport2.student who takes physical education as a subject
1.not to do anything productive2.to idle away one's time
1.to live out one's life2.to die
(biology) to have a commensal relationship with (another organism)
parazoan (animal of the subkingdom Parazoa, mostly sponges)
1.mouth-watering2.to whet one's appetite
1.lit. to praise the dead and revile the living2.fig. to live in the past (idiom)
1.protist2.primitive organism
biological (warfare) defense
Four great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma Lianliang 马连良, Tan Fuying 谭富英, Yang Baosen 杨宝森, Xi Xiaobo 奚啸伯