- to erode; to corrode
- book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general)
- to put oneself in sb else's shoes
- to hit the big time
- Liu Yong (987-1053), Song poet
- then; at that time; in those days
- 康 Kāng: 康 Kang1: surname Kang康 kāng: 康 kang1: healthy; peaceful; abundant
- to sing sb's praises (mostly derogatory)
- to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom)
- to take an alternate route (idiom); to find an alternative; to take a different approach; to blaze a new trail
- constant; unvarying; (math.) invariant
- extremely; utterly
- mystery; unfathomable; enigmatic
- incorporeal; virtual; formless; invisible (assets); intangible
- no matter how big or small; not distinguishing junior and senior
- Zi Gong or Duanmu Ci 端木賜|端木赐[Duan1 mu4 Ci4] (520 BC-), disciple of Confucius
- Master (old form of address for teachers, scholars); (used sarcastically) pedant
- to set aside for
- abstruse; complicated
- the real meaning; the true essence
- tweeter
- to agitate for; to enthusiastically promote
- to study; to examine; to probe; to study the underlying principles
- 圈 juàn: 圈 juan4: livestock enclosure; pen; fold; sty圈 quān: 圈 quan1: circle; ring; loop; (fig.) social circle; niche group; community; fandom; classifier for loops, orbits, laps; to surround; to encircle; to circle (sth); to mark with a circle圈 juān: 圈 juan1: to confine; to lock up; to pen in
- diverse and muddled; many and confused
- to approach; to get close to
- (literary) to hope
- (idiom) to organize by categories; to classify
- subject; branch of learning; course; academic discipline
- part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4]
- to build (esp. with simple materials); to knock together (a temporary shed); to rig up
- to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition; forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
- to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition; an inheritance
- to survey; to measure; to conjecture
- not to allow; to forbid; to prohibit
- swiftly moving; fleet; to sway