- (bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
- outstanding; notable; remarkable; statistically significant
- difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction; CL:個|个[ge4]
- a text (article, script, contract etc); version of a text (copy, translation, abridged version etc); (computing) text
- to permit; to allow
- same; ordinary; so-so; common; general; generally; in general
- to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in
- port; harbor
- only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
- talent; ability; capacity
- to enter and garrison; (fig.) to establish a presence in
- (literary) towns; cities
- whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss
- ordinary; commonplace; mundane; temporal; of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels); every; all; whatever; altogether; gist; outline; note of Chinese musical scale
- per capita; averaged per person
- to check in (at a hotel etc); to move into (a house)
- in other words; that is to say; so; thus
- long-term; for a protracted period
- 法 Fǎ: 法 Fa3: France; French; abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Fa4]法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law; method; way; to emulate; (Buddhism) dharma; (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists; (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1])法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law
- 美 měi: 美 mei3: beautiful; very satisfactory; good; to beautify; to be pleased with oneself美 Měi: 美 Mei3: (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]); (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Mei3 guo2])
- to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade; (bound form) equal to; same as; (used to end an enumeration); (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
- to agree to and sign (a treaty etc)
- similar; analogous
- compatriots (literary); fellow countrymen
- difference; discrepancy
- to argue; to debate; to contend; argument; contention; controversy; debate; CL:次[ci4],場|场[chang3]
- (used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly
- to develop; to evolve
- 史 shǐ: 史 shi3: history; annals; title of an official historian in ancient China史 Shǐ: 史 Shi3: surname Shi
- the second time; second; number two
- the Opium Wars of 1840-1842 and 1860-1861
- seat; base; stand; (bound form) constellation; (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座[shi1 zuo4]); classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc
- 高 Gāo: 高 Gao1: surname Gao高 gāo: 高 gao1: high; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific)
- 宽 Kuān: 宽 Kuan1: surname Kuan宽 kuān: 宽 kuan1: wide; broad; loose; relaxed; lenient
- perimeter; circumference
- nineteen; 19
- Southern China
- famous city
- to fight; to engage in combat; struggle; battle; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]
- to surrender (of a fortress); to fall (to the enemy); subsidence (of land)
- to force entrance into; to score a goal (sport)
- (grand) total
- 万 mò: 万 mo4: used in 万俟[Mo4 qi2]万 wàn: 万 wan4: ten thousand; a great number万 Wàn: 万 Wan4: surname Wan