- (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4]); (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
- a castrate
- occasionally; once in a while; sometimes
- to lean on; to rely on
- master; host; owner; CL:個|个[ge4]
- power; influence; a force (military, political etc)
- to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities; to express (a thought or moral); to develop (an idea); to elaborate (on a theme)
- (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- among; in; included among these
- (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")
- famous; noted; well-known; celebrated
- exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
- Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- ancestral hometown; original domicile (and civil registration)
- see 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 Shi4]
- original name
- 李 Lǐ: 李 Li3: surname Li李 lǐ: 李 li3: plum
- 英 Yīng: 英 Ying1: United Kingdom; British; England; English; abbr. for 英國|英国[Ying1 guo2]英 yīng: 英 ying1: hero; outstanding; excellent; (literary) flower; blossom
- 泰 tài: 泰 tai4: safe; peaceful; most; grand泰 Tài: 泰 Tai4: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong; abbr. for Thailand
- to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[ru4 shi2]); abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1]; (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")
- 宫 gōng: 宫 gong1: palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale宫 Gōng: 宫 Gong1: surname Gong
- Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (reigned 1861-1908)
- to rename
- 为 wéi: 为 wei2: as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)为 wèi: 为 wei4: because of; for; to
- (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])
- see 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3]
- Dacheng, a county in Langfang City 廊坊市[Lang2 fang2 Shi4], Hebei
- 个 gě: 个 ge3: used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]个 gè: 个 ge4: (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
- peasant; farmer
- 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]
- voluntary
- to purify one's body (i.e. to get castrated)
- to hold on firmly; to cling (to a belief); stubbornly
- to bathe; to take a bath; (fig.) to be bathed in; to be immersed in
- imperial kindness; benevolence from the emperor
- dazzling; brilliant
- lintel (of a door); fig. family's social status
- determination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to be familiar with; to know well