- (lit. and fig.) to get to the top
- 体 tī: 体 ti1: used in 體己|体己[ti1 ji5]; Taiwan pr. [ti3]体 tǐ: 体 ti3: body; form; style; system; substance; to experience; aspect (linguistics)
- mishap; accident; accidental loss
- to take upon oneself; to assume
- (idiom) (of a cliff, mountain etc) steep; lofty; imposing
- to take advantage; to seize an opportunity; in passing; without taking extra trouble; conveniently
- to go up
- cannot; to fail to; unable to
- unreconciled to; not resigned to; unwilling
- top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1]; top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3]; (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field; leading light
- 陆 Lù: 陆 Lu4: surname Lu陆 lìu: 陆 liu4: six (banker's anti-fraud numeral)陆 lù: 陆 lu4: (bound form) land (as opposed to the sea)
- moist; glossy; sleek; to moisten; to lubricate; to embellish; to enhance; profit; remuneration; (neologism c. 2021) (slang) (loanword from "run") to emigrate (in order to flee adverse conditions)
- (archaic) a school
- to write
- a horizontal inscribed board
- to suspend; to hang; (vehicle) suspension
- (mountain) peak
- (idiom) it's been a worthwhile trip
- to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents
- high and mighty (idiom); arrogant
- offspring; posterity
- to copy; to imitate
- 岳 Yuè: 岳 Yue4: surname Yue岳 yuè: 岳 yue4: wife's parents and paternal uncles岳 yuè: 岳 yue4: high mountain; highest peak of a mountain ridge
- to mediate (a conflict etc)
- pressure
- lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name; nominal
- to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious; envy
- to transfer (income, profits etc) to higher authorities
- suitcase; chest; box; case; trunk; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]
- eye-catching; conspicuous
- first day of the month; toilet; (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship)
- 2nd day of the month
- to number; to assign numbers; serial number
- itself; in itself; per se
- see 失之東隅,收之桑榆|失之东隅,收之桑榆[shi1 zhi1 dong1 yu2 , shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2]
- excellent plan; brilliant scheme
- to come by; to obtain through some means
- to rake in (money); to plunder; to milk people dry