1 quarter (hour)

2 moment

3 to carve

4 to engrave

5 to cut

6 oppressive

7 classifier for short time intervals

1 widow

1 scanty

2 meager

1 to be grateful

1 time

2 juncture

3 moment

4 period of time

5 classifier: 个 gè

6 classifier: 段 duàn

7 constantly

8 always

1 do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)

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)