- day and night; around the clock
- 环 Huán: 环 Huan2: surname Huan环 huán: 环 huan2: ring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; classifier for scores in archery etc; to surround; to encircle; to hem in
- to capture alive
- bold and powerful; brave and fierce
- name; title; good reputation
- to be versed in; to know well
- to focus attention upon
- (literary) to admonish; (bound form) imperial edict
- simple; uncomplicated; letter; to choose; to select; bamboo strips used for writing (old)
- to get well; to heal; to recuperate; to convalesce; convalescence; to nurse
- to come back out of retirement; to get involved again after having withdrawn
- to recommend; to offer sacrifice (arch.); grass; straw mat
- threshold; inner appartments; woman; wife (honorific)
- superb; first-rate; (of officials in imperial times) the highest rank
- rank or step; stairs
- common; ordinary; general; average
- North China
- 累累 léi léi: 累累 lei2 lei2: (literary) (of fruit, achievements etc) clusters of; piles of; heaps of; (literary) gaunt; haggard; wretched; Taiwan pr. [lei3 lei3]累累 lěi lěi: 累累 lei3 lei3: again and again; innumerable; repeated; riddled with; accumulated
- to sympathize; to pity; to feel compassion for; (literary) to feel sorrow; to be grieved
- veteran general
- to die of illness
- higher authorities; superiors; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to enter the capital; to go to Beijing
- to take over (as minister, manager etc)
- thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress
- to treasure; to cherish; to value highly; (in parting) take good care of yourself
- to request earnestly
- see 正定縣|正定县[Zheng4 ding4 Xian4]
- priority; whether sth is urgent
- to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)
- facing death; at death's door
- lit. genuine goods at fair prices (idiom); fig. genuine; real; true
- (of a check etc) to cash; to honor a commitment
- cap badge (official sign of rank in Qing dynasty)
- signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (CL:塊|块[kuai4]); brand; trademark; mahjong tile; domino; playing card (CL:張|张[zhang1]); (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌[ci2 pai2] and 曲牌[qu3 pai2])