- lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
- scholar
- luckily; by a fluke
- whetstone; (lit. and fig.) to hone; to sharpen; to encourage
- 尽快 jǐn kuài: 尽快 jin3 kuai4: as quickly as possible; as soon as possible尽快 jìn kuài: 尽快 jin4 kuai4: see 儘快|尽快[jin3 kuai4]
- 危 Wēi: 危 Wei1: surname Wei危 wēi: 危 wei1: danger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. [wei2]
- 迫 pò: 迫 po4: to persecute; to oppress; embarrassed迫 pò: 迫 po4: to force; to compel; to approach or go towards; urgent; pressing迫 pǎi: 迫 pai3: used in 迫擊炮|迫击炮[pai3 ji1 pao4]
- (literary) to kill; to behead; to sever; to separate; to surpass; (bound form) different; (bound form) special; remarkable; (literary) very; extremely
- to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]
- group; crowd; flock, herd, pack etc
- (bound form) to doubt; to suspect
- to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time); (after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need; to require; to take
- to amass; to accumulate; to store up; (math.) product (the result of multiplication); (TCM) constipation; indigestion
- to insult; to ridicule; to disgrace
- to pursue a goal with determination; inspirational; motivational
- harmful teachings; evil doctrine
- to confuse; to be puzzled
- to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero-
- 俊 zùn: 俊 zun4: (dialectal pronunciation of 俊[jun4]); cool; neat俊 jùn: 俊 jun4: smart; eminent; handsome; talented
- 隐 yǐn: 隐 yin3: (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-隐 yìn: 隐 yin4: to lean upon
- 戢 Jí: 戢 Ji2: surname Ji戢 jí: 戢 ji2: to restrain oneself; to collect; to hoard; to store up; to cease
- 虞 yú: 虞 yu2: (literary) to expect; to anticipate; (literary) to be concerned about; to be apprehensive; (literary) to deceive; to dupe虞 Yú: 虞 Yu2: surname Yu
- (bound form) sly; crafty; (literary) weird; bizarre; (literary) contradictory; inconsistent
- to plan; to seek; scheme
- to yield results
- to work out; to formulate
- to study away from home or abroad (old)
- the West (Europe and North America); countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional)
- simple and clear; concise
- synopsis; outline; program; leading principles
- to put in an important position
- foreign affairs (in Qing times); foreign learning
- mining industry
- Tang Shaoyi (1862-1939), politician and diplomat
- to dispatch (sb) in an official capacity; to be posted (as an ambassador, foreign correspondent etc)
- to negotiate (with); to have dealings (with)
- assistant; helper
- consul general
- (bound form) base; foundation; (bound form) radical (chemistry); (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)
- accomplished; elegant