- rampant; unbridled; arrogant; aggressive
- to draw a lesson (from a setback)
- to strictly prohibit
- to save; to remedy; to rescue
- outside the country; abroad; foreign; extraterritorial
- scene; scenario; situation; setting
- café; coffee shop; CL:家[jia1]
- bar (place to buy drinks); CL:家[jia1]
- (of mountains) high; harsh or severe
- Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD); refers to the Western Han and Eastern Han
- Imperial College of Supreme Learning, established in 124 BC, and the highest educational institute in ancient China until the Sui Dynasty
- the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1], the Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
- rich and powerful family
- to start a prairie fire
- a person with knowledge and experience (idiom)
- to harm sb; to inflict suffering; to victimize; pernicious
- crash; breakdown (of social values etc); burst; to crumble; to collapse
- able to act while maintaining one's integrity (idiom); also written 有守有為|有守有为[you3 shou3 you3 wei2]
- fortieth year J4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1963 or 2023
- educational system; length of schooling
- professionalization
- double-edged sword (lit. and fig.)
- to accelerate; to speed up; to expedite
- schoolmate; alumnus; alumna
- to share; to enjoy together
- pyramid (building or structure)
- pointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing; (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen; to make (one's voice) shrill; sharp point; tip; the best of sth; the cream of the crop
- public (e.g. school, hospital)
- specialized school; college for professional training; polytechnic
- the same year
- civil official
- land-owning class, esp. during Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties 魏晉南北朝|魏晋南北朝[Wei4 Jin4 Nan2 Bei3 Chao2]
- Zhang Zuolin (c. 1873-1928), warlord of Manchuria 1916-1928