- true; real
- (concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) time
- 非 Fēi: 非 Fei1: abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa非 fēi: 非 fei1: to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; de-; to reproach; to blame; (coll.) to insist on; simply must
- frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
- 超人 Chāo rén: 超人 Chao1 ren2: Superman, comic book superhero超人 chāo rén: 超人 chao1 ren2: superhuman; exceptional
- subject; branch of learning; course; academic discipline
- polymath; all-round person
- to relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about; to recount; narration; telling; narrative; account
- life (a person's whole life); in one's entire life
- 故事 gù shi: 故事 gu4 shi5: narrative; story; tale故事 gù shì: 故事 gu4 shi4: old practice
- to approach; to get close to
- artist; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- scientist
- philosopher
- to belong to; affiliated to; to result in sth; to incline towards
- mysterious; mystery
- huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
- to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
- to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of; to break away (from); to break out (of); to free oneself from; to extricate oneself
- to view as; to see as; to consider to be; to deem
- saint
- to record sb's achievements in writing; to write a biography enhancing the subject's image
- way of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth)
- a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3 zhong1])
- to encourage; to urge; motivation; incentive
- on the one hand
- to predict; prophecy
- essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality
- riddle; conundrum; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- to write (used before or after a quoted passage)
- human form; human-shaped; humanoid
- (lit. and fig.) shadow; CL:道[dao4]
- to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up
- 越 Yuè: 越 Yue4: generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南越 yuè: 越 yue4: to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more
- they; them
- figure (esp. a woman's)
- (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items
- answer; solution; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
- lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhan3]
- during the night; at night; nighttime
- to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot); to cast (a glance, a shadow etc); to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine); to send (a letter, a manuscript etc); to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide); to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of; (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water
- shadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication; influence; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth)
- to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
- dark; darkly; darkness