- unable to escape; can't get out
- (astronomy, math.) singularity; also pr. [ji1dian3]
- Feng Youlan (1895-1990), distinguished Chinese philosopher
- to be certain of victory; to be bound to prevail
- to evolve; evolution
- 吉利 Jí lì: 吉利 Ji2 li4: Geely, Chinese car make吉利 jí lì: 吉利 ji2 li4: auspicious; lucky; propitious
- to retort; to refute
- photograph; CL:張|张[zhang1],幅[fu2]
- to leak (information); to divulge; also pr. [xie4lou4]
- to seek luck and avoid calamity (idiom)
- (idiom) to blame the gods and accuse others
- to unstring a bow; to slacken; to relax; to loosen
- no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss; in a hopeless situation
- equal; balanced; harmony; equilibrium
- steadily; a steady pace
- manly; masculine
- optimistic; hopeful
- terrain; topography relief
- with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)
- cold-blood; cold-blooded (animal)
- (TCM) food therapy; treatment via food
- (idiom) to prolong life; to extend lifespan
- (idiom) to live to be a hundred years old (often used as a blessing or wish for longevity)
- dubious or hard-to-treat cases (medicine); hard cases
- lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom); fig. (of a medical treatment) to give instant results; (of a solution or method) highly effective
- lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation; cutting the Gordian knot
- obvious at a glance (idiom)
- to reorganize; to recombine; to restructure
- the final years (of a regime)
- to manage; to handle
- authority
- bare; naked; (fig.) plain; undisguised; unadorned
- party member
- to be united in action
- monarchical power
- to welcome sb with a smiling face (idiom)
- flattering and fawning (idiom); sweet-talking
- belly; abdomen; stomach; CL:個|个[ge4]
- evil tricks
- a list; to list; to enumerate
- what people see and hear; public perception; audiovisual
- to deceive; to hoodwink