- always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)
- to go out
- 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
- flourishing; bustling
- imperial palace
- grand; imposing; magnificent; majestic
- magnificence; magnificent; majestic; glorious
- empress; imperial consort
- queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt
- how; what way; what
- pretty; beautiful
- with one's own eyes; personally
- to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking
- 看 kān: 看 kan1: to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard看 kàn: 看 kan4: to see; to look at; to read; to watch; to visit; to call on; to consider; to regard as; to look after; to treat (a patient or illness); to depend on; to feel (that); (after a verb) to give it a try; to watch out for
- a glance; a quick look; a glimpse
- what kind?; what sort?
- (idiom) whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means
- way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon
- otherwise; or else; or
- village; (dialect) to scold; rustic; boorish
- inn; old-style hotel (CL:家[jia1]); (bound form) shop; store
- although; even though
- so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this
- 可 kě: 可 ke3: (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however可 kè: 可 ke4: used in 可汗[ke4 han2]
- doorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4]
- those
- look; expression
- (of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious; (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting; to strictly enforce
- soldier; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to be afraid; to be scared
- to be willing to; to resign oneself to
- (idiom) very close; almost within reach; close at hand
- thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
- 家 jiā: 家 jia1: used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]家 jiā: 家 jia1: home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian; CL:個|个[ge4]
- stone; CL:塊|块[kuai4]
- pad; cushion; mat; to pad out; to fill a gap; to pay for sb; to advance (money)
- under the foot
- to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore
- finger; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
- 扒 pá: 扒 pa2: to rake up; to steal; to braise; to crawl扒 bā: 扒 ba1: to peel; to skin; to tear; to pull down; to cling to (sth on which one is climbing); to dig
- labor contractor; gangmaster
- to extend