- (pronoun) this; (adjective) this
- ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily
- prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough
- already at an earlier time
- vague; faint; indistinct
- 可 kè: 可 ke4: used in 可汗[ke4 han2]可 kě: 可 ke3: (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however
- 闻 Wén: 闻 Wen2: surname Wen闻 wén: 闻 wen2: to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at
- in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact; in practice
- until
- (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best; one of the very best; (idiom) to list one by one
- 大学 Dà xué: 大学 Da4 xue2: the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in Confucianism大学 dà xué: 大学 da4 xue2: university; college; CL:所[suo3]
- ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only; (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually
- to put out; to come up with; to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc); to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc); to draw (conclusion); to deliver (speech, judgment); to devise (explanation); to extract
- formal; official
- to stop classes; to close (of school)
- to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4])
- to become; to turn into
- land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule
- therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
- Tsinghua University, Beijing; National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- to welcome; to greet
- 时代 shí dài: 时代 shi2 dai4: age; era; epoch; period (in one's life); CL:個|个[ge4]时代 Shí dài: 时代 Shi2 dai4: Time, US weekly news magazine
- region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system)
- one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)
- the Chinese Nationalist Party and the Chinese Communist Party (abbr. for 國民黨|国民党[Guo2 min2 dang3] + 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3])
- to fight over; to contest; to vie over
- 从 Cóng: 从 Cong2: surname Cong从 cóng: 从 cong2: from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
- 说 shùi: 说 shui4: to persuade说 shūo: 说 shuo1: to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine
- to compete; competition
- weaponry; to hold (a weapon); to wield; to rely on; to depend on; war; battle
- all; each and every; in all cases
- (literary) to be routed (in a war); to suffer defeat (in sports etc)
- military campaign
- it seems; seemingly; as if
- to score a point (in a competition, test etc); score; rating; grade
- exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
- regime; political power
- to approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time)
- to collapse; to crumble; to fall apart
- to have one's wishes fulfilled