- from birth; by one's nature
- ambition; ambitious
- simple; not complicated
- sincere; genuine; true
- cause; origin; root cause; reason; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute); (of a matter) to be determined by; to be up to (sb)
- mighty force
- along with; in the wake of; following
- to call into question; to challenge (the truth or validity of)
- to oppose; to be against; to object to
- clamor
- more and more
- clear; distinct
- severe; strict
- to question via torture
- to imbue with; to inculcate; to instill into; to teach; to impart; to channel water to another place
- 比如 bǐ rú: 比如 bi3 ru2: for example; for instance; such as比如 Bǐ rú: 比如 Bi3 ru2: see 比如縣|比如县[Bi3 ru2 Xian4]
- standard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard; good; correct; conforming to a standard
- to surpass; to exceed; to transcend
- this moment; now; at present
- incarnation; reincarnation; embodiment (of abstract idea); personification
- clear and penetrating (e.g. analysis); incisive; insightful
- to sum up; to conclude; summary; résumé; CL:個|个[ge4]
- mission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself; a calling
- to indicate; to point out
- duty; responsibility; obligation
- prejudice; bias
- contract of alliance; oath or treaty between allies
- authority; authoritative; power and prestige
- one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short; in a nutshell
- to bind; to tie up; to fetter; to shackle
- common; ordinary; general; average
- the populace; the masses; the common people
- thing; object
- 踏 tā: 踏 ta1: see 踏實|踏实[ta1 shi5]踏 tà: 踏 ta4: to tread; to stamp; to step on; to press a pedal; to investigate on the spot
- under the foot
- renown; prestige
- degree; level; extent
- cultivated individual; scholar; literati
- there still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition
- entertaining in conversation
- or; possibly; maybe; perhaps
- definite; exact; precise
- to talk (with sb); to have a conversation; talk; conversation; CL:次[ci4]
- surpassing; preeminent; outstanding
- to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency
- to write; to compose
- vastly (different)