to move along one's course (of celestial bodies etc) / (fig.) to function / to be in operation / (of a train service etc) to operate / to run / (of a computer) to run
lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom) / fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines / to try and find sth with the help of a clue
to follow old patterns / to imitate existing models / to continue along the same lines
花鼓戏
huā gǔ xì
opera form popular along Changjiang
老虎凳
lǎo hǔ dèng
tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizontally along a bench, upper legs held down with straps while bricks are inserted under the feet, forcing the knee joint to bend in reverse)
腓尼基
féi ní jī
Phoenicia, ancient civilization along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea
生拉硬拽
shēng lā yìng zhuài
to drag sb along against his will / to draw a forced analogy
Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan City, built in 223, burnt down in 1884, rebuilt in 1985 / favored place of poet sages, who in legend arrived riding golden cranes / Tang poem by Cui Hao 崔顥|崔颢[Cui1 Hao4], with theme 'the past will never return' / one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓|岳阳楼[Yue4 yang2 Lou2] in Yueyang, north Hunan, and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣|滕王阁[Teng2 wang2 Ge2] in Nanchang, Jiangxi
岳阳楼
Yuè yáng Lóu
Yueyang Tower, famous beauty spot in Yueyang, north Hunan, overlooking Dongting Lake 洞庭湖[Dong4 ting2 Hu2] / one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼[Huang2 he4 Lou2] in Wuhan, Hubei and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣|滕王阁[Teng2 wang2 Ge2] in Nanchang, Jiangxi
一並
yī bìng
variant of 一併|一并, to lump together / to treat along with all the others
不睦
bù mù
to not get along well / to be at odds
和得来
hé de lái
to get along well / compatible / also written 合得來|合得来[he2 de5 lai2]
大分界岭
Dà fēn jiè lǐng
Great Dividing Range, mountain range along the east coast of Australia
to take all one's family along (idiom) / encumbered by a family / tied down by family obligations
携家带眷
xié jiā dài juàn
to take all one's family along (idiom) / encumbered by a family / tied down by family obligations
李娃传
Lǐ Wá Zhuàn
Tale of Courtesan Li Wa, novel by Tang writer Bai Xingjian 白行簡|白行简[Bai2 Xing2 jian3] along the lines of La Traviata, favorite opera plot
栈阁
zhàn gé
plank road built along the side of a cliff / CL:條|条[tiao2]
滕王阁
Téng wáng Gé
Tengwang Tower in Nanchang, Jiangxi / one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓|岳阳楼[Yue4 yang2 Lou2] in Yueyang, north Hunan, and Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼[Huang2 he4 Lou2] in Wuhan, Hubei
约同
yuē tóng
to invite sb to go along with oneself (to a meeting, on a trip etc)
解理
jiě lǐ
cleavage (splitting of minerals such as slate along planes)