- (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])
- the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
- many and complicated; mired in minor details
- error; mistaken idea; falsehood
- ample; sufficient; adequate; full; fully; to the full
- to know; to recognize; to be familiar with; to get acquainted with sb; knowledge; understanding; awareness; cognition
- 并 bìng: 并 bing4: and; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to combine; to join; to merge并 bìng: 并 bing4: to combine; to amalgamate并 Bīng: 并 Bing1: short name for Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2]
- (literary) to give; to accord; to render
- to show no quarter; ruthless; relentless
- to expose; to unmask; to ferret out; to disclose; disclosure
- 夫 fú: 夫 fu2: (classical) this, that; he, she, they; (exclamatory final particle); (initial particle, introduces an opinion)夫 fū: 夫 fu1: husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old)
- sage; the Sage (i.e. Confucius); (old) (respectful way of addressing a monarch) your sagacious majesty; (religion) saint
- 制 zhì: 制 zhi4: system; to control; to regulate制 zhì: 制 zhi4: to manufacture; to make
- matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- 曲 qū: 曲 qu1: bent; crooked; wrong曲 Qū: 曲 Qu1: surname Qu曲 qǔ: 曲 qu3: tune; song; CL:支[zhi1]曲 qū: 曲 qu1: fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc); Taiwan pr. [qu2]
- to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent
- to continue; to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards
- 跂 zhī: 跂 zhi1: see 踶跂[di4 zhi1]跂 qì: 跂 qi4: to stand on tiptoe; to sit with feet hanging跂 qǐ: 跂 qi3: to climb; to hope跂 qí: 跂 qi2: sixth (extra) toe; to crawl跂 jī: 跂 ji1: foot
- and; to reach; up to; in time for
- happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead
- 过 Gūo: 过 Guo1: surname Guo过 gùo: 过 guo4: to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-过 guo: 过 guo5: (experienced action marker)
- to fall short of; not as good as; too late
- that being the case; then; in that case
- 无 wú: 无 wu2: not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less无 mó: 无 mo2: used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]
- 愈 yù: 愈 yu4: the more...(the more...); to recover; to heal; better愈 yù: 愈 yu4: to heal
- Zi Lu (542-480 BC), disciple of Confucius 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3], also known as Ji Lu 季路[Ji4 Lu4]
- 丧 sāng: 丧 sang1: mourning; funeral; (old) corpse丧 sàng: 丧 sang4: to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc); to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc); to die; disappointed; discouraged
- older sister; Taiwan pr. [jie3]
- 期 qī: 期 qi1: period; cycle期 qī: 期 qi1: a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qi2]
- to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including
- courtesy name for Confucius 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3]
- to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
- to ridicule
- moreover; situation
- 于 yú: 于 yu2: to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle于 Yú: 于 Yu2: surname Yu于 yú: 于 yu2: (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by
- to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself
- 能 néng: 能 neng2: can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy能 Néng: 能 Neng2: surname Neng
- 矫情 jiǎo qíng: 矫情 jiao3 qing2: affected; unnatural; pretentious矫情 jiáo qing: 矫情 jiao2 qing5: (Beijing dialect) argumentative; unreasonable
- 直 Zhí: 直 Zhi2: surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God直 zhí: 直 zhi2: straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
- (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind; (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
- that's all; nothing more
- (exclamatory or interrogative particle)
- 诗 Shī: 诗 Shi1: abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of Songs诗 shī: 诗 shi1: poem; CL:首[shou3]; poetry; verse
- 云 yún: 云 yun2: (classical) to say云 yún: 云 yun2: cloud; CL:朵[duo3]云 Yún: 云 Yun2: surname Yun; short name for Yunnan 雲南|云南[Yun2 nan2]
- to forget; to overlook; to neglect
- 帅 shuài: 帅 shuai4: (bound form) commander-in-chief; (bound form) to lead; to command; handsome; graceful; dashing; elegant; (coll.) cool!; sweet!; (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)帅 Shuài: 帅 Shuai4: surname Shuai
- to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
- The Analects of Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3]