- new knowledge; new friend
- 徐 Xú: 徐 Xu2: surname Xu徐 xú: 徐 xu2: slowly; gently
- deep pool; deep; profound
- humanities; culture; humanistic
- to skim (through a book); to read cursorily; to dip into
- to burgeon; to produce; to conceive; to be in the initial stage
- Confucianism
- weak; frail
- pain from a wound
- source; origin; fountainhead
- geography
- plump; fleshy; fertile
- worthy of pride; impressive; enviable; to show contempt for others
- to do one's utmost
- filial piety (Confucian virtue); to be a good son or daughter
- to be lost; to be ruined; to perish; to wither away
- deep-rooted (problem etc)
- sense of responsibility
- (idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation
- 美德 Měi Dé: 美德 Mei3 De2: USA and Germany美德 měi dé: 美德 mei3 de2: virtue
- creed; article of faith
- teacher; CL:個|个[ge4]
- contribution; meritorious service; credit
- to wake sb; to rouse
- (idiom) from bottom to top; from the grass roots up; bottom-up
- grass roots (lit. and fig.)
- in former times; the olden days
- desolate; unfrequented; to treat sb coldly; to snub; to cold shoulder
- to see the light again (idiom); delivered from oppression
- to concentrate fully on sth; single-minded
- rain and dew; (fig.) favor; grace
- to nourish
- lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom); fig. to be principled and incorruptible
- Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.; Never give up hope.; Never say die.
- knapsack; rucksack; infantry pack; field pack; blanket roll; CL:個|个[ge4]
- in the past; formerly
- Saturday
- overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long; day and night