Vocabulary: 传习录
- to explain; to justify; to defend (a point of view etc); to provide an explanation; to try to defend oneself
- perimeter; range; (within) a radius of ...
- moist; humid; to moisten; to provide moisture; comfortably off
- soil
- fertility (of soil)
- all around
- five crops, e.g. millet 粟[su4], soybean 豆[dou4], sesame 麻[ma2], barley 麥|麦[mai4], rice 稻[dao4] or other variants; all crops; all grains; oats, peas, beans and barley
- to hide; to cover (one's tracks)
- to hew; to cut down
- to eliminate; to remove; except for; apart from
- classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc
- 连 lián: 连 lian2: to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也[ye3], 都[dou1] etc) even; company (military)连 Lián: 连 Lian2: surname Lian
- fine; slim; tender
- roots
- no matter what; despite; to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)
- completely; absolutely; undivided; totally mixed up; muddled
- portrait; to describe sth accurately
- vivid; lifelike
- form; shape
- intrinsic to sth; inherent; native
- to transcribe; to make a fair copy
- to show off; to flaunt; to carry out or succeed in a scheme; to indulge; to give free rein to
- skill
- to lack fidelity; (signal) distortion
- to describe
- portrait (painting, photo etc); (in a general sense) representation of a person; likeness
- appearance
- accordingly; in view of the above
- portrait; true features; (fig.) true nature
- to expose; to reveal
- technical ability; skill
- to cause a loss of (decorum, dignity etc) (used in fixed expressions)
- to meet a contingency; to adapt oneself to changes
- beforehand; in advance
- 明镜 míng jìng: 明镜 ming2 jing4: mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat – such as a lake – or sth that provides clarity and insight)明镜 Míng jìng: 明镜 Ming2 jing4: Der Spiegel
- random thoughts; impressions
- the past
- 背 bēi: 背 bei1: to carry on one's back; (fig.) to bear; to shoulder (a burden, blame etc)背 bèi: 背 bei4: the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from; to learn by heart; to recite from memory; (slang) unlucky; hard of hearing
- why not?; why not do (sth)?