- the West; the Occident; Western countries
- the Great Powers (history)
- Christ (abbr. for 基利斯督[Ji1 li4 si1 du1] or 基利士督[Ji1 li4 shi4 du1])
- horizon
- United States; USA; US
- minister; diplomat performing ambassadorial role in Qing times, before regular diplomatic relations
- 麦 Mài: 麦 Mai4: surname Mai麦 mài: 麦 mai4: wheat; barley; oats; mic (abbr. for 麥克風|麦克风[mai4 ke4 feng1])
- lotus
- authenticated; solid; firm; real; true
- government; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to give; to impose; to apply
- decree; order; will; intent
- France
- 浦 pǔ: 浦 pu3: river bank; shore; river drainage ditch (old)浦 Pǔ: 浦 Pu3: surname Pu
- to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)
- 贾 Jiǎ: 贾 Jia3: surname Jia贾 gǔ: 贾 gu3: merchant; to buy
- warship; military naval vessel; CL:艘[sou1]
- to visit; to call on (a person or place); (computing) to visit (a website); to access (a network resource etc); (Tw) to interview (e.g. for a report or feature story); CL:次[ci4]
- in a sharp, forceful voice
- Tartar; a tribe in China
- to be on friendly terms
- to make discreet inquiries; to scout out
- to intimidate; to threaten
- missionary
- 闳 Hóng: 闳 Hong2: surname Hong闳 hóng: 闳 hong2: big; gate
- to persuade; persuasion; to advise
- the Confucian classics; (Christianity, Judaism) the holy scriptures; CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]
- to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise
- surrounding
- flexible; nimble; agile
- to mix with others; to socialize; to deal with; to contend
- (medicine) to write out a prescription; (math.) to extract a root from a given quantity
- lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it; to take appropriate steps
- to advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step; to consolidate at every step
- to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to
- winner
- comfortable; at ease
- outstanding military service
- progressively; step by step