- “Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3]
- to live or die; to exist or perish
- remarkable; outstanding
- military expert; general
- to have long experience of; to go through repeatedly
- to go a step further; (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further
- (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive; well-developed; excellent; to refine; to improve
- frontier; border
- Turkic people, who lived across the Eurasian continent; (esp.) the Göktürks of medieval Inner Asia
- Tuyuhun, nomadic people related to the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1 bei1]; a state in Qinghai in 4th-7th century AD
- periphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings; (computing) (attributive) peripheral; merch (abbr. for 周邊商品|周边商品[zhou1 bian1 shang1 pin3])
- 派 pā: 派 pa1: used in 派司[pa1 si5]派 pài: 派 pai4: (literary) tributary; branch of a river; clique; school; group; faction; (bound form) style; manner; to send (a person or resource); to dispatch; to allocate (a resource or task); to appoint (sb); classifier for factions, groups etc; (preceded by 一[yi1]) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc; (loanword) pi (Greek letter Π, π); the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159...; (loanword) pie
- to resist (an aggressor); to oppose (a menace)
- to eliminate
- Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass 玉門關|玉门关[Yu4 men2 Guan1])
- to bring into; to channel into; to integrate into; to incorporate
- central government
- range; scope; limit; extent; CL:個|个[ge4]
- the Silk Road
- unobstructed; unimpeded; free-flowing; smooth
- to encourage; to urge; motivation; incentive
- morale
- the task of establishing and maintaining hegemony
- to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute
- to oppose; to set sth against; to be antagonistic to; antithetical; relative opposite; opposing; diametrical
- time; juncture; moment; period of time; CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4]; constantly; always
- to engage in wars of aggression at will (idiom); militaristic; bellicose
- to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome)
- national defense
- lethal weapon; murder weapon
- warlike
- country; state
- 亟 qì: 亟 qi4: repeatedly; frequently亟 jí: 亟 ji2: (literary) urgently; anxiously; earnestly
- (literary) dangerous; perilous; (literary) almost; well-nigh
- to save from damage; to preserve; to maintain; to keep in good repair; (Tw) security guard
- 拟 nǐ: 拟 ni3: doubtful; suspicious; to emulate; to imitate拟 nǐ: 拟 ni3: to plan to; to draft (a plan); to imitate; to assess; to compare; pseudo-