we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5]
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
mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat &ndash / such as a lake &ndash / or sth that provides clarity and insight)
海市
hǎi shì
mirage (lit. or fig.)
褪去
tuì qù
to take off (one's clothes) / (fig.) to shed (one's former image etc) / (of a fad or the after-effects of a disaster etc) to subside / also pr. [tun4 qu4]
啼笑皆非
tí xiào jiē fēi
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / between laughter and tears
窥探
kuī tàn
to pry into or spy on / to snoop / to peep / to poke one's nose into / to peer / to get a glimpse of
班次
bān cì
grade / class number (in school) / flight or run number / flight or run (seen as an item) / shift (work period)
to throw one's life in for / to haplessly give one's life for / to sacrifice oneself torturously working for another or for a group / to pour in one's utmost effort / to shed one's last ounce of strength for
潘金莲
Pān Jīn lián
Pan Jinlian (name lit. Golden Lotus), heroine of Ming dynasty vernacular novel Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅
冲泡
chōng pào
to add water (or other liquid) to (another ingredient such as powdered milk or tea leaves) / to infuse (tea)
李氏
Lǐ shì
the Korean Yi or Lee Dynasty (1392-1910)
金瓶梅
Jīn píng méi
Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content
人肉
rén ròu
to crowdsource information about sb or sth (typically as a form of vigilantism resulting in doxing) (abbr. for 人肉搜索[ren2 rou4 sou1 suo3]) / human (used attributively, as in 人肉盾牌[ren2 rou4 dun4 pai2], human shield)
new word (in textbook) / word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied / CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4]
献殷勤
xiàn yīn qín
to be particularly attentive to (an attractive young lady or man etc) / to fawn upon (an influential politician etc) / to court sb's favor / to ingratiate oneself
认养
rèn yǎng
to sponsor / to adopt (pledge to give sb or sth one's special attention or support) / to adopt (choose to raise a child or animal as one's own)
须眉
xū méi
man or men (formal)
挂职
guà zhí
temporary assignment to a Chinese government or CCP post
坐台
zuò tái
to work as a hostess in a bar or KTV
不胜枚举
bù shèng méi jǔ
too numerous to mention individually or one by one
zán men