- canon; religious rules
- creed; doctrine; teachings
- not to accept as correct (idiom); to object; to disapprove; to take exception to
- starting point; (fig.) basis; motive
- since; as; this being the case
- like that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...; then; in that case
- society
- 识 shí: 识 shi2: to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4]识 zhì: 识 zhi4: to record; to write a footnote
- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- 士 shì: 士 shi4: member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; soldier; noncommissioned officer; specialist worker士 Shì: 士 Shi4: surname Shi
- to try hard to; to strive to
- to use; to put to use
- these
- to improve (sth); to reform (a system)
- due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because
- to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper
- to weaken; to diminish
- 神 Shén: 神 Shen2: God神 shén: 神 shen2: god; deity; supernatural; magical; mysterious; spirit; mind; energy; lively; expressive; look; expression; (coll.) awesome; amazing
- to revere; to admire; to honor; to venerate
- to lighten; to ease; to alleviate
- miracle; wonder; marvel
- king
- churchman; clergy
- to infringe on; to encroach on; to violate; to assault
- superstition; to have a superstitious belief (in sth)
- 更 gèng: 更 geng4: more; even more; further; still; still more更 gēng: 更 geng1: to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
- many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly-
- to focus; to concentrate; to give one's full attention
- to flourish; to thrive
- general mood; atmosphere; common practice
- down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
- 铺 pù: 铺 pu4: store铺 pū: 铺 pu1: to spread; to display; to set up; (old) holder for door-knocker铺 pù: 铺 pu4: plank bed; place to sleep; shop; store; (old) relay station
- street; road; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. [le4 se4]
- to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if
- street lamp; street light
- firefighting; fire control
- to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent
- night
- public; common; communal
- library; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]
- school; CL:所[suo3]
- hospital; CL:所[suo3],家[jia1],座[zuo4]
- 立 lì: 立 li4: to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately立 Lì: 立 Li4: surname Li
- people's militia; militia; militiaman