- to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution; revolutionary; to revolt (against sb or sth); to revolutionize (sth); (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命); CL:次[ci4]
- active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive
- nature; disposition; temperament; character; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 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)
- aforestated; stated above; the preceding statement
- person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc); (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting
- lead; leading; to lead; leadership; leader; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4]
- to link up (disparate elements); coherent (narrative, argument etc)
- research; a study; CL:項|项[xiang4]; to research; to look into
- clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable; to understand; to realize
- person; personal; human body
- maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or
- 为 wéi: 为 wei2: as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)为 wèi: 为 wei4: because of; for; to
- 对头 dùi tóu: 对头 dui4 tou2: correct; normal; to be on good terms with; on the right track; right对头 dùi tou: 对头 dui4 tou5: (longstanding) opponent; enemy; inimical; adversary; opponent
- but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
- range; scope; limit; extent; CL:個|个[ge4]
- but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
- not paying attention; carelessly; by accident
- 地 de: 地 de5: -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct地 dì: 地 di4: earth; ground; field; place; land; CL:片[pian4]
- to be in favor of; to support; to back; support; backing; to stand by; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 曾 Zēng: 曾 Zeng1: surname Zeng曾 céng: 曾 ceng2: once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)曾 zēng: 曾 zeng1: great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)
- diary; CL:則|则[ze2],本[ben3],篇[pian1]
- 里 lǐ: 里 li3: lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]里 Lǐ: 里 Li3: Li (surname)里 lǐ: 里 li3: li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels
- everything
- to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither
- certainly; must; will; necessarily
- 成 chéng: 成 cheng2: to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth成 Chéng: 成 Cheng2: surname Cheng; short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]
- also
- today
- to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
- (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously); (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term); (old) (used at the end of a command); (old) this
- 适 kùo: 适 kuo4: see 李适[Li3 Kuo4]适 Shì: 适 Shi4: surname Shi适 shì: 适 shi4: to fit; suitable; proper; just (now); comfortable; well; to go; to follow or pursue
- good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect
- fruit; result; resolute; indeed; if really
- 获 hùo: 获 huo4: (literary) to catch; to capture; (literary) to get; to obtain; to win获 hùo: 获 huo4: (bound form) to reap; to harvest
- evil consequence; retribution (in Buddhism)
- former days; in the past
- contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
- to view as; to see as; to consider to be; to deem
- cause; reason; because
- with this; thereby; thus; because of this
- 证 zhèng: 证 zheng4: to admonish证 zhèng: 证 zheng4: certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm
- matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- contradiction; CL:個|个[ge4]; conflicting views; contradictory