最光明的处世方法是既蔑视社会的因袭,又过着与社会的因袭不相矛盾的生活。

The most enlightened way of living is to despise social conventions while at the same time living your life in conformity to them.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 zuì variant of zuì
=1 zuì old variant of zuì
=1 zuì
  1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
  2. (after zhī) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 shìjièzhīzuì "the greatest in the world")
2 光明 guāngmíng
  1. light
  2. radiance
  3. (fig.) bright (prospects etc)
  4. openhearted
=3 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=3 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=3 really and truly
=3 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
4 处世 chǔshì to conduct oneself in society
5 方法 fāng method; way; technique; procedure

classifier:

=6 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=6 shì variant of shì
7
  1. already
  2. since
  3. both... (and...)
8 蔑视 mièshì
  1. to loathe
  2. to despise
  3. contempt
9 社会 shèhuì society

classifier:

=10 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=10 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=10 really and truly
=10 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
11 因袭 yīn
  1. to follow old patterns
  2. to imitate existing models
  3. to continue along the same lines
12 yòu
  1. (once) again
  2. also
  3. both... and...
  4. and yet
  5. (used for emphasis) anyway
=13 Guō surname Guo
=13 guò
  1. to cross
  2. to go over
  3. to pass (time)
  4. to celebrate (a holiday)
  5. to live
  6. to get along
  7. excessively
  8. too-
=13 guo (experienced action marker)
=14 zhāo
  1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. zhuó)
  2. trick; tactic
  3. (dialect) okay; all right
  4. (dialect) to put in; to add
=14 zháo
  1. to touch
  2. to come in contact with
  3. to feel
  4. to be affected by
  5. to catch fire
  6. to burn
  7. (coll.) to fall asleep
  8. (after a verb) hitting the mark
  9. succeeding in
=14 zhe aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
=14 zhuó
  1. to wear (clothes)
  2. to contact
  3. to use
  4. to apply
=15 variant of
=15
  1. and
  2. to give
  3. together with
=15 to take part in
16 社会 shèhuì society

classifier:

=17 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=17 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=17 really and truly
=17 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
18 因袭 yīn
  1. to follow old patterns
  2. to imitate existing models
  3. to continue along the same lines
19
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
=20 Xiāng surname Xiang
=20 xiāng
  1. each other
  2. one another
  3. mutually
  4. fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶 pa (a fret on the soundboard is called a pǐn)
=20 xiàng
  1. appearance
  2. portrait
  3. picture
  4. government minister
  5. (physics) phase
  6. (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features)
  7. to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
21 矛盾 máodùn
  1. contradiction
  2. conflicting views
  3. contradictory

classifier:

=22 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=22 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=22 really and truly
=22 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
23 生活 shēnghuó
  1. to live
  2. life
  3. livelihood