1 (used after a verb) give it a go

2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)

3 one time

4 once

5 in a while

6 all of a sudden

7 all at once

1 see also: 上声 shǎng shēng

1 to go to work

2 to be on duty

3 to start work

4 to go to the office

1 down

2 downwards

3 below

4 lower

5 later

6 next (week etc)

7 second (of two parts)

8 to decline

9 to go down

10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)

11 measure word to show the frequency of an action

1 afternoon

2 classifier: 个 gè

3 p.m.

1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)

2 to throw a tantrum

1 lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)

2 fig. people who are in it together for better or worse

3 people who will sink or swim together

1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done

2 success at a stroke

3 to get results overnight

1 quickly and effortlessly (idiom)

1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)

2 spare the rod, spoil the child