Vocabulary: 大清相国
- 为 wèi: 为 wei4: because of; for; to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)
- to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open
- to realize only then
- exam candidate; student whose name has been put forward for an exam
- all; to have; to possess; to own
- the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom); the younger generations will surpass us in time
- really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed
- (idiom) to live up to one's famous name; its reputation is well deserved
- 若 rùo: 若 ruo4: to seem; like; as; if若 rě: 若 re3: used in 般若[bo1 re3]; used in 蘭若|兰若[lan2 re3]
- to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of
- overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)
- lawsuit; CL:場|场[chang2]
- to conform; to obey faithfully
- to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure
- disobedient to parents
- to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; (math.) decimal point; point in time or space; (after a number) o'clock; a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more; classifier for small amounts
- heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- unreconciled to; not resigned to; unwilling
- to read aloud
- 志 zhì: 志 zhi4: aspiration; ambition; the will志 zhì: 志 zhi4: sign; mark; to record; to write a footnote
- 高 Gāo: 高 Gao1: surname Gao高 gāo: 高 gao1: high; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific)
- if; supposing; in case
- lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon); fig. to succeed in the imperial examination
- certainly; must; will; necessarily
- to assist a ruler in governing a country; prime minister
- good; very; very much
- 臣 Chén: 臣 Chen2: surname Chen臣 chén: 臣 chen2: state official or subject in dynastic China; I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign); Kangxi radical 131
- to make out; to see
- mind; thoughts; inclination; mood
- rut; track of a wheel (Taiwan pr. [che4]); (coll.) the direction of traffic; a rhyme (of a song, poem etc); (dialect) (usu. after 有[you3] or 沒|没[mei2]) way; idea
- to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
- eager; impatient; guileless
- in the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously
- plan; idea; decision; CL:個|个[ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]
- to set (the tone, a target etc); to lay down (the beat)
- position in a ranking of names; place; rank
- way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- to say again; to put off a discussion until later; moreover; what's more; besides
- by chance; by coincidence; to happen to
- (old) butler; steward; manager; administrator; housekeeper; to manage a household
- 三 Sān: 三 San1: surname San三 sān: 三 san1: three; 3
- gold collar; high-level senior executive; highly-skilled worker