- to wait; to wait for
- Bole (a man who lived during Spring and Autumn Period, reputed to be able to spot a good horse); a person who is good at spotting talent
- low; humble; plain; ugly; mean; vulgar
- light; ray (CL:道[dao4]); bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
- to be afraid
- dark; darkly; darkness
- elegant
- ode; eulogy; to praise in writing; to wish (in letters)
- (idiom) each in the correct place; each is provided for
- wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage; CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
- 困 kùn: 困 kun4: to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute困 kùn: 困 kun4: sleepy; tired
- to drink wine
- situation; occasion; context; setting; location; venue
- cruel; merciless; ruthless
- fair; impartial
- to want sex; given to lust; lecherous; lascivious; horny
- selfish; selfishness
- gene (loanword)
- to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous
- only; sole
- policymaker
- lazy
- slack; lazy; remiss
- pure; unadulterated; purely; completely
- anxious to learn; keen for knowledge
- to be determined; to be resolved
- the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom); the younger generations will surpass us in time
- young people; youngster
- to hope; to expect; expectation(s)
- to obey; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing wood and wind; ☴; ancient Chinese compass point: 135° (southeast)
- to raise; to increase; to improve
- leadership (capacity to lead)
- beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
- front; obverse side; right side; positive; direct; open
- to send back information; feedback
- 毋 wú: 毋 wu2: (literary) no; don't; to not have; nobody毋 Wú: 毋 Wu2: surname Wu
- to establish; to set up; to found
- high quality
- ordinary man; ignorant person; coarse fellow
- will; willpower; determination
- (idiom) invulnerable; indestructible; impregnable
- (idiom) to be free of jealousy or greed; to live a simple life, free from worldly desires