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33 Cards in this Set
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蒞
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li4
To rule over, to control. |
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中國
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zhong1guo2
The central states [does not mean China yet]. |
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撫
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fu3
To stroke, to pat; to pacify, to soothe. This verb is frequently used as a euphemism for the suppression of “barbarian” peoples. |
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四夷
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si4yi2
The Barbarian tribes in all four directions (general term for barbarian tribes on all sides). |
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緣
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yuan2
To follow along, to climb. |
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災
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zai1
Disaster. |
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敵
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di2
To oppose, to withstand; enemy, opponent. |
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集
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ji2
To assemble, to gather together; a literary collection. Here used adverbially, “collectively,” “all together.” |
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其一
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qi2yi1
One of them. This is idiomatic enough for the meaning to be not immediately apparent – but it still makes sense literally: “their one.” |
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施
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shi1
To extend, to supply. |
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仕
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shi4
Officials, office-holders. |
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野
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ye3
Wilderness, country, fields. |
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商
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shang1
Merchants. |
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旅
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luu3
To travel; traveler. |
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赴
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fu4
To hurry to, to rush to, to head towards. |
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愬
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su4
To lodge a complaint about. This is a different version of the character 訴. |
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惛
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hun1
Stupid, muddle-headed. |
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敏
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min3
Clever, quick-witted. |
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試
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shi4
To try, to test. |
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恆
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heng2
Constant, regular, reliable. |
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放
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fang4
*1. Dissipated, unrestrained. 2. To release, to let go. |
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侈
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chi3
Extravagant, wasteful [behavior]. |
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陷
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xian4
To sink into, to fall into. |
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罔
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wang3
Net; to trap, to catch in a net Used for 網. |
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是故
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shi4gu4
For this reason . . . |
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仰
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yang3
To look up. Here, part of a sentence pattern; see 27.7. |
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俯
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fu3
To look down. Here, part of a sentence pattern; see 27.9. |
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仰俯
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yang3fu3
On the one hand . . . on the other hand (see 27.10). |
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飽
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bao3
To be full (from eating). |
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救
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jiu4
To rescue, to save. Note that 救死 has the idiomatic meaning “save from death.” |
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贍
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shan4
To be sufficient. |
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暇
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xia4
Free time, leisure. |
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盍
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he2
[Fusion of 何 and 不 in rhetorical question:] “Why not . . .?” However, sometimes writers use it interchangeably with 蓋 (434-2). |
