- 要 yào: 要 yao4: to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important要 yāo: 要 yao1: (bound form) to demand; to coerce
- 把 bà: 把 ba4: handle把 bǎ: 把 ba3: to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
- to catch; to grapple with; to hold onto
- to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including
- Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864)
- period; phase; CL:個|个[ge4]
- north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River
- active; lively; excited; to enliven; to brighten up
- 着 zhāo: 着 zhao1: a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add着 zhúo: 着 zhuo2: to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply着 zhe: 着 zhe5: aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state着 zháo: 着 zhao2: to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in
- contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
- Nian Army, leading a peasant rebellion against the Qing dynasty in Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu and Anhui 1851-1868, at the same time as the Taiping Rebellion further south
- to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide
- 和 hé: 和 he2: (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanese和 Hé: 和 He2: surname He和 hè: 和 he4: to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence; to join in the singing; to chime in with others和 hú: 和 hu2: to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards和 húo: 和 huo2: to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]和 hùo: 和 huo4: to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
- leader
- brother's son; nephew
- 张 zhāng: 张 zhang1: to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes张 Zhāng: 张 Zhang1: surname Zhang
- (military) commander-in-chief; (sports) team manager; coach
- 罗 lúo: 罗 luo2: gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift罗 Lúo: 罗 Luo2: surname Luo
- 立 Lì: 立 Li4: surname Li立 lì: 立 li4: to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately
- 海 Hǎi: 海 Hai3: surname Hai海 hǎi: 海 hai3: ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous
- see 山東省|山东省[Shan1 dong1 Sheng3]
- region; area
- combat; to fight
- 结果 jié gǔo: 结果 jie2 guo3: outcome; result; consequence; in the end; as a result; to kill; to dispatch结果 jiē gǔo: 结果 jie1 guo3: to bear fruit
- lit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom); fig. to suffer a crushing defeat
- everywhere
- to gather; to collect
- to lose touch with; missing; scattered; separated from
- brothers; comrade
- to pass; to go through; process; course; CL:個|个[ge4]
- strenuously; persistently; hard; painful
- to pursue; to track down; to search
- inadvertently; unintentionally
- to save; to assist; to rescue
- down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
- once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
- bodyguard
- 上官 shàng guān: 上官 shang4 guan1: high-ranking official; superior上官 Shàng guān: 上官 Shang4 guan1: two-character surname Shangguan
- brocade; embroidered work; bright
- not only that, but ...