1 matter

2 thing

3 item

4 work

5 affair

6 classifier: 件 jiàn

7 classifier: 桩 zhuāng

8 classifier: 回 huí

1 affair

2 matter

3 thing

4 business

5 classifier: 件 jiàn

6 classifier: 桩 zhuāng

1 undertaking

2 project

3 activity

4 (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause

5 publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation

6 career

7 occupation

8 classifier: 个 gè

1 colleague

2 co-worker

3 classifier: 个 gè

4 classifier: 位 wèi

1 outside

2 in addition

3 foreign

4 external

1 obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom)

2 willful

3 one's own way

4 dogmatic

1 complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction

2 a volte-face

3 to change old practices

1 in two minds about sth (idiom)

2 half-hearted

3 shilly-shallying

1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense

1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience