- for; for the purpose of; in order to
- to get; to obtain; to receive
- to dote on sb
- not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth)
- alone; by oneself
- to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
- (literary) brothel; pleasure quarters
- to train hard; to practice diligently; hard work; blood, sweat, and tears
- to comb one's hair
- consummate skill; supreme feat; tour-de-force; stunt
- to be ill; to be in poor health
- bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:張|张[zhang1]); bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc); frame; chassis; classifier for blankets, quilts etc
- several months
- day and night; around the clock
- to serve; to wait upon
- front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
- to make friends with
- 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])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 qiāng: 将 qiang1: to desire; to invite; to request
- person from the same village, town, or province
- daughter
- one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be
- gift; present; CL:件[jian4],份[fen4]
- 供 gōng: 供 gong1: to provide; to supply; to be for (the use or convenience of)供 gòng: 供 gong4: to lay (sacrificial offerings); (bound form) offerings; to confess (Taiwan pr. [gong1]); confession; statement (Taiwan pr. [gong1])
- to indulge oneself
- to consolidate; to strengthen; firm; solid; stable
- to raise; to increase; to improve
- oneself; (attributive) one's own
- position; status; place; CL:個|个[ge4]
- unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to
- (idiom) to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy
- 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 pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation); to pass (a test); by means of; through; via
- to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4])
- younger sister born to the same parents
- to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner)
- reign name of penultimate Qing emperor Guangxu or Guang-hsu (1875-1908)
- imperial concubine
- 以 yǐ: 以 yi3: to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)以 Yǐ: 以 Yi3: abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
- to rise into the ranks of; to be among (the best); to get into (an industry, trade etc)
- the emperor relatives (idiom); person with powerful connections
- to arrange; to line up; file; series; (in data tables) column; (Tw) row
- final; ultimate
- relying on; on the basis of
- intelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing)
- brains; mind; skull; (fig.) gist (of a matter); leader; boss
- appearance
- to win; to gain