- otherwise; if not; or (else)
- one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- to go to town; to enter a big city (to live or work)
- 将 qiāng: 将 qiang1: to desire; to invite; to request将 jiàng: 将 jiang4: (bound form) a general; (literary) to command; to lead; (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)将 jiāng: 将 jiang1: will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])
- (Japanese mahjong) to complete one's hand within a single turn after declaring riichi (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 一発 "ippatsu")
- (idiom) irremediable; unmanageable; out of hand; hopeless
- no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- to put out; to issue
- to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4])
- to impel; to carry forward; to push on; to advance; to drive forward
- center; heart; core
- vanguard
- already; to stop; then; afterwards
- to station; to garrison (troops)
- Temple of Heaven (in Beijing)
- nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood
- to begin; beginning; to start; initial; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 还 huán: 还 huan2: to pay back; to return还 Huán: 还 Huan2: surname Huan还 hái: 还 hai2: still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; else
- to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
- to hold fast to; to stick to
- in order to avoid; so as not to
- royal; imperial household
- air; manner; model; paragon; demeanor
- who would have thought; unexpectedly
- chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister
- foreigner; (esp.) Westerner
- already at an earlier time
- lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom); fig. to head off in various directions; to flee helter-skelter
- only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
- resolute; steadfast; stalwart
- to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on
- to serve; to wait upon
- at one's side; on hand
- calamity
- time; juncture; moment; period of time; CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4]; constantly; always
- 只 zhǐ: 只 zhi3: only; merely; just只 zhī: 只 zhi1: grain that has begun to ripen只 zhī: 只 zhi1: classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
- to remain; to be left over
- loyal and righteous; fealty; loyalty
- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- 臣 chén: 臣 chen2: state official or subject in dynastic China; I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign); Kangxi radical 131臣 Chén: 臣 Chen2: surname Chen
- to well up; to boil out; to bubble forth; to spurt
- unlimited; unbounded