1 element

2 element of a set

3 chemical element

1 element

2 factor

3 classifier: 个 gè

1 raw silk

2 white

3 plain, unadorned

4 vegetarian (food)

5 essence

6 nature

7 element

8 constituent

9 usually

10 always

11 ever

1 inner quality

2 basic essence

1 vitamin

1 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)

2 fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation

3 in dire straits

1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)

2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich

1 hardworking, thrifty, plain, and simple (idiom)

1 lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face

2 to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk

1 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)

2 diligently attending to official matters