The sixteen words of President Wang Shuguo of Xi'an Jiaotong University are as follows:

1. Always maintain awe and love for knowledge. Knowledge is a tool for understanding and changing the world. Only by maintaining awe and love for it can we continue to learn and make progress.

2. Adhere to the truth, uphold justice, and be a person with conscience. Graduates should stick to their moral bottom line, safeguard social justice, and be conscientious and responsible people.

3. Use your smart brain to perceive and think. Only by using your own wisdom to perceive the world and think about problems can you better understand the world and solve problems better.

4. Don’t follow what others say, but have the ability to think independently. Facing a complex and ever-changing society, graduates should have the ability to think independently, dare to express their own opinions, and not blindly follow others.

5. Not only read books, but also read about the world. Graduates should not only pay attention to book knowledge, but also pay attention to social real problems, participate more in social practice, and broaden their horizons.

6. Integrate individuals into the times and breathe the same destiny as the country and nation. Graduates should pay attention to social development, actively participate in social welfare undertakings, and contribute to the progress of the country and nation.

7. Have a tolerant heart and learn to appreciate different beauties. Graduates should learn to appreciate different things and cultures, keep an open mind, and be a tolerant person.

8. Integrate personal emotions into work and life. Graduates should combine personal emotions and career development, actively explore their own career paths, and realize their own life value.

9. Learn to take responsibility and have the courage to face difficulties and challenges. Graduates should have the ability and courage to take responsibility, be brave enough to face difficulties and challenges, and actively solve problems.

10. Face the ups and downs of life with a smile. Graduates should maintain an optimistic attitude and face various challenges and difficulties in life with a smile.

11. Have a sense of family and country, care about society and others. Graduates should pay attention to social development, care about others, actively participate in public welfare undertakings, and contribute to social progress.

12. Cherish life, cherish everything in work and life. Graduates should cherish every stage, every opportunity and every person in life, not give up easily, and face life positively.

13. You must have a heart that is not afraid of difficulties and moves forward courageously. Graduates should have the ability and courage to overcome difficulties, not be afraid of challenges and failures, and actively move forward.

14. Believe in yourself, believe in the future, and work hard to realize your dreams. Graduates should be confident and courageous about their future, continue to work hard, and realize their dreams in life.

15. Be a kind person and perceive the world with kindness. Graduates should have the quality of kindness and use a kind attitude to perceive the beauty and warmth of the world.