- 宗 zōng: 宗 zong1: school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; clan; to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work); classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs宗 Zōng: 宗 Zong1: surname Zong
- (bound form) meritorious accomplishment
- pillar
- position; status; place; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to bicker; to argue for the sake of arguing; to carry on poles (together with sb else); to carry a coffin on poles
- opportunity; chance; occasion; CL:個|个[ge4]
- before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand
- great scholar respected for learning and integrity
- to ask for advice; seeking instruction
- bronze mirror (used in ancient times); to reflect; to mirror; sth that serves as a warning or a lesson; to examine; to scrutinize
- mirror; lens
- 海 Hǎi: 海 Hai3: surname Hai海 hǎi: 海 hai3: ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous
- native; person from a particular place
- to hit the big time
- 遂 sùi: 遂 sui4: to satisfy; to succeed; then; thereupon; finally; unexpectedly; to proceed; to reach遂 súi: 遂 sui2: used in 半身不遂[ban4 shen1 bu4 sui2]; Taiwan pr. [sui4]
- to come and go; to roam about (mostly unseen); (of a ghost) to haunt (a place); (of a criminal) to stalk (the streets); (of the sun) to rise and set
- books; works
- cannot; should not; must not
- not just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
- to nominate
- (coll.) to show off
- learning; knowledge; scholarship; a body of specialized knowledge (CL:門|门[men2]); (fig.) any activity that demands expertise, skill or experience (e.g. gathering forensic evidence, selecting clothing, managing relationships)
- historian
- to talk irresponsibly; to talk nonsense
- to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result
- important; significant; major
- to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
- to occupy illegally; to seize (territory); to entrench (oneself)
- capital of a country
- (idiom) fiends; devils; monsters
- 摆 bǎi: 摆 bai3: to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum摆 bǎi: 摆 bai3: hem (at the bottom of a garment)
- attitude; posture; stance
- bright; light; to shine; to flash; loud and clear; to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc)
- you (plural)
- to put one's heart (and soul) into sth; with great care
- 耶 yē: 耶 ye1: (phonetic ye)耶 yé: 耶 ye2: interrogative particle (classical)耶 ye: 耶 ye5: final particle indicating enthusiasm etc
- modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks
- 好学 hào xué: 好学 hao4 xue2: eager to study; studious; erudite好学 hǎo xué: 好学 hao3 xue2: easy to learn
- (pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs
- 咱 zán: 咱 zan2: I or me; we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)咱 zá: 咱 za2: see 咱[zan2]
- (sports) heavyweight class; (fig.) important; major; prominent; influential
- stratagem to trap sb; to bewitch and trap
- war; to wage war
- bit by bit; dribs and drabs; the little details; every aspect
- (bound form) to penetrate; to seep through; to tell secretly; to leak; thoroughly; through and through; to appear; to show