1 quarter (hour)

2 moment

3 to carve

4 to engrave

5 to cut

6 oppressive

7 classifier for short time intervals

1 scanty

2 meager

1 time

2 juncture

3 moment

4 period of time

5 classifier: 个 gè

6 classifier: 段 duàn

7 constantly

8 always

1 this moment

2 now

3 at present

1 forthwith

2 immediate

3 prompt

4 promptly

5 straightway

6 thereupon

7 at once

1 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances

1 to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering

2 hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity

1 harsh and merciless (idiom)

1 deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)

1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)

2 fig. etched in one's memory

3 unforgettable