- to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest; to recruit
- to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison
- postal service; postal
- worker's party; labor party
- double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs; foreign office; Dept. of State
- region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system)
- Galilee (in biblical Palestine)
- 任 Rén: 任 Ren2: surname Ren任 rèn: 任 ren4: to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)
- preface; foreword; introduction; preamble; earlier remarks; earlier words; (literary) words of the ancient thinkers
- you (plural)
- father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]
- wind; news; style; custom; manner; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
- mother
- 过去 gùo qu: 过去 guo4 qu5: (verb suffix)过去 gùo qù: 过去 guo4 qu4: (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
- 常 Cháng: 常 Chang2: surname Chang常 cháng: 常 chang2: always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant
- 说 shūo: 说 shuo1: to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine说 shùi: 说 shui4: to persuade
- might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to stop; to halt; to cease
- or; either one or the other
- to prevent; to block
- (not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
- actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 开国元勋 kāi gúo yuán xūn: 开国元勋 kai1 guo2 yuan2 xun1: founding father; fig. also used of company, school etc开国元勋 kāi gúo yuán xūn: 开国元勋 kai1 guo2 yuan2 xun1: founding figure (of a country or dynasty); founding father; fig. also used of company or school etc
- (idiom) without end; never-ending
- to found; to establish
- sharp weapon; effective implement; outstandingly able individual
- to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of
- to believe in (a religion); firm belief; conviction
- perseverance; willpower
- tough and durable; tenacious
- and; as well as
- capability; ability; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to mature; to grow; growth
- but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
- consistent; constant; from start to finish; all along; persistent
- like this; so; such