| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 秉 | 秉 | bǐng | Bing3 | to grasp; to hold; to maintain; surname Bing | ||
| 2 | 秉笔 | 秉筆 | bǐng bǐ | bing3 bi3 | to hold the pen; to do the actual writing | ||
| 3 | 秉笔直书 | 秉筆直書 | bǐng bǐ zhí shū | bing3 bi3 zhi2 shu1 | to record faithfully | ||
| 4 | 秉承 | 秉承 | bǐng chéng | bing3 cheng2 | to take orders; to receive commands; to carry on (a tradition) | ||
| 5 | 秉持 | 秉持 | bǐng chí | bing3 chi2 | to uphold; to hold fast to | ||
| 6 | 秉公 | 秉公 | bǐng gōng | bing3 gong1 | justly; impartially | ||
| 7 | 秉公办理 | 秉公辦理 | bǐng gōng bàn lǐ | bing3 gong1 ban4 li3 | conducting business impartially (idiom); to act justly | ||
| 8 | 秉性 | 秉性 | bǐng xìng | bing3 xing4 | innate character; natural disposition; attitude | ||
| 9 | 秉烛 | 秉燭 | bǐng zhú | bing3 zhu2 | variant of 炳烛 | ||
| 10 | 秉烛待旦 | 秉燭待旦 | bǐng zhú dài dàn | bing3 zhu2 dai4 dan4 | holding a candle and waiting for dawn (idiom) |