- to select; to choose; to decide on
- to lay down a family fortune; to get rich; to become prosperous
- happy land; paradise
- to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on
- platform; terrace; flat-roofed building
- lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic
- to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward
- lit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom); fig. in a tough environment (one needs to work hard)
- if; supposing; in case
- against the current; upstream
- human emotions; social relationship; friendship; favor; a good turn
- experienced; sophisticated; worldly-wise
- to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful
- student grant; education grant; scholarship
- hygienic; sanitary; hygiene; sanitation
- to ask for help; to ask a favor; to recruit talented people
- statute; constitution
- 昆 kūn: 昆 kun1: used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains 崑崙|昆仑[Kun1 lun2]; (also used for transliteration)昆 kūn: 昆 kun1: descendant; elder brother; a style of Chinese poetry
- valley; gully; mountain region
- metallurgy
- 系 xì: 系 xi4: to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary)系 xì: 系 xi4: system; department; faculty系 jì: 系 ji4: to tie; to fasten; to button up系 xì: 系 xi4: to connect; to arrest; to worry
- hot treatment (e.g. of metal)
- has its origins in
- a remote and desolate place
- desire; wish
- to make steel; steelmaking
- treatment; pay; salary; status; rank
- correct; right; not bad; pretty good
- original intention
- (coll.) no good; of no use
- 常 cháng: 常 chang2: always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant常 Cháng: 常 Chang2: surname Chang
- to wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread
- suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior
- military uniform
- whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes
- presentable; decent; up to par
- daytime; during the day; day; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly