Vocabulary: 软硬兼施，上兵伐谋
from 明朝一哥王阳明
- 为x28 | Chapter Rank #3because of; for; toas (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)
- 代表x2 | Chapter Rank #129representative; delegate; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4],名[ming2]; to represent; to stand for; on behalf of; in the name of
- 理学x1 | Chapter Rank #276scienceSchool of Principle; Neo-Confucian Rationalistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. 1000-1750, typified by the teachings of Cheng Hao 程顥|程颢[Cheng2 Hao4], Cheng Yi 程頤|程颐[Cheng2 Yi2] and Zhu Xi 朱熹[Zhu1 xi1])
- 派x3 | Chapter Rank #81used in 派司[pa1 si5](literary) tributary; branch of a river; clique; school; group; faction; (bound form) style; manner; to send (a person or resource); to dispatch; to allocate (a resource or task); to appoint (sb); classifier for factions, groups etc; (preceded by 一[yi1]) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc; (loanword) pi (Greek letter Π, π); the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159...; (loanword) pie
- 议x1 | Chapter Rank #277to comment on; to discuss; to suggest
- 礼x1 | Chapter Rank #278surname Li; abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Ritesgift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy
- 争x1 | Chapter Rank #279to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)
- 中x2 | Chapter Rank #130(bound form) China; Chinese; surname Zhongwithin; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all rightto hit (a target); to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc); to win (a prize or lottery)
- 败给x1 | Chapter Rank #280
- 心x6 | Chapter Rank #33heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- 学派x1 | Chapter Rank #281school of thought
- 时x4 | Chapter Rank #58o'clock; time; when; hour; season; periodsurname Shi
- 不知x1 | Chapter Rank #282not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
- 会x5 | Chapter Rank #44(bound form) to reckon accountscan; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3])
- 不会x1 | Chapter Rank #283improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it; not at all
- 喟然长叹x1 | Chapter Rank #284
- 既x3 | Chapter Rank #82already; since; both... (and...)
- 生x3 | Chapter Rank #83to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire); to live; to be alive; life; raw; uncooked; unprocessed; unfamiliar; strange; (bound form) student; person engaged in a field; (bound form) male role in traditional opera; (bound form) life; lifetime; (bound form) means of livelihood; (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼[sheng1 teng2]); (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽[sheng1 la1 ying4 zhuai4])
- 杨x1 | Chapter Rank #285surname Yangpoplar
- 何x1 | Chapter Rank #286what; how; why; which; carrysurname He
- 王x5 | Chapter Rank #45surname Wangking or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great(literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)
- 不过x4 | Chapter Rank #59only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
- 目前为止x1 | Chapter Rank #287
- 短兵相接x1 | Chapter Rank #288lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat; to fight at close quarters
- 还x4 | Chapter Rank #60surname Huanstill; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; elseto pay back; to return
- 轮不到x1 | Chapter Rank #289
- 而是x2 | Chapter Rank #131rather
- 琼x4 | Chapter Rank #61jasper; fine jade; beautiful; exquisite (e.g. wine, food); abbr. for Hainan provinceshort name for Hainan 海南[Hai3 nan2]
- 分开x1 | Chapter Rank #290to separate; to part
- 来x2 | Chapter Rank #132to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])
- 看x1 | Chapter Rank #291to see; to look at; to read; to watch; to visit; to call on; to consider; to regard as; to look after; to treat (a patient or illness); to depend on; to feel (that); (after a verb) to give it a try; to watch out forto look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard
- 与x2 | Chapter Rank #133to 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
- 都x5 | Chapter Rank #46surname Duall; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at allcapital city; metropolis
- 属于x1 | Chapter Rank #292to belong to; to fall under (a category)
- 既有x1 | Chapter Rank #293existing
- 理想x1 | Chapter Rank #294an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect
- 又x2 | Chapter Rank #134(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- 有x13 | Chapter Rank #11to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- 手段x1 | Chapter Rank #295method; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability; trick; wile
- 臣x1 | Chapter Rank #296state official or subject in dynastic China; I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign); Kangxi radical 131surname Chen
- 凑x1 | Chapter Rank #297to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity
- 到x5 | Chapter Rank #47to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- 一起x1 | Chapter Rank #298(in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total; an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc)
- 兵部x2 | Chapter Rank #135Ministry of War (in imperial China)
- 尚书x1 | Chapter Rank #299high official; government ministersame as 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] Book of History
- 貌合神离x1 | Chapter Rank #300the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom); seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement
- 心照不宣x1 | Chapter Rank #301to have a tacit understanding
- 当初x2 | Chapter Rank #136at that time; originally
- 保荐x1 | Chapter Rank #302
- 之所以x1 | Chapter Rank #303(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以討厭他|我之所以讨厌他[wo3 zhi1 suo3 yi3 tao3 yan4 ta1] "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"