- 正当 zhèng dāng: 正当 zheng4 dang1: timely; just (when needed)正当 zhèng dàng: 正当 zheng4 dang4: honest; reasonable; fair; sensible
- (literary) what is?; what is the meaning of?
- (of a seed) to germinate; (of a plant) to sprout; to bud; sprout; bud; (also used figuratively)
- to advance; in advance; beforehand; to prepare
- in advance; before it happens (cf preventative measures); forestalling
- aloof; detached; disinterested; impartial
- (communications) channel; thoroughfare; passage
- to accomplish the objective; to succeed
- to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard; to study diligently; to burn the candle at both ends
- untiring; unremitting; indefatigable
- plan; idea; decision; CL:個|个[ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]
- (literary) similar; almost; (literary) if only; it is to be hoped that; (literary) maybe; perhaps
- to save; to assist; to rescue
- in between; within that interval; in the meantime
- 严 yán: 严 yan2: tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father严 Yán: 严 Yan2: surname Yan
- national security (abbr. for 國家安全|国家安全[guo2 jia1 an1 quan2]); national security act; state security agency
- private; privately owned or managed
- thirsty
- lit. sinking and floating; to bob up and down on water; ebb and flow; fig. rise and fall; ups and downs of fortune; vicissitudes
- to wait and see; to watch from the sidelines; to look around; to survey
- in spite of; regardless of
- unfair; to flatter
- profile; appearance
- to hide
- an order (esp. army); bugle call expressing military order; verbal command
- (bound form) to put in order; to arrange properly; circumspect; well-behaved; to give (sb) an order
- to envy (success, talent); jealous
- autocracy; dictatorship
- without authority; to usurp; to arrogate to oneself; to monopolize; expert in; to be good at
- to manage; to handle
- 富 Fù: 富 Fu4: surname Fu富 fù: 富 fu4: rich; abundant; wealthy
- authority; power; authoritarianism; authoritarian
- pitfall; trap; to get stuck; to sink; to cave in; to frame (false charge); to capture (a city in battle); to fall (to the enemy); defect
- very close; no gap between them; continuously; unbroken; hard to separate; indistinguishable
- 伺 cì: 伺 ci4: used in 伺候[ci4 hou5]伺 sì: 伺 si4: to watch; to wait; to examine; to spy