- 比 bǐ: 比 bi3: to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture; (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)比 Bǐ: 比 Bi3: Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]
- hard; strong; solid; sure; assuredly; undoubtedly; of course; indeed; admittedly
- 应 yìng: 应 ying4: to answer; to respond; to comply with; to deal or cope with应 yīng: 应 ying1: to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall应 Yīng: 应 Ying1: surname Ying; Taiwan pr. [Ying4]
- to bow to; to pay one's respects; (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion); to make a courtesy call; (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony; to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc); (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)
- 更 gèng: 更 geng4: more; even more; further; still; still more更 gēng: 更 geng1: to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
- awkward; clumsy; dull; inelegant; (polite) my; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]
- 题 Tí: 题 Ti2: surname Ti题 tí: 题 ti2: topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject; to inscribe; to mention; CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4]
- 系 xì: 系 xi4: to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary)系 xì: 系 xi4: system; department; faculty系 xì: 系 xi4: to connect; to arrest; to worry系 jì: 系 ji4: to tie; to fasten; to button up
- to borrow sth for another use; to borrow an idea for one's own use
- to concentrate; to centralize; to focus; centralized; concentrated; to put together
- short piece; article; short essay
- quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
- to crowd out; to push aside; to supplant
- another province (relative to the local one)
- high-ranking military officer
- 表 biǎo: 表 biao3: exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth)表 biǎo: 表 biao3: watch (timepiece); meter; gauge
- injustice; grievance; wrong
- right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
- to win; to beat (one's opponent)
- national history; dynastic history
- civil war
- undoubtedly; without doubt; for sure
- 义 Yì: 义 Yi4: surname Yi; (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4 da4 li4])义 yì: 义 yi4: justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship
- but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
- publicly known (to be); accepted (as)
- meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics)
- head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc
- to sum up; to conclude; summary; résumé; CL:個|个[ge4]
- life (a person's whole life); in one's entire life
- unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to
- to speak out; to declare (one's view)
- no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- letter; mail; CL:封[feng1]; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random
- luck (good or bad)
- dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said; CL:種|种[zhong3],席[xi2],句[ju4],口[kou3],番[fan1]
- it seems; seemingly; as if
- deep at night
- clever; wonderful
- to understand; to comprehend; to grasp
- to be in a tangle; to nag
- personnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life
- to overturn (a vehicle); to capsize; to turn upside down; to change completely
- worldly affairs; the ways of the world
- is precisely