to participate in something

at the same time; meanwhile

rather than... (often used in the form 与其...[[不如|不如|bu4 ru2]]... meaning "rather than A, better to B")

(idiom) to stand out from the crowd; different from the rest

to participate in a meeting

whether or not (at the end of a phrase)

incomparable; matchless

existing from birth; inherent or inborn

to be cut off from the rest of the world (idiom)

to increase steadily; to grow with each passing day

things turn out contrary to the way one wishes

to experience together with someone

to treat others with kindness and good intentions and to be helpful to them

to stand aloof from worldly affairs

(of friends or partners) to share both the honor and the disgrace

to die; to depart from the world forever

A situation where one must choose between two desirable but mutually exclusive options, as both cannot be had simultaneously; equivalent to the English idiom 'have one's cake and eat it too'.

AND gate (electronics)

to give or distribute charity, material help, or alms to those in need

to feign civility (idiom)

To ask someone to act against their own interests, which is typically a futile or impossible endeavor.

a situation where everyone participates in reforms to establish a new order or system

changing or fluctuating according to the times or circumstances

giver

to make concessions for the sake of future gains

Time and tide wait for no man.

branches and descendants of a clan or lineage

Pride and Prejudice, novel by Jane Austen

nature versus nurture

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

mergers and acquisitions (M&A)

to hand over

(idiom) to ask someone to act against their own interests (original form of [[与虎谋皮|與虎謀皮|yu3 hu3 mou2 pi2]])

The Sound and the Fury (novel by William Faulkner)

Antony and Cleopatra, a 1606 tragedy by William Shakespeare

to race against time

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

to advance and evolve in step with the times or modern developments

to shine as brightly as the sun; to enjoy everlasting glory

The Butterfly Lovers, Chinese folktale of the tragic love between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

to advance or improve continuously as time goes by

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Taiwan usage)

Sense and Sensibility, novel by Jane Austen

computer-aided design and drawing

to share fortune and misfortune; to stick together through thick and thin