- in total there are ...; to own jointly
- don't!; must not
- lack; deficiency; shortcoming; flaw; defect; to be deficient; to lack
- since; as; this being the case
- to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer)
- to satirize; to ridicule; to mock
- why?; for what reason?
- 要 yào: 要 yao4: to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important要 yāo: 要 yao1: (bound form) to demand; to coerce
- to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner)
- 呢 ne: 呢 ne5: (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds; (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech呢 ní: 呢 ni2: dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)
- to submit cheerfully; to accept willingly (idiom)
- more (than sth else); even more
- generous, liberal (pay, compensation)
- cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal)
- to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment
- The Analects of Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3]
- to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown
- 非 fēi: 非 fei1: to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; de-; to reproach; to blame; (coll.) to insist on; simply must非 Fēi: 非 Fei1: abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa
- work-related matters; documents
- not ever; not necessarily
- as for; as to; to go so far as to
- 偃 yǎn: 偃 yan3: to lie supine; to stop; to fall down偃 Yǎn: 偃 Yan3: surname Yan
- 室 shì: 室 shi4: room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy室 Shì: 室 Shi4: surname Shi
- nobleman; person of noble character
- to think; to consider
- to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
- his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
- Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289), Confucian philosopher
- to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
- (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items
- land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule
- poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
- (idiom) (originally, in Mencius) to cultivate one's moral character in solitude; (modern sense) to look after only one's own interests
- 约 yāo: 约 yao1: to weigh in a balance or on a scale约 yuē: 约 yue1: to make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); concise
- pure; simple; unmixed; genuine
- still; calm; quiet; not moving
- already; to stop; then; afterwards
- 若 rùo: 若 ruo4: to seem; like; as; if若 rě: 若 re3: used in 般若[bo1 re3]; used in 蘭若|兰若[lan2 re3]
- (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])
- (bound form) to entertain at a banquet; (bound form) banquet; feast; (literary) peaceful; at ease
- expression of opinion; views; remarks; arguments
- to compromise; to take the middle road; a trade-off; eclectic
- to dislike; suspicion; resentment; enmity; abbr. for 嫌犯[xian2 fan4], criminal suspect
- to swirl about; (of leaves and branches) to sway
- 干 gān: 干 gan1: dry; dried food; empty; hollow; taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster; futile; in vain; (dialect) rude; blunt; (dialect) to cold-shoulder干 Gān: 干 Gan1: surname Gan干 gān: 干 gan1: (bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with; one of the ten heavenly stems 天干[tian1 gan1]; (archaic) shield干 gàn: 干 gan4: tree trunk; main part of sth; to manage; to work; to do; capable; cadre; to kill (slang); to fuck (vulgar); (coll.) pissed off; annoyed
- political; politics; government
- public and private (interests, initiative etc)