- cannot; should not; must not
- incorporeal; virtual; formless; invisible (assets); intangible
- although; even though
- skin-deep; superficial; shallow
- 咨 zī: 咨 zi1: used in 咨文[zi1 wen2]; used in 咨嗟[zi1 jie1]咨 zī: 咨 zi1: (bound form) to consult; to seek advice; to take counsel
- 论 Lún: 论 Lun2: abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)论 lùn: 论 lun4: opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the (kilometer, hour etc)
- 似 shì: 似 shi4: used in 似的[shi4 de5]似 sì: 似 si4: to seem; to appear; to resemble; similar; -like; pseudo-; (more) than
- to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage)
- 综 zōng: 综 zong1: (bound form) to synthesize; to combine; Taiwan pr. [zong4]综 zèng: 综 zeng4: heddle; Taiwan pr. [zong4]
- matters; arrangements
- 幸 xìng: 幸 xing4: trusted; intimate; (of the emperor) to visit幸 Xìng: 幸 Xing4: surname Xing幸 xìng: 幸 xing4: fortunate; lucky
- certainly; must; will; necessarily
- to cause; to enable; phonetic bi; Taiwan pr. [bi4]
- detailed; comprehensive
- to look at; to view; to read
- another name for Han Fei 韓非|韩非[Han2 Fei1], Legalist philosopher (c. 280-233 BC); Han Feizi, book of Legalist Philosophy authored by Han Fei 韓非|韩非[Han2 Fei1] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
- outside; in addition; foreign; external
- 储 Chǔ: 储 Chu3: surname Chu; Taiwan pr. [Chu2]储 chǔ: 储 chu3: (bound form) to store up; to keep in reserve; heir to the throne; Taiwan pr. [chu2]
- to comment; to talk about; to discuss; discussion; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to discuss; to deliberate
- individual; personal; oneself
- to draw; to paint
- what?; something; anything
- easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to
- to reply; to answer; reply; answer
- day and night; around the clock
- in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of)
- won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable
- very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
- only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt
- form; shape
- 东西 dōng xī: 东西 dong1 xi1: east and west东西 dōng xi: 东西 dong1 xi5: thing; stuff; person; CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]
- cannot see; cannot be seen; invisible
- the present time; (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty
- although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)
- no matter what or how; regardless of whether...
- similar; analogous
- (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4]); (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
- hard to (predict, imagine etc)
- accurate; exact; precise
- to describe; description
- to sum up; a roundup; a general narrative
- to be suitable for
- surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled; a certain ...; a given ...