- don't!; must not
- original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
- to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
- to be capable of; to be able to; can
- to bribe
- psychology; mentality
- unexpectedly; to one's surprise
- but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
- to touch; to meet with; to bump
- to continue; to proceed with; to go on with
- to return; to go back
- way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- to be in a tangle; to nag
- 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]
- in a row; in succession; running
- it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble)
- at this point; thus; from then on
- matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- day; sky; heaven
- two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
- 派 pā: 派 pa1: used in 派司[pa1 si5]派 pài: 派 pai4: (literary) tributary; branch of a river; clique; school; group; faction; (bound form) style; manner; to send (a person or resource); to dispatch; to allocate (a resource or task); to appoint (sb); classifier for factions, groups etc; (preceded by 一[yi1]) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc; (loanword) pi (Greek letter Π, π); the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159...; (loanword) pie
- to handle (affairs); to work
- have to; cannot but
- to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take
- to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom); to lure an enemy away from his territory
- 计 Jì: 计 Ji4: surname Ji计 jì: 计 ji4: to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge
- (literary) hard; firm; strong; exactly; precisely; barely; only just; just; only a short while ago
- imperial palace
- a few; several; how many
- to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily
- unrelenting; without stopping to rest
- Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (1835-1908), regent 1861-1908
- usually; habitually; ordinarily; normally
- it is said that; reportedly
- 地方 dì fang: 地方 di4 fang5: place; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part; CL:處|处[chu4]地方 dì fāng: 地方 di4 fang1: region; regional (away from the central administration); local
- white marble; a type of white marble used for building and sculpting
- 铺 pù: 铺 pu4: store铺 pū: 铺 pu1: to spread; to display; to set up; (old) holder for door-knocker铺 pù: 铺 pu4: plank bed; place to sleep; shop; store; (old) relay station
- to construct; building; CL:個|个[ge4]