Vocabulary: 菜根谭
- fearful; respectful
- lazy
- gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi
- to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks)
- 于 Yú: 于 Yu2: surname Yu于 yú: 于 yu2: to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle于 yú: 于 yu2: (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by
- to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name)
- (bound form) to take in; to absorb; to assimilate; to capture (video or still images); (literary) to conserve (one's health); (literary) to act for
- after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
- drum; CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell
- free; unimpeded; smooth; at ease; free from worry; fluent
- mystery known only to heaven (archaic); inscrutable twist of fate; fig. top secret
- to recruit; to provoke; to beckon; to incur; to infect; contagious; a move (chess); a maneuver; device; trick; to confess
- Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), species of deer native to China that is critically endangered
- nature; character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality; sex; gender; suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence; CL:個|个[ge4]
- (bound form) to flee; to escape; (bound form) leisurely; relaxed; (bound form) to surpass the ordinary; outstanding; (bound form) reclusive
- cause; reason; because
- to keep (an animal); to look after the needs of (a person or an animal); (fig.) to keep (a spy, lackey etc) in one's pay
- to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker); (LGBT) bottom
- it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear; visible
- to be called; to be known as
- (bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
- to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon
- 散 sǎn: 散 san3: scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine散 sàn: 散 san4: to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse; to disseminate; to dispel; (coll.) to sack
- medium; intermediary; matchmaker; go-between; abbr. for 媒體|媒体[mei2 ti3], media, esp. news media
- 力 lì: 力 li4: power; force; strength; ability; strenuously力 Lì: 力 Li4: surname Li
- to clean; to clean up; to eliminate; to wipe out
- to bind; to tie up; to fetter; to shackle
- bridle; halter; to restrain; to detain; to lodge; inn
- to tie up
- 牛 Níu: 牛 Niu2: surname Niu牛 níu: 牛 niu2: ox; cow; bull; CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]; newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]); (slang) awesome
- reins
- (literary) to come to one's senses; to awaken; (literary) astute; sharp-witted
- to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from
- 神 shén: 神 shen2: god; deity; supernatural; magical; mysterious; spirit; mind; energy; lively; expressive; look; expression; (coll.) awesome; amazing神 Shén: 神 Shen2: God
- 弓 Gōng: 弓 Gong1: surname Gong弓 gōng: 弓 gong1: a bow (weapon); CL:張|张[zhang1]; to bend; to arch (one's back etc)
- disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy
- arrow; dart; straight; to vow; to swear
- see 一塵不染|一尘不染[yi1 chen2 bu4 ran3]
- 方 Fāng: 方 Fang1: surname Fang方 fāng: 方 fang1: square; power or involution (math.); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute etc); place; method; prescription (medicine); just when; only or just; classifier for square things; abbr. for square or cubic meter
- to untie; to undo; to solve (a mystery)
- clear-headed; sober; awake
- a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3 zhong1])