shū fǎ calligraphy; handwriting; penmanship

xiǎo xīn yì yì cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully; prudent; gently and cautiously

yì yì cautious; prudent

tái gāo to raise (price etc)

wò zhù to grip; to hold

bǐ gǎn the shaft of a pen or writing brush; pen-holder; pen

xuān zhǐ fine writing paper, originally from Jing county 泾县, Xuancheng 宣城, Anhui

suī rán although; even though; even if

zhì qiáng (name) Zhi Qiang

mì jué trade secret; trick

xiě chū Write out

yì shù art

xià bǐ to put pen to paper

xīn qíng mood; frame of mind

qīng sōng gentle; relaxed

yú kuài cheerful; cheerily; delightful; pleasant; pleasantly; pleasing; happy; delighted

hú xiàn arc

měi nǚ beautiful woman

méi mao eyebrow

nǎo zi brains; mind

shén me yàng what kind?; what sort?

jǐn zhāng nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce

sān guó Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history; several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新罗 in 658

yǎn yì to dramatize historical events; novel or play on historical theme

shēng xiǎng sound; noise

tài du manner; bearing; attitude; approach

kàn chū to make out; to see

kàn chu lai to make out; to see

zhuāng make-up

yī tuán regiment

mò zhī prepared Chinese ink

zhèng hǎo just (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that

dà jiāng jūn important general; generalissimo

jiāng jūn general; high-ranking military officer; to check or checkmate; fig. to embarrass; to challenge; to put sb on the spot

nài xīn to be patient; patience

xīn shǎng to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire

gāo shēn profound

tóng yàng same; equal; equivalent

lì hai difficult to deal with; difficult to endure; ferocious; radical; serious; terrible; violent; tremendous; awesome