- 尽 jǐn: 尽 jin3: to the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme; to be within the limits of; to give priority to尽 jìn: 尽 jin4: to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost; exhausted; finished; to the limit (of sth); all; entirely
- 胡 hú: 胡 hu2: non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous; what?; why?; to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])胡 Hú: 胡 Hu2: surname Hu胡 hú: 胡 hu2: used in 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]胡 hú: 胡 hu2: beard; mustache; whiskers
- to borrow; (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend; to make use of; to avail oneself of; (sometimes followed by 著|着[zhe5]) by; with
- to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
- finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end
- the West; the Occident; Western countries
- various countries
- imperial examination
- to fail the imperial exams; to flunk
- capital of a country
- to report; to inform; to announce; to respond; to reply; to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名|报名[bao4 ming2]); to reward; to recompense; to take revenge; to retaliate; newspaper; periodical; journal; bulletin; telegram
- to relinquish; to abandon; to contribute; to donate; (bound form) tax; levy
- scholarly honor (in imperial exams); rank; achievement; fame; glory
- without hope; hopeless; without prospects
- to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom); to join the military (esp. of educated person)
- to go; to visit (e.g. another country); to attend (a banquet etc)
- North Korea; Korea as geographic term; Taiwan pr. [Chao2xian1]
- to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for; conscientious
- enemy camp
- affair; business; matter; to be engaged in; to attend to; by all means
- from now on; since then; henceforth
- army
- career; life (way in which sb lives); period of one's life
- genuine; real; true; really; indeed
- occupation; profession; vocation; professional
- serviceman; soldier; military personnel
- (of nations) to have trade relations; to engage in trade
- (literary) and; as well as; (literary) up to; as far as (as in 暨今[ji4 jin1] "up to now")
- governor-general; viceroy; governor
- identity; aspect of one's identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as ..." 以[yi3] + ... + 的身份[de5 shen1 fen4]); status (social, legal etc); position; rank
- to station; to garrison (troops)
- to provide assistance; to aid
- to train; to drill; training; CL:個|个[ge4]
- New Armies (modernized Qing armies, trained and equipped according to Western standards, founded after Japan's victory in the First Sino-Japanese War in 1895)
- to control
- taxation services; state revenue service
- twelve; 12
- to learn through experience; experience; practiced; experienced
- First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95)
- a power (i.e. a dominant country)
- weak; feeble; young; inferior; not as good as; (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
- soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike; CL:個|个[ge4]