1 to lean

2 to slant

3 oblique

4 prejudiced

5 to deviate from average

6 to stray from the intended line

7 stubbornly

8 contrary to expectations

9 left-hand side of a split Chinese character, often the key or radical

1 (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately

2 as it happened

3 (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly

4 contrarily

5 against reason

6 (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely

7 only

8 of all people

1 to save

2 to rescue

1 variant: 救 jiù

1 to save sb's life

2 (interj.) Help!

3 Save me!

1 biased

2 prejudiced (idiom)

1 to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target

2 to hit the nub of the matter

1 the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)

2 fig. unexpected winning move

3 unconventional gambit

1 lit. to besiege 魏[Wèi] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhào] (idiom)

2 fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers

1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)