Vocabulary: 第三章 盗者必获，获者必诛
from 帝王师：张居正
- 王阳明x2 | Chapter Rank #689Wang Yangming (1472-1529), Ming dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher, influential in the School of Mind 心學|心学[xin1 xue2]
- 截然不同x1 | Chapter Rank #1292entirely different; different as black and white
- 主张x6 | Chapter Rank #217to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 恩威并施x1 | Chapter Rank #1293
- 良知x3 | Chapter Rank #467innate sense of right and wrong; conscience; bosom friend
- 感化x1 | Chapter Rank #1294corrective influence; to reform (a criminal); redemption (of a sinner); to influence (a malefactor to a better life); to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example
- 土匪x1 | Chapter Rank #1295bandit
- 一日x1 | Chapter Rank #1296
- 匪x2 | Chapter Rank #690bandit; (literary) not
- 终生x1 | Chapter Rank #1297throughout one's life; lifetime; lifelong
- 匪徒x1 | Chapter Rank #1298gangster; bandit
- 只有x6 | Chapter Rank #218only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
- 字x1 | Chapter Rank #1299letter; symbol; character; word; CL:個|个[ge4]; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
- 星星之火x5 | Chapter Rank #253a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
- 可以x8 | Chapter Rank #163can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
- 燎原x6 | Chapter Rank #219to start a prairie fire
- 安宁x1 | Chapter Rank #1300see 安寧區|安宁区[An1 ning2 Qu1]; see 安寧市|安宁市[An1 ning2 Shi4]peaceful; tranquil; calm; composed; free from worry
- 之前x2 | Chapter Rank #691before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand
- 缘于x1 | Chapter Rank #1301to originate from; to come from the fact that; owing to; because of
- 郭x19 | Chapter Rank #67outer city wallsurname Guo
- 应聘x18 | Chapter Rank #72to accept a job offer; to apply for an advertised position
- 默契x1 | Chapter Rank #1302tacit understanding; mutual understanding; rapport; connected at a deep level with each other; (of team members) well coordinated; tight
- 合作x1 | Chapter Rank #1303to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
- 前面x1 | Chapter Rank #1304ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qian2 mian5]
- 谈x6 | Chapter Rank #220surname Tanto speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss
- 任x1 | Chapter Rank #1305surname Rento assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)
- 府x15 | Chapter Rank #86seat of government; government repository (archive); official residence; mansion; presidential palace; (honorific) Your home; prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
- 江x7 | Chapter Rank #191river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]surname Jiang; (bound form) Yangtze River; (bound form) Jiangsu Province (abbr. for 江蘇|江苏[Jiang1 su1])
- 瑶x13 | Chapter Rank #96surname Yao; Yao ethnic groupjade; precious stone; mother-of-pearl; nacre; precious; used a complementary honorific
- 主动x3 | Chapter Rank #468to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4]; drive (of gears and shafts etc)
- 周x2 | Chapter Rank #692surname Zhou; Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financiallyweek; weekly
- 倍x2 | Chapter Rank #693(two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply
- 阳x2 | Chapter Rank #694positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1]
- 捣乱x1 | Chapter Rank #1306to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally
- 功败垂成x1 | Chapter Rank #1307to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure; to fall at the last hurdle; snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
- 调离x1 | Chapter Rank #1308
- 大展x1 | Chapter Rank #1309
- 拳脚x1 | Chapter Rank #1310Chinese boxing; fist and feet; punching and kicking
- 怀远x13 | Chapter Rank #97see 懷遠縣|怀远县[Huai2 yuan3 Xian4]
- 掀x1 | Chapter Rank #1311to lift (a lid); to rock; to convulse
- 知县x1 | Chapter Rank #1312county head magistrate (old)
- 马x1 | Chapter Rank #1313surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
- 希x1 | Chapter Rank #1314to hope; to admire
- 武x1 | Chapter Rank #1315martial; militarysurname Wu
- 整个x2 | Chapter Rank #695whole; entire; total
- 震动x1 | Chapter Rank #1316to shake; to vibrate; to strongly affect; shock; vibration
- 得知x3 | Chapter Rank #469to find out; to learn of
- 消息x1 | Chapter Rank #1317(piece of) news; information; message; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 暴跳如雷x1 | Chapter Rank #1318(idiom) to stamp with fury; to fly into a rage
- 商议x1 | Chapter Rank #1319to negotiate; discussion; proposal