- to follow(literary) to follow or adhere to an established rule or tradition; to carry on the work of one's predecessors.
- 而 conjunctionbutUsed to connect ideas that contrast or conflict; yet; but; on the other hand
- 不 adverbnotNegative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
- 作 verbto writeto write; to compose; to create a literary or artistic work