- to forge (metal); (fig.) to create; to build; to develop
- habitually silent (idiom); reticent; uncommunicative
- good-looking and intelligent (idiom)
- to call; to address as; form of address; appellation
- for example; for instance; such as
- 杯 bēi: 杯 bei1: cup; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup杯 bēi: 杯 bei1: trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup
- more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely
- candid; direct and to the point; simply; just; might as well
- in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior
- to foresee; to anticipate
- ethics
- (construction) frame; (fig.) framework
- inside; within
- expression of opinion; views; remarks; arguments
- to survey the scene from an elevated position
- to wrap around; bundle; parcel; package; to press into service; to pressgang; to make off with (sth)
- in one's childhood
- melon; gourd; squash; (slang) a piece of gossip
- the Great Powers (history)
- to partition; to divide up
- to esteem; to admire
- to care about; to mind
- limited; finite
- lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
- to go to school; to attend school
- a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
- amiable; cordial; close and dear; familiar
- (literary) to leave home to pursue studies in (a distant place)
- to bring honor to one's ancestors
- ordinary person; mortal; earthling
- honest and considerate
- (to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty; (to stay within) one's bounds; dutiful; keeping to one's role
- to be well-mannered
- dignified; composed
- diligence; diligent; industrious
- firmly-based; steady; steadfast; to have peace of mind; free from anxiety; Taiwan pr. [ta4 shi2]
- husband (arch.)
- temperate, kind, courteous and restrained