- to push; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to decline; to shirk (responsibility); to put off; to delay; to push forward; to nominate; to elect; massage
- to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater)
- to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer)
- 费 Fèi: 费 Fei4: surname Fei费 fèi: 费 fei4: to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses
- argument; words; lips and tongue
- over and over again; again and again
- to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
- to take upon oneself; to assume
- to make excuses; to give an excuse (for not doing something)
- not valid; ineffective; in vain
- muzzle of a gun
- half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
- old learning; Chinese traditional teaching as opposed to material from the West
- thought; thinking; idea; ideology; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce
- to educate; to teach; education
- to belong to; to fall under (a category)
- transitional; bridging
- 过去 gùo qù: 过去 guo4 qu4: (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by过去 gùo qu: 过去 guo4 qu5: (verb suffix)
- those
- to vow loyalty and devotion to
- sovereign king
- suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior
- complete; whole; totally; entirely
- to dominate; to rule; to dictate; master
- the outside; (attributive) external; exterior; surface
- brains; mind; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in a road etc); CL:道[dao4]
- rapid; speedy; fast
- development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand
- to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to
- meeting; conference; CL:場|场[chang3],屆|届[jie4]
- before; formerly; previous; ago
- military government
- a member (of an organization)
- not at all; simply (can) not
- 计 jì: 计 ji4: to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge计 Jì: 计 Ji4: surname Ji
- individual; personal; oneself
- success or failure
- pros and cons; advantages and disadvantages; gains and losses
- determination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind; CL:個|个[ge4]
- Gentlemen! (start of a speech); Ladies and Gentlemen!