- first place
- people (in general); people around the world; everyone
- to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
- to look far ahead; to look forward (to)
- world
- outpost; (fig.) front line
- platform (at a railway station); (Tw) (of an influential person) to publicly endorse or campaign for (a candidate); (Tw) (dated) website
- 书 shū: 书 shu1: book; letter; document; CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]; to write书 Shū: 书 Shu1: abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
- college; educational institute; school; faculty; CL:所[suo3]
- 赫 Hè: 赫 He4: surname He赫 hè: 赫 he4: awe-inspiring; abbr. for 赫茲|赫兹[he4 zi1], hertz (Hz)
- to distinguish oneself through virtue (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3])
- doctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade; (old) court academician
- to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in
- paradise; heaven
- rapid; speedy; fast
- empire; imperial
- chief (representative, correspondent etc)
- kind; genus; type; category; variety; species; sort; class
- can be found everywhere
- student; schoolchild
- amount; quantity; quantitative; (math.) scalar quantity
- every year; each year; yearly
- to raise; to increase
- ancient times
- Sui dynasty (581-617)
- to establish; to institute
- faultless; complete; perfect; to leave nothing to be desired
- surname Song; the Song dynasty (960–1279); Song of the Southern Dynasties (420–479) 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4]
- to continue; to go on; to last
- 元 Yuán: 元 Yuan2: surname Yuan; Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)元 yuán: 元 yuan2: currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary; (bound form) basic; fundamental; (bound form) constituent; part; (prefix) meta-; (math.) argument; variable; era (of a reign); (Tw) (geology) eon
- 明 Míng: 明 Ming2: Ming Dynasty (1368–1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God明 míng: 明 ming2: bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
- 清 Qīng: 清 Qing1: Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911); surname Qing清 qīng: 清 qing1: (of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted; clear; distinct; to clear; to settle (accounts)
- once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
- (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)
- surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled; a certain ...; a given ...
- to select the best
- more and more
- to tend towards
- formalism (in philosophy, art, or literary theory); excessive concern with form over substance
- an essay in eight parts; stereotyped writing
- to pick out; to select; to elect
- to adapt; to fit; to suit
- not able to keep up with
- pace; (measured) step; march