- sequence; order
- as for; when it comes to
- mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon); 4th earthly branch: 5–7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March–4th April), Year of the Rabbit; ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east)
- one's own mouth; fig. in one's own words; to say sth personally
- to create (an original work); (of a work) original; original creation; original work
- clearly; evidently; obviously
- to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to say what everyone says (idiom); to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view; to follow the herd
- 罢了 bà liǎo: 罢了 ba4 liao3: a modal particle indicating (don't mind it, ok)罢了 bà le: 罢了 ba4 le5: a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
- to think hard; bitter thoughts; to pour out one's sufferings
- ability and wisdom
- to take out of the furnace; fresh out of the oven; fig. newly announced; recently made available
- author; writer
- to win; to beat (one's opponent)
- ample; sufficient; adequate; full; fully; to the full
- to fight; to wage war
- good and bad; merits and drawbacks
- stratagem; strategy; resourcefulness
- good or bad; good and bad; standard; quality; (coll.) very bad
- the many or the few
- 尽量 jǐn liàng: 尽量 jin3 liang4: as much as possible; to the greatest extent尽量 jìn liàng: 尽量 jin4 liang4: as much as possible; to the greatest extent
- wide; open (spaces); to open up
- decisive battle; to fight a decisive battle; to fight for supremacy in ...
- command; commander-in-chief
- to stop; to prohibit; until; only
- speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo
- passion; fervor; enthusiasm; strong emotion
- order; orderliness (in society, in the classroom, on the roads etc)
- Former Qin (351–395), a dynastic state of China during the Sixteen Kingdoms period
- name of a river
- to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome)
- to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline
- 刹 shā: 刹 sha1: to brake刹 chà: 刹 cha4: Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅|刹多罗[cha4 duo1 luo2], Sanskrit "ksetra")
- Duke Wen of Jin (697-628 BC, reigned 636-628 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸[Chun1 qiu1 Wu3 ba4]
- elite (e.g. troops); crack; best quality personnel
- to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows; CL:場|场[chang2]
- to cry out; to shout
- lit. to retreat ninety li (idiom); fig. to shun; to assiduously avoid
- decisive; conclusive
- everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
- to advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step; to consolidate at every step