- to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for; conscientious
- (political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database)
- and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qian2 mian5]
- to urge
- imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose
- 以 Yǐ: 以 Yi3: abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]以 yǐ: 以 yi3: to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)
- prefectural magistrate (during Tang to Qing times)
- to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve
- 于 Yú: 于 Yu2: surname Yu于 yú: 于 yu2: to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle于 yú: 于 yu2: (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by
- Zhili, a province from Ming times until 1928, roughly corresponding to present-day Hebei
- to wait to fill a vacancy; reserve (candidate); alternate; substitute
- and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition
- to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency)
- apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
- afterwards; later; newly arrived
- to return to the capital
- to be promoted to
- see 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3]
- it could even be said
- 当头 dāng tóu: 当头 dang1 tou2: coming right into one's face; imminent; to put first当头 dàng tou: 当头 dang4 tou5: (coll.) pledge; surety
- cannot; must not; should not
- here
- (of a period of time) long
- to live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease; (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state)
- 离 chī: 离 chi1: mythical beast (archaic)离 Lí: 离 Li2: surname Li离 lí: 离 li2: to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (sth); independent of; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire; ☲
- Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京[Jing1])
- highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely
- near; close to; approximately
- foreigner; (esp.) Westerner
- to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])
- two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
- county seat; county town
- already
- to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day; more (or better etc) with each passing day
- to be deficient in sth; to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)
- hard to (predict, imagine etc)
- to prop up; to support; strut; brace
- huge; enormous; tremendous
- ranks; troops; queue; line; procession; CL:個|个[ge4],支[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
- (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
- main; principal; major; primary