- to play a critical role (idiom); influential
- general; military leader; fierce man
- civilian court official (in former times)
- writer of 詞|词[ci2] (a kind of Classical Chinese poem); person of literary talent
- famous courtesan
- to concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials
- to exaggerate; to be boastful; pompous; grandiose
- a treacherous court official; a minister who conspires against the state
- extremely; utterly
- military strategy; military tactics; originally refers to military classics Six Secret Teachings 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1] and Three Strategies 三略[San1 lu:e4]
- history book
- length (of a piece of writing); space occupied on a printed page
- to raise one and infer three; to deduce many things from one case (idiom)
- to hook; to sew; to crochet; hook; check mark or tick; window catch
- 闸 zhá: 闸 zha2: sluice; lock (on waterway)闸 zhá: 闸 zha2: sluice; sluice gate; to dam up water; (coll.) brake; (coll.) electric switch
- to ward off evil spirits; mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1])
- 驮 dùo: 驮 duo4: load carried by a pack animal驮 túo: 驮 tuo2: to carry on one's back
- 黄山 Huáng Shān: 黄山 Huang2 Shan1: Huangshan, mountain range in Anhui province黄山 Huáng shān: 黄山 Huang2 shan1: see 黃山市|黄山市[Huang2 shan1 Shi4]; see 黃山區|黄山区[Huang2 shan1 Qu1]
- 峨眉山 é méi Shān: 峨眉山 E2 mei2 Shan1: Mount Emei in Sichuan, one of the four sacred mountains of Chinese Buddhism峨眉山 é méi shān: 峨眉山 E2 mei2 shan1: see 峨眉山市[E2 mei2 shan1 Shi4]
- to take an exam; exam; CL:次[ci4]
- one by one; one after another
- speech; to deliver a speech
- to understand tacitly (idiom); to know intuitively; to understand thoroughly
- 板鸭 Bǎn yā: 板鸭 Ban3 ya1: (slang) Spain板鸭 bǎn yā: 板鸭 ban3 ya1: pressed (dried) salted duck
- pre-Han name for Nanjing; common place name
- (idiom) to feel intimidated
- outskirts
- disrespectful; (literary) ditch
- to visit places famous for their scenery
- 御 yù: 御 yu4: (bound form) imperial; royal; (literary) to drive (a carriage); (literary) to manage; to govern御 yù: 御 yu4: (bound form) to defend; to resist
- pavilion housing a stele
- swelling water