- to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
- really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine; (math.) proper
- due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because
- already; to stop; then; afterwards
- to become; to turn into
- prefecture; (old) province; (old) administrative division; state (e.g. of US); oblast (Russia); canton (Switzerland)
- development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand
- 圣 kū: 圣 ku1: (literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)圣 shèng: 圣 sheng4: (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc); (bound form) peerless individual; paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc); (bound form) holy; sacred
- 听 yǐn: 听 yin3: smile (archaic)听 tīng: 听 ting1: to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages; to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]); (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
- 朝 zhāo: 朝 zhao1: morning朝 Cháo: 朝 Chao2: abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea朝 cháo: 朝 chao2: imperial or royal court; government; dynasty; reign of a sovereign or emperor; court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor; to make a pilgrimage to; facing; towards
- 中 zhòng: 中 zhong4: to hit (a target); to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc); to win (a prize or lottery)中 zhōng: 中 zhong1: within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right中 Zhōng: 中 Zhong1: (bound form) China; Chinese; surname Zhong
- loyal and righteous; fealty; loyalty
- 士 Shì: 士 Shi4: surname Shi士 shì: 士 shi4: member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; soldier; noncommissioned officer; specialist worker
- sorcery
- repeatedly; time and again
- to report (to one's superior)
- 全 Quán: 全 Quan2: surname Quan全 quán: 全 quan2: all; whole; entire; every; complete
- fabricated
- efficacious; effective; (of a prediction) accurate; correct
- dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion; dissident group
- reliable
- to have no alternative; frustrated; exasperated; helpless; (conjunction) but unfortunately
- left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence
- to control
- 干 Gān: 干 Gan1: surname Gan干 gān: 干 gan1: dry; dried food; empty; hollow; taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster; futile; in vain; (dialect) rude; blunt; (dialect) to cold-shoulder干 gān: 干 gan1: (bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with; one of the ten heavenly stems 天干[tian1 gan1]; (archaic) shield干 gàn: 干 gan4: tree trunk; main part of sth; to manage; to work; to do; capable; cadre; to kill (slang); to fuck (vulgar); (coll.) pissed off; annoyed
- to praise; to commend; to compliment
- (used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly
- (idiom) lacking strength and support
- can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice
- cause; reason; because
- to feel suddenly; to realize abruptly
- waist; small of the back; (fig.) backing
- hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly; laboriously; with great difficulty; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial
- many; a lot of; much
- preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund)
- to declare war
- to think of; to call to mind; to anticipate
- to besiege; to beleaguer; to attack from all sides; to jointly speak or write against sb
- consulate; diplomatic mission
- to defend; to protect (against)
- the Qing dynasty equivalent of the Foreign Office
- forceful (criticism etc); to use strong words
- to ask questions; to interrogate
- 归 Gūi: 归 Gui1: surname Gui归 gūi: 归 gui1: to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor