- candle; (literary) to illuminate
- pipedream; unrealizable plan
- to stand firmly; to gain a foothold; to establish oneself
- chemical combination
- to pursue (a course, a policy)
- (lit. and fig.) to open a door; to open for business
- warrior; samurai
- a platform (to speak)
- to change the laws; political reform; unconventional method
- to waken (to action); to rouse (the masses); to evoke (attention, recollection etc)
- booklist; bibliography; title catalogue; CL:本[ben3]
- Records of the Grand Historian, by 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1], first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3]
- History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Ban Gu 班固[Ban1 Gu4] in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls
- A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls
- Sanxia wuyi (lit. Three knight-errants and five righteous one), novel edited from stories of late Qing dynasty pinghua 評話|评话 master storyteller Shi Yukun 石玉昆
- to include on a list
- to criticize; to refute
- not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to
- to argue; to debate; to contend; argument; contention; controversy; debate; CL:次[ci4],場|场[chang3]
- to Westernize
- infectiousness (of a disease); appeal; power; impact (of an image, marketing message, performance etc)
- moderate wind, beautiful sun (idiom); fine sunny weather, esp. in springtime
- (of a person) short but plucky (idiom); (of an article) concise and forceful
- to bare one's head; to be bareheaded; to go bald; bald head; bald person
- 宽 kuān: 宽 kuan1: wide; broad; loose; relaxed; lenient宽 Kuān: 宽 Kuan1: surname Kuan
- chin
- (of clothes) baggy; loose; (of a person) fat; stout; (medicine) hypertrophy
- gait; to walk
- 扫 sào: 扫 sao4: (bound form) a (large) broom扫 sǎo: 扫 sao3: to sweep (with a brush or broom); to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of; to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan
- brief (statement, summary etc); briefly; brevity
- prologue of play; opening remarks; preamble (of speeches, articles etc)
- (say) a few words
- 喽 lou: 喽 lou5: (final particle equivalent to 了[le5]); (particle calling attention to, or mildly warning of, a situation)喽 lóu: 喽 lou2: (bound form) subordinates in a gang of bandits
- humble; modest; unpretentious; modesty