Vocabulary: 传习录
- to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
- tomb
- offspring; posterity
- true or bogus; authenticity
- to escape; to run away; to flee
- for all eternity; throughout all ages; eternity (used in an elegiac couplet, wreath etc dedicated to the dead)
- to pass on; to hand down; tradition has it that ...; according to legend
- a drip; a little bit; intravenous drip (used to administer drugs)
- flesh and blood; one's offspring
- 百 bǎi: 百 bai3: hundred; numerous; all kinds of百 Bǎi: 百 Bai3: surname Bai
- 千 qiān: 千 qian1: thousand千 qiān: 千 qian1: used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]
- to come by; to obtain through some means
- to act against one's will; to have no alternative but to; to have to; to have no choice; must
- readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite
- easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to
- 种 zhǒng: 种 zhong3: seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts种 zhòng: 种 zhong4: to plant; to grow; to cultivate
- circumstances; scene; about; probably
- to play with; to toy with; to dally with; to engage in; to resort to
- diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort
- to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc)
- really; indeed
- 揭 Jiē: 揭 Jie1: surname Jie揭 jiē: 揭 jie1: to take the lid off; to expose; to unmask
- sixteen; 16
- sometimes; now and then
- after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
- (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind; (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
- merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however
- to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; (math.) decimal point; point in time or space; (after a number) o'clock; a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more; classifier for small amounts
- 费 fèi: 费 fei4: to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses费 Fèi: 费 Fei4: surname Fei
- 多少 dūo shao: 多少 duo1 shao5: how much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number?多少 dūo shǎo: 多少 duo1 shao3: number; amount; somewhat
- insight; to see clearly
- all; entire
- to save; to get rid of (so saving space)
- to search; to look for; to seek
- to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study
- 工夫 gōng fu: 工夫 gong1 fu5: period of time (may be months, or mere seconds); spare time; skill; labor; effort工夫 gōng fū: 工夫 gong1 fu1: (old) laborer
- learning; knowledge; scholarship; a body of specialized knowledge (CL:門|门[men2]); (fig.) any activity that demands expertise, skill or experience (e.g. gathering forensic evidence, selecting clothing, managing relationships)
- up until now; so far
- whereabouts; to drop; to fall
- 直 Zhí: 直 Zhi2: surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God直 zhí: 直 zhi2: straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
- to bear (responsibility); to take on; to assume
- pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of
- way of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth)
- Ming Wuzong, temple name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhengde 正德[Zheng4 de2]
- Zhu Houzhao, personal name of tenth Ming emperor 正德[Zheng4 de2] (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521