- a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical); scholar; skillful writer; fine talent
- to prevent; to avoid; to excuse; to exempt; to relieve; (of a debt) to remit
- the triennial provincial imperial exam during the Ming and Qing
- in many ways; from all sides
- really; as expected; sure enough; if indeed...; if it's really...
- doctor (Chinese medicine); ancient official title; companions (respectful)
- a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
- to secure a position; to take an official appointment
- to fall ill and die; to die of illness
- to bank up with earth; to cultivate (lit. or fig.); to train (people)
- filled with; preoccupied with
- writing; culture
- an essay in eight parts; stereotyped writing
- article; essay; literary works; writings; hidden meaning; CL:篇[pian1],段[duan4],頁|页[ye4]
- to pass the provincial level imperial examination
- outstanding talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit
- to have a few (alcoholic) drinks (often implying a small party)
- harmonious; friendly relations; on good terms with one another
- to go onto the streets; to go shopping
- (old) enclosed carriage for carrying passengers; (automotive) sedan
- attendant; waiter
- to accompany; to follow; to attend; entourage; attendant
- humanities; culture; humanistic
- to roam around; to have a stroll
- lesson; schoolwork
- 绕 rào: 绕 rao4: to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour; to confuse; to perplex绕 rào: 绕 rao4: to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour
- evening meal; dinner; supper; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]
- row upon row
- to enchant; fascinating
- the sun sets in the west (idiom)
- north wind
- a nip in the air; chilliness
- cold wind
- to invade; to assail; onslaught
- belly; abdomen; stomach; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to defecate; excrement; feces
- toilet; lavatory; CL:間|间[jian1],處|处[chu4]