- extremely; exceedingly
- sensational effect; wild reaction
- Peking University
- Zhou Zuoren (1885-1967), brother of Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4], academic in Japanese and Greek studies, briefly imprisoned after the war as Japanese collaborator, persecuted and died of unknown causes during the Cultural Revolution
- pen name; pseudonym
- 荆 Jīng: 荆 Jing1: an early name for the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2]; surname Jing荆 jīng: 荆 jing1: chaste tree or its berry (Vitex agnus-castus); (literary) cane or switch made from a chaste tree, used for punishment
- joke; jest; to laugh at; to mock; ridiculous; absurd
- in the final analysis; in the end
- Lu Xun (1881-1936), one of the earliest and best-known modern Chinese writers
- 坛 tán: 坛 tan2: altar; platform; rostrum; (bound form) (sporting, literary etc) circles; world坛 tán: 坛 tan2: earthen jar
- to debate; to contend; polemics
- ultimate; final
- answer; solution; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to orientate; to position; to categorize (as); to characterize (as); positioning; position; niche
- Confucian code of ethics
- equal rights
- to interpret; to comment and explain; to annotate; to perform (i.e. interpret a theatrical role); to decode; interpretation; annotation
- to explore; to probe
- truth; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)
- to fall ill
- to suspend schooling; to defer study
- to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement; to stay home with nothing to do; to lead a solitary life
- breath; smell; odor; flavor
- to resist; to rebel
- to consult; to talk over; to discuss
- to break off an engagement
- to request help; to appeal (for help)
- to persuade; persuasion; to advise
- over there; yonder
- to break a promise of marriage
- (of a check etc) to cash; to honor a commitment
- to promise; to undertake to do something; commitment
- to take a step; to stride
- nervous exhaustion; neurasthenia; mental breakdown (often used to describe what is now understood to be clinical depression)
- depressed; despondent; gloomy
- not normal; an aberration