- to goof off; to be lazy
- one time (all the way through); once through
- Pythagorean theorem
- to rank
- Four Books, namely: the Great Learning 大學|大学, the Doctrine of the Mean 中庸, the Analects of Confucius 論語|论语, and Mencius 孟子
- 启蒙 qǐ méng: 启蒙 qi3 meng2: to instruct the young启蒙 qǐ méng: 启蒙 qi3 meng2: to instruct the young; to initiate; to awake sb from ignorance; to free sb from prejudice or superstition; primer; enlightened; the Enlightenment; Western learning from the late Qing dynasty
- reading material
- complexion; look
- to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
- to brace oneself to do sth; to put a bold face on it; to summon up courage; to force oneself to
- see 新民市[Xin1 min2 Shi4]
- stunned; amazed
- only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless
- Master Zhu, another name for Zhu Xi 朱熹[Zhu1 Xi1]
- to change into
- to misrepresent; to misinterpret
- to carry on as before; to follow (an old custom etc)
- pure and kindhearted
- to believe firmly without any doubt (idiom); absolute certainty about sth
- to topple (i.e. knock over); to capsize; fig. to overturn (a regime, by plotting or subversion); to undermine; to subvert
- 参 shēn: 参 shen1: ginseng; one of the 28 constellations参 cēn: 参 cen1: used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]参 cān: 参 can1: to take part in; to participate; to join; to attend; to counsel; unequal; varied; irregular; uneven; not uniform; abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House
- fortuitously; luckily; as chance has it
- hiccup; belch
- to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches; CL:本[ben3]
- to reverse a verdict; to present different views on a historical person or verdict
- (of a surgeon) to perform an operation; (of a patient) to have an operation; to decapitate; to behead; to single out as a point of attack
- to translate; to interpret; translator; interpreter; translation; interpretation; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- objective; aim; goal
- just and honorable
- 德性 dé xing: 德性 de2 xing5: (coll.) revolting behavior; CL:副[fu4]德性 dé xìng: 德性 de2 xing4: moral integrity
- to turn over a new leaf
- (of people or relationships) close; intimate; to draw close to; to engage with; to become familiar with (nature, places, ideas, art etc)