- idealism
- passion; fervor; enthusiasm; strong emotion
- to continue; to go on; to last
- not just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
- to select the best
- system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution; CL:個|个[ge4]
- (not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
- central; middle; center; central authorities (of a state)
- to be related; to be connected; relationship; connection
- hub (e.g. of traffic network); hinge; pivot; fulcrum
- to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation); to pass (a test); by means of; through; via
- imperial examinations (in former times)
- in all parts of (a country); various regions
- outstanding; excellent
- talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks
- to take in; to absorb; to admit; to accept
- inside; inner; internal; within; interior
- to avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from
- (chemistry) to settle; to precipitate; (chemistry) sediment; precipitate; (fig.) (of emotions, thoughts, experience etc) to settle and be absorbed over time; to take shape gradually (through reflection or maturation)
- in order to avoid; so as not to
- to constitute; to form; to compose; to make up; to configure (computing)
- hidden; potential; latent
- to threaten; to menace
- imperial examination system
- to abolish; to abrogate; to repeal
- usable; serviceable; feasible; workable; doable; to make; to cause; to bring about
- cohesion; cohesiveness; cohesive
- officialdom; bureaucracy
- scholar; intellectual
- only; sole
- to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
- since then; henceforth
- to lead to
- 路 lù: 路 lu4: road (CL:條|条[tiao2]); journey; route; line (bus etc); sort; kind路 Lù: 路 Lu4: surname Lu
- quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
- (hitting) squarely in the middle; (slicing) across the middle; to hold by the waist
- to cut off; to sever
- active; lively; excited; to enliven; to brighten up
- 于 Yú: 于 Yu2: surname Yu于 yú: 于 yu2: to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle于 yú: 于 yu2: (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by
- (increasing) day by day; (more critical) with every passing day; gradually
- member of gentry
- (bound form) boundary; border; (bound form) realm
- official; scholar (old)
- the former (i.e. the one mentioned first)
- successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination; palace graduate
- refers to academics employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards, forming the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院
- to belong to; to fall under (a category)
- the latter