- special; specific; designated; particular
- environment; circumstances; surroundings; CL:個|个[ge4]; ambient
- Plato (c. 427 – c. 347 BC), Greek philosopher
- type; form; pattern; style
- idealism
- to exhibit great enthusiasm for sb or sth; to embrace; favor; acclaim; adulation; high demand
- at the same time; meanwhile
- to keep in the mouth; to contain
- (bound form) to tie up; to tighten up; (bound form) to include; to comprise; to put (text) in brackets; Taiwan pr. [gua1]
- to follow; to abide by; to comply with
- surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled; a certain ...; a given ...
- if; in case; in the event that
- to lose
- compass
- like that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...; then; in that case
- inevitable; certain; necessity
- lit. music, women, dogs and horses (traditional aristocratic amusements, with dogs and horses referring to activities such as hunting and riding) (idiom); fig. wine, women and song; dissolute pleasures; a life of sensual indulgence
- aforementioned; above-mentioned
- (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2 zhi3 zhi1 jian1])
- relation; relationship; to concern; to affect; to have to do with; guanxi; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic); to treat (a subject)
- clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable; to understand; to realize
- why
- 能 néng: 能 neng2: can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy能 Néng: 能 Neng2: surname Neng
- 读 dòu: 读 dou4: comma; phrase marked by pause读 dú: 读 du2: to read out; to read aloud; to read; to attend (school); to study (a subject in school); to pronounce
- to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
- talent; ability; capacity
- to accomplish; to achieve
- machine; machinery; mechanical; (old) cunning; scheming
- arm
- around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear
- (literary) ancient earthenware container with a big belly and small mouth; (literary) brimming; abundant
- see 博羅縣|博罗县[Bo2 luo2 Xian4]
- 削 xuē: 削 xue1: to pare; to reduce; to remove; Taiwan pr. [xue4]削 xiāo: 削 xiao1: to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
- to choose; to pick; to select; to elect
- (bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
- not only that, but ...
- to come up with (an innovation); innovation
- skill; art
- 晕 yūn: 晕 yun1: confused; dizzy; giddy; to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness; to pass out晕 yùn: 晕 yun4: dizzy; halo; ring around moon or sun
- 涂 tú: 涂 tu2: to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub; to blot out; to scribble; to scrawl; (literary) mud; street涂 Tú: 涂 Tu2: surname Tu