1 to react

2 to respond

3 reaction

4 response

5 reply

6 chemical reaction

7 classifier: 个 gè

1 anyway

2 in any case

3 to come over from the enemy's side

1 way

2 manner

3 style

4 mode

5 pattern

6 classifier: 个 gè

1 mode

2 method

3 pattern

1 formal

2 official

1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic

2 entirely outside the norm

3 out of character

1 old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word

2 to blow hot and cold

3 to contradict oneself

4 inconsistent

1 to answer back sarcastically (idiom)

2 to retort

1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior

1 to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide