- only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort
- since ancient times
- extremely; awfully
- independent; self-reliant; self-sustaining; to stand on one's own feet; to support oneself
- political commentary
- to esteem; to think highly of; to accord importance to; to revere
- to take rash action
- to rush indiscriminately into action
- bad name; evil reputation
- within one's area of responsibility
- the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家[Ru2 jia1], Daoists 道家[Dao4 jia1], Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家[Yin1 yang2 jia1], Legalists 法家[Fa3 jia1], Logicians 名家[Ming2 jia1], Mohists 墨家[Mo4 jia1], Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1], Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家[Za2 jia1], and Agriculturalists 農家|农家[Nong2 jia1]
- to attack (verbally or in writing)
- Wei and Jin philosophical school amalgamating Daoist and Confucian ideals; translation of metaphysics (also translated 形而上學|形而上学)
- prattle; idle chit-chat
- plain and simple; unadorned; simple living; not frivolous
- materialism, philosophical doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality
- easy; simple; rashly; offhandedly
- trustworthiness; (commerce) credit; (literary) to trust and appoint
- intimate; close
- to commend; to praise
- treachery; devious; a rogue
- false; hypocritical; artificial; sham
- to die; death
- to weaken; to diminish
- even if; even though
- to eliminate; to remove
- tight; strict; closely controlled; rigorous and thorough
- to lose one's virginity; to lose one's chastity
- cardinal (Catholicism)
- easier said than done (idiom)
- to plan and consider; to reflect on one's best strategy
- medium; intermediary; matchmaker; go-between; abbr. for 媒體|媒体[mei2 ti3], media, esp. news media
- to speak cautiously; to guard one's tongue
- to keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy
- to be fearful; apprehensive