- it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately
- textbook; CL:本[ben3]
- pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on
- cannot afford; can't afford buying
- to emerge; to pop up; to spring forth; to appear from nowhere
- worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged; (coll.) rubbish; junk
- novel; fiction; CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]
- as if gaining the most precious treasure
- wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn
- Mao Zedong (1893–1976), leader of the Chinese Communist Party 1935–1976
- anthology
- at one's side; on hand
- to leak out; to divulge; to reveal
- to worship; adoration
- writing; to write; to compile
- to browse; to look over (books)
- to pursue one's studies; to attend school; to seek knowledge
- to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc); introduction
- boss; sir (person with a leading role in an organization); (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA; (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official; (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer
- to relinquish; to abandon; to contribute; to donate; (bound form) tax; levy
- to construct; to build
- school building; academic building
- seat; base; stand; (bound form) constellation; (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座[shi1 zuo4]); classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc
- (college, university) president; headmaster; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- 姚 Yáo: 姚 Yao2: surname Yao姚 yáo: 姚 yao2: handsome; good-looking
- big wave; Taiwan pr. [tao2]
- to agree; to consent; to approve
- school name
- to rock back and forth; (fig.) to act ostentatiously; to brag; to show off
- autograph; to sign one's name
- to be furious; to fly into a terrible rage
- to criticize; criticism; CL:次[ci4],番[fan1]
- troops under one's command; subordinate
- to handle (affairs); to work
- not to do one's best; not to exert oneself
- village committee
- a piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這|这[zhe4]) aspect; area; dimension (Example: 情感這一塊|情感这一块[qing2 gan3 zhe4 yi1 kuai4] "the emotional aspect (of it)"); (coll.) one yuan; a dollar; together; in the same place; in company
- a monument; an upright stone tablet; stele; CL:塊|块[kuai4],面[mian4]
- 米 mǐ: 米 mi3: uncooked rice; meter (unit of length); (slang) Chinese yuan米 Mǐ: 米 Mi3: surname Mi
- front; obverse side; right side; positive; direct; open