- the most important; of chief importance
- orthodox school; fig. traditional; old school; authentic; genuine
- marketplace; town; the street (urban milieu); the haunts of the common people
- ignorant; stupid
- to lecture (on branch of learning)
- to unify; to integrate; unified; integrated
- villager; (Tw) (Internet slang) person who likes to follow online discussions and add their opinions
- 艾 ài: 艾 Ai4: surname Ai艾 ài: 艾 ai4: Chinese mugwort (Artemisia); moxa; used in transliteration
- joyful; kind
- to get oneself out of trouble
- to enlighten; to civilize; to indoctrinate; to train (an animal)
- to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc); (computing) to enable (a feature); (of a system or device) to start operating automatically; to self-initiate; to open (sth that has been sealed)
- to exert oneself physically
- to unfold; to spread out; to open up; to launch; to carry out
- (idiom) a person of virtue and prestige; a person of good moral standing and reputation
- to come forth in large numbers
- village chief; mayor (of village or township)
- to live up to
- aloof; detached; disinterested; impartial
- spiritual leader (of a nation or church); religious leader
- to lead; to command; commander; officer
- to gather; to unite; to unify; whole
- idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2]
- will; willpower; determination
- to rationalize; to make compatible; to streamline; rationalization
- procedures; sequence; order; computer program
- disordered and in a mess (idiom); all mixed up and chaotic
- this kind of
- to consult with; to talk things over; agreement
- to have; to own; to hold; to occupy; to possess; to account for (a high proportion etc)
- should; ought to
- to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for; conscientious
- to reconcile; to mediate; to bring warring parties to agreement; to arbitrate
- (in an expression of the form 起到[qi3 dao4] + … + 作用[zuo4 yong4]) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
- to supervise; to oversee; to inspect
- to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid; a talking-to; a bitter lesson; CL:番[fan1],頓|顿[dun4]
- to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition
- 尚 shàng: 尚 shang4: still; yet; to value; to esteem尚 Shàng: 尚 Shang4: surname Shang
- teacher; master