- philosopher
- writer; man of letters; CL:個|个[ge4]
- educationalist
- military expert; general
- calligrapher
- other people; others; other person
- extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything; jack-of-all-trades, master of none
- but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
- 越 Yuè: 越 Yue4: generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南越 yuè: 越 yue4: to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more
- (bound form) abundant; plentiful; extensive; wide; to win; to gain; to play; to gamble; learned; well-read; (bound form) doctoral degree (abbr. for 博士[bo2 shi4]); (bound form) blog (abbr. for 博客[bo2 ke4])
- essence; extract; vitality; energy; semen; sperm; mythical goblin spirit; highly perfected; elite; the pick of sth; proficient (refined ability); extremely (fine); selected rice (archaic)
- philosophy
- absolutely not
- study (room)
- 里 lǐ: 里 li3: lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]里 lǐ: 里 li3: li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels里 Lǐ: 里 Li3: Li (surname)
- daydream; fantasy; to fantasize
- rather
- (idiom) to study sth in order to apply it
- sharp weapon; effective implement; outstandingly able individual
- 成 chéng: 成 cheng2: to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth成 Chéng: 成 Cheng2: surname Cheng; short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]
- first-class
- thus; consequently; as a result
- quilt; 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")
- 成功 chéng gōng: 成功 cheng2 gong1: to succeed; success; successful; fruitful成功 Chéng gōng: 成功 Cheng2 gong1: Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan
- to brainwash
- many years; for many years; longstanding
- ought to; should; must
- to ask oneself honestly; to search in one's heart
- (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly
- every day
- official career (formal)
- disappointed; frustrated
- day and night; around the clock
- still; as before; yet
- penniless
- because; owing to; on account of
- haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
- to experience; to go through; experience (CL:段[duan4],次[ci4])
- they; them
- same; like; equal to; the same as; just like
- reason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification; CL:個|个[ge4]
- everyone; every person
- 会 hùi: 会 hui4: can; 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])会 kuài: 会 kuai4: (bound form) to reckon accounts
- to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture
- the Hundred Schools of Thought, the various schools of thought and their exponents during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC)
- ample scope for abilities; favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)
- but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just