- to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
- to sigh; to gasp (in admiration)
- great master (of literature, music etc)
- to set aside for
- later generation
- 东西 dōng xī: 东西 dong1 xi1: east and west东西 dōng xi: 东西 dong1 xi5: thing; stuff; person; CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]
- erudite; profound; learned; extremely knowledgeable
- knowledge; CL:門|门[men2]; intellectual
- system; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to compare
- really; actually; indeed; true; real; honest; dependable; (philosophy) reality
- not just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
- to signify; to mean; to imply
- to dig; to excavate; (fig.) to explore (archival materials) and unearth findings
- original
- generous; ample
- (chemistry) to settle; to precipitate; (chemistry) sediment; precipitate; (fig.) (of emotions, thoughts, experience etc) to settle and be absorbed over time; to take shape gradually (through reflection or maturation)
- to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc)
- heritage; legacy; inheritance; bequest; CL:筆|笔[bi3]
- somewhat; a bit
- (of watercourses) source and course; origin and development
- stele; vertical stone tablet for carved inscriptions
- 长 cháng: 长 chang2: long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])长 zhǎng: 长 zhang3: chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance
- reason; intellect; rationality; rational
- to comply with; to conform to; to adapt to; to go along with; in tune with
- 左 zǔo: 左 zuo3: left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite左 Zǔo: 左 Zuo3: surname Zuo
- to renounce; to abandon; to give up
- to worry; anxiety (about)
- 压 yà: 压 ya4: used in 壓根兒|压根儿[ya4 gen1 r5]; used in 壓馬路|压马路[ya4 ma3 lu4]; used in 壓板|压板[ya4 ban3]压 yā: 压 ya1: to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure
- policymaker
- teardrop; tears
- tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man
- see 桃花源[tao2 hua1 yuan2]
- to follow
- to inherit; to follow; to adopt
- studies; schoolwork
- regret; to regret; to be sorry that
- miraculous hands of a healer; highly skilled person; brilliant move in chess or weiqi (go) 圍棋|围棋
- center; heart; core
- unexpected; accident; mishap; CL:個|个[ge4]
- many kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi-
- to bring about; to create; to cause