Vocabulary: 问世间权为何物，直教人生死相许
from 明朝一哥王阳明
- 王阳明x1 | Chapter Rank #291Wang Yangming (1472-1529), Ming dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher, influential in the School of Mind 心學|心学[xin1 xue2]
- 遇到x1 | Chapter Rank #292to meet; to run into; to come across
- 同样x2 | Chapter Rank #85same; equal; similar; similarly; also; too
- 疑问x1 | Chapter Rank #293question; interrogation; doubt
- 循x1 | Chapter Rank #294to follow; to adhere to; to abide by
- 人生x1 | Chapter Rank #295life (one's time on earth)
- 轨迹x1 | Chapter Rank #296locus; orbit; trajectory; track
- 探索x1 | Chapter Rank #297to explore; to probe
- 担任x1 | Chapter Rank #298to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as
- 期间x1 | Chapter Rank #299period of time; time; time period; period; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 吏部x4 | Chapter Rank #33Ministry of Appointments (in imperial China)
- 尚书x4 | Chapter Rank #34same as 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] Book of Historyhigh official; government minister
- 尹x7 | Chapter Rank #15(literary) to administer; to govern; (bound form) governor; prefect; magistrate (official title in imperial times)surname Yin
- 旻x3 | Chapter Rank #51heaven
- 炙手可热x1 | Chapter Rank #300lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom); fig. arrogance of the powerful; a mighty figure no-one dares approach; hot (exciting or in favor)
- 其子x1 | Chapter Rank #301
- 龙x3 | Chapter Rank #52surname LongChinese dragon; loong; (fig.) emperor; dragon; (bound form) dinosaur
- 深知x1 | Chapter Rank #302to know well; to be fully aware of
- 齐大非偶x1 | Chapter Rank #303too rich to be a good match (in marriage) (idiom)
- 以x1 | Chapter Rank #304abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)
- 自己的x1 | Chapter Rank #305
- 地位x1 | Chapter Rank #306position; status; place; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 轻易x1 | Chapter Rank #307easy; simple; rashly; offhandedly
- 巴结x1 | Chapter Rank #308to fawn on; to curry favor with; to make up to
- 上x6 | Chapter Rank #19(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; aboveused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
- 去x2 | Chapter Rank #86to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part); (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
- 奉承x1 | Chapter Rank #309to fawn on; to flatter; to ingratiate oneself; flattery
- 打算x1 | Chapter Rank #310to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 曲线救国x1 | Chapter Rank #311(of sb who ostensibly collaborated with the Japanese during the Sino-Japanese war of 1937-1945) to secretly work for the Nationalists or against the Communists
- 然而x1 | Chapter Rank #312however; but; yet
- 好景不长x1 | Chapter Rank #313a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
- 犯法x1 | Chapter Rank #314to break the law
- 被x3 | Chapter Rank #53quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
- 治罪x1 | Chapter Rank #315to punish sb (for a crime)
- 下狱x1 | Chapter Rank #316to imprison
- 革职x1 | Chapter Rank #317to sack; to remove from a position; to depose
- 查办x1 | Chapter Rank #318to investigate and handle (a criminal case)
- 而x2 | Chapter Rank #87and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- 与x1 | Chapter Rank #319to take part in(formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases); (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 與他握手|与他握手[yu3 ta1 wo4 shou3] "shake hands with him", 與去年不同|与去年不同[yu3 qu4 nian2 bu4 tong2] "different from last year"); (literary) to give; to grant; to bestow
- 氏x1 | Chapter Rank #320used in 月氏[Yue4 zhi1]; used in 閼氏|阏氏[yan1 zhi1](bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏[Wang2 shi4] "the Wang clan"); (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏[Li3 Wang2 shi4] "Mrs. Li, née Wang"); (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
- 父子关系x1 | Chapter Rank #321
- 密切x1 | Chapter Rank #322close; familiar; intimate; closely (related); to foster close ties; to pay close attention
- 赶x1 | Chapter Rank #323to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time)
- 贬为x1 | Chapter Rank #324
- 桂阳x2 | Chapter Rank #88see 桂陽縣|桂阳县[Gui4 yang2 Xian4]
- 同知x1 | Chapter Rank #325government sub-prefect (old)
- 副x2 | Chapter Rank #89secondary; auxiliary; deputy; assistant; vice-; abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb; classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions
- 市长x1 | Chapter Rank #326mayor
- 任x1 | Chapter Rank #327surname Rento assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)
- 日夜x1 | Chapter Rank #328day and night; around the clock