- 池 Chí: 池 Chi2: surname Chi池 chí: 池 chi2: pond; reservoir; moat
- (idiom) one's posterity
- forever; always; perpetual
- jewel; gem; treasure; precious
- to pursue one's studies; to attend school; to seek knowledge
- to practice diligently; to act energetically
- (bound form) article; commodity; product; goods; (bound form) grade; rank; kind; type; variety; character; disposition; nature; temperament; to taste sth; to sample; to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up; fret (on a guitar or lute)
- literature and art
- 若 rùo: 若 ruo4: to seem; like; as; if若 rě: 若 re3: used in 般若[bo1 re3]; used in 蘭若|兰若[lan2 re3]
- bearing; manner; mien
- improper; dishonorable
- 言语 yán yǔ: 言语 yan2 yu3: words; speech; (spoken) language言语 yán yu: 言语 yan2 yu5: to speak; to tell
- sufficient to...; so much so that; so that
- to ruin; to corrupt; to undermine
- behavior; moral conduct
- vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); (bound form) to release (a captive); to indulge; to leap up; (literary) even if
- learned; erudite
- useless; worthless
- to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
- to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
- to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing sth; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger)
- far-reaching; broad; ambitious; promising
- accidental; image; pair; mate
- careful; cautious
- to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad
- self-sufficient; satisfied with oneself
- to compete; to contend; to struggle
- victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear; equal to (a task)
- to speak; to say
- honor and shame; sense of honor
- (literary) why; how
- body and mind; mental and physical
- father and elder brother(s); head of the family; patriarch
- friend from whom you can seek advice
- 益 Yì: 益 Yi4: surname Yi益 yì: 益 yi4: benefit; profit; advantage; beneficial; to increase; to add; all the more
- to view as; to see as; to consider to be; to deem
- without authority; to usurp; to arrogate to oneself; to monopolize; expert in; to be good at
- sincere; solid
- by no means
- to deceive oneself
- 致 zhì: 致 zhi4: (bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite致 zhì: 致 zhi4: (literary) to send; to transmit; to convey; (bound form) to cause; to lead to; consequently
- lifelong; all one's life; marriage