he or him / (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant) / (used before sb's name for emphasis) / (used as a meaningless mock object) / other / another
bypath / trail / bribery as a means of achieving a goal / minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman)
潇湘
Xiāo xiāng
other name of the Xiangjiang river 湘江[Xiang1 jiang1] in Hunan province
导读
dǎo dú
guide (e.g. book or other printed material)
飘香
piāo xiāng
(of a fragrance) to waft about / (fig.) (of foods) to become popular in other places as well
mistress / the other woman (coll.) / grade 3 in elementary school
国家主席
guó jiā zhǔ xí
president (title of the head of state of China and several other nations)
弹琴
tán qín
to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument
管闲事
guǎn xián shì
to meddle / to be a "nosy Parker" / to be too inquisitive about other people's business
交加
jiāo jiā
to occur at the same time (of two things) / to be mingled / to accompany each other
外教
wài jiào
foreign teacher (abbr. for 外國教師|外国教师) / greenhorn / novice / amateurish / religion other than Buddhism (term used by Buddhists)
看球
kàn qiú
to watch a football game (or other ball game) / Fore! (golf) / Watch out for the ball!
参选
cān xuǎn
to be a candidate in an election or other selection process / to run for office / to turn out to vote
海选
hǎi xuǎn
(in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.) / (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers / (in the entertainment industry) open audition
别无选择
bié wú xuǎn zé
to have no other choice
脱胎换骨
tuō tāi huàn gǔ
to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom) / born again Daoist / to turn over a new leaf / fig. to change wholly / to create from other material (story, artwork etc)
five crops, e.g. millet 粟[su4], soybean 豆[dou4], sesame 麻[ma2], barley 麥|麦[mai4], rice 稻[dao4] or other variants / all crops / all grains / oats, peas, beans and barley
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