- since; as; this being the case
- to ask; to inquire
- 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)
- to be in favor of; to support; to back; support; backing; to stand by; CL:個|个[ge4]
- only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
- (coll.) exactly!; indeed; that's for sure
- that kind of
- eager to; in a hurry to
- to show; to show off; to display; to manifest; expression; manifestation; show; display; performance (at work etc); behavior
- very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
- smooth and evasive; slick and sly
- there is no harm in; might as well
- to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4])
- Zhili, a province from Ming times until 1928, roughly corresponding to present-day Hebei
- governor-general; viceroy; governor
- (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly
- effective; in effect; valid
- again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis); (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4 ze2], 再就是[zai4 jiu4 shi4] etc); (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
- 作 zūo: 作 zuo1: (bound form) worker; (bound form) workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)作 zùo: 作 zuo4: to do; to engage in; to write; to compose; to pretend; to feign; to regard as; to consider to be; to be; to act the part of; to feel (itchy, nauseous etc); writings; works
- to consult; to talk over; to discuss
- if; supposing; in case
- not valid; ineffective; in vain
- to stop; to halt; to cease
- what?; something; anything
- loss; damage; CL:個|个[ge4]; to lose; to suffer damage
- dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said; CL:種|种[zhong3],席[xi2],句[ju4],口[kou3],番[fan1]
- repeatedly; again and again
- 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
- indeed; really; reliable; real; true
- (coll.) even if
- it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome
- result; effect; efficacy; (theater) sound or visual effects
- 当 dāng: 当 dang1: (onom.) dong; ding dong (bell)当 dàng: 当 dang4: at or in the very same...; suitable; adequate; fitting; proper; to replace; to regard as; to think; to pawn; (coll.) to fail (a student)当 dāng: 当 dang1: to be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at
- to cultivate; to breed; to foster; to nurture; to educate; to groom (for a position); education; fostering; culture (biology)
- ordinary soldier
- let it be; let it pass; forget about it
- approved by His (or Her) Majesty; permission graciously granted (from highly authoritative position); to graciously permit; to condescend to allow
- to handle; to transact; to conduct
- happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood
- to withdraw; to abort; to quit; to log out (computing)
- 跑 páo: 跑 pao2: (of an animal) to paw (the ground)跑 pǎo: 跑 pao3: to run; to run away; to escape; to run around (on errands etc); (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate; (verb complement) away; off
- Office of Military and Political Affairs (Qing Dynasty)
- 拟 nǐ: 拟 ni3: doubtful; suspicious; to emulate; to imitate拟 nǐ: 拟 ni3: to plan to; to draft (a plan); to imitate; to assess; to compare; pseudo-
- imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose
- (bound form) to put in order; to arrange properly; circumspect; well-behaved; to give (sb) an order