- premeditated; to plan sth in advance (esp. a crime)
- a slap on the face; CL:記|记[ji4]
- to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
- to insult; to humiliate; dishonor
- (idiom) biased perspective; prejudice
- careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out; (dialect) thrifty; frugal
- to be amazed; to be surprised; to wonder
- to hold a conversation; to talk over the telephone; phone call
- to face squarely; to meet head on; to face up to
- arrogant; haughty; proud
- to conquer; to subdue; to vanquish
- then; at that time; in those days
- the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天[xian1 tian1]); acquired (not innate or congenital); a posteriori
- (coll.) (other people's) dumb luck
- to jump out; fig. to appear suddenly
- to be born
- paradise; heaven
- hell; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka; (coll.) (of humor, jokes, content etc) extremely dark or morally transgressive
- front line
- grace; graceful
- objective; aim; goal
- smooth; steady
- to breathe
- living a simple life
- to win; to gain
- seldom; rare; hard to come by
- points gained by making a good impression; kudos; brownie points
- the male sex; a male
- to have confidence in oneself; self-confidence
- little by little; bit by bit; gradually
- Shijing, the Book of Songs, early collection of Chinese poems and one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1]
- double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time
- happy; joyous
- fine; meticulous; careful
- classical
- sweet-tempered; gentle
- to stab
- a turn for the better; to pick up; to improve
- valley floor; (fig.) lowest ebb; all-time low