(phr.) seek satisfaction for oneself at the cost of other, profit at the expense of others
(v.) shrink, contract; recoil, draw back; economize, reduce (the expense) | (char.) only used in 缩砂密
(n.) miniature, big picture in a nutshell, epitome (of something)
(v.) lock (a door), close with a latch, lock into place, lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten);...
(n.) the subordinated, those under one's control or command; what one belongs to or is affiliated with
(v.) step on, stamp; go to the scene (to make a survey) | (char.) used in the word 踏实
(n.) tyre; fetus; source; roughcast (of clayware); padding; birth; womb carrying fetus
(n.) the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology
(v.) covet, crave; embezzle, be corrupt | (v.) have an insatiable desire (for sth)
(char.) platform; altar; raised plot of land (for planting flowers); earthen jar, jug
(v.) visit; concern oneself with; stretch forward; spy into; explore; dip one's hand into sth.
(n.) charcoal; charcoal fire, (fig.) misery; (dialect) coal; coal-like substance