- old language; the Classics; Classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose; Classical Chinese as a school subject
- technique of writing, calligraphy or drawing
- writing style (formal); to send an official written communication
- see 頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬[dun4 cuo4 yi4 yang2]
- to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; CL:個|个[ge4]
- author; writer
- equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite
- insight
- not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...?
- current trends; the present situation; how things are going
- (idiom) to integrate knowledge from various sources into a deep and coherent understanding of a subject
- writings; writing style
- one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while
- to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; (math.) decimal point; point in time or space; (after a number) o'clock; a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more; classifier for small amounts
- to praise; to laud
- to arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans
- 朱 zhū: 朱 zhu1: vermilion朱 Zhū: 朱 Zhu1: surname Zhu朱 zhū: 朱 zhu1: (bound form) cinnabar
- loyal; devoted; faithful
- (literary) fine jade
- to receive sb; to grant an interview
- 谈 Tán: 谈 Tan2: surname Tan谈 tán: 谈 tan2: to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss
- young person; the young
- usually; habitually; ordinarily; normally
- to be concerned about; to care about
- to speak frankly with assurance
- 颇 pō: 颇 po1: rather; quite; considerably; oblique; inclined; slanting; Taiwan pr. [po3]颇 Pō: 颇 Po1: surname Po; Taiwan pr. [Po3]
- 洞 tóng: 洞 tong2: used in 洪洞[Hong2 tong2] (the name of a place in Shanxi)洞 dòng: 洞 dong4: cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers); CL:個|个[ge4]
- ills of the day; contemporary problems
- root; foundation
- worth the money; to merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth)
- to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion
- 罢 bà: 罢 ba4: to stop; to cease; to dismiss; to suspend; to quit; to finish罢 ba: 罢 ba5: (final particle, same as 吧)
- to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
- verse
- conveniently; without extra trouble; while doing it; in passing
- to take (sth proffered)
- to thumb through; to flip through (a book)
- talent; CL:份[fen4]
- yamen, government office in dynastic China
- to place in a certain position; to assign to a job; to plant; resettlement (old)
- legendary; fantasy saga; romance; short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty
- career; life (way in which sb lives); period of one's life