cài yōng

Han dynasty poet 

dà chén

minister (of a monarchy)

MW 位

wéi rén zhèng zhí

he's an upstanding/ honest person

zhèng zhí

upstanding, upright, honest 

gāng zhèng bù ē

upright, above flattery, integrity

gǎn yú

dare to 

jiàn

to advise frankly (usually one's senior); to admonish

dé zui

offend 

jiān chén

treacherous court official

jiān 

wicked, treacherous, traitor 

zāo dào

suffer, meet with, encounter

xiàn hài

frame, cast blame on s.o. else

xiàn 

trap, fault, sink, get involved

hài

harm

jīng chéng

capital 

yǐn jū

live in seclusion, be a hermit, retire, retreat

yǐn 

conceal, hidden, secret

jū

to live, be 

jīng tōng

to be proficient in 

jīng 

refined, excellent, precise, sharp

yīn lǜ

temperament (in music) 

tán zòu

play a musical instrument 

jí shǐ

even if, even though

chā cuò

mistake 

shàn cháng

be skilled in, be good at 

xuǎn cái

select talent, select material 

tiáo yīn

tune an instrument

dú dào

original, unique

jiàn jiě

view, opinion, understanding 

MW 个

shě qì

give up, abandon

wéi dú

only, just, alone 

duì dài

to treat (sth/sb as..), treatment 

rú tóng

like, as 

xì xīn

careful, attentive

hē hù

look after

sī háo

in the slightest; the slightest amount or degree

sǔn shāng

harm, hurt 

dú zì

alone

fǔ qín

play a stringed instrument

shū fā

express, give expression to 

zhōng xīn

loyalty, devotion

gěng gěng

be troubled, dedicated, devoted

pò hài

persecute, persecution

bēi fèn

grief and indignation

gǎn tàn

to sigh (with emotion)

zhuàng zhì

great aspiration, lofty ideals

qián tú

outlook, prospects, future

miǎo máng

distant, uncertain

chàng wǎng

distracted, listless

cháng tàn

sigh deeply

mù chái

firewood 

sāi jìn

tuck, stuff into 

lì kè

immediately, promptly

huǒ xīng

Mars; spark

luàn

in confusion, disorderly, chaos

bèng

spout, burst forth

pī lǐ pa lā

onomatopeia for pitter-patter

xiǎng

echo, sound

qīng cuì

melodious

bào liè

burst, crackle

jīng

start, startle, alarm

níng shén

with concentrated, rapt attention, contemplation

miǎo

seconds

píng

rely on

gāo chāo

excellent

jì yì

workmanship, skill

chōng

to rush, to rinse, to water

lú huǒ

fire in a stove

tōng hóng

bright red

shēn

to stretch, extend

zhuài

drag, pull, haul 

kě xī

regrettable, what a pity 

nán dé

rare, hard to come by

pěng

to hold or offer with both hands

mō

to stroke, to feel

wú jià zhī bǎo

priceless treasure

shì de

(after a noun, pronoun or verb) seem as if, rather like

diāo

carve, engrave

jīng diāo xì kè

work at something with great care and precision

yīn sè

timbre, tone

měi miào

beautiful (describing a work of art), splendid

jué lún

unsurpassed

gài shì wú shuāng

unparalleled anywhere in the world; second to none

liú chuán

spread, circulate

rén shì

the human world

zhēn bǎo

treasure, jewelry

wěi

tail 

réng

yet, still, remain

hén jì

imprint, trace, vestige

MW 点

shāo jiāo

scorch, burn 

rén cái

talent 

jiù

save

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