- very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
- 合 gě: 合 ge3: 100 ml; one-tenth of a peck; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗合 hé: 合 he2: to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together; round (in battle); conjunction (astronomy); 1st note of pentatonic scale
- intention; regard; kindly feelings
- if; supposing; in case
- 诸 zhū: 诸 zhu1: all; various诸 Zhū: 诸 Zhu1: surname Zhu
- chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister
- in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of)
- no good
- to deal with; to wait on; to provide for
- now; at present; currently
- trusted aide; confidant
- (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")
- to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease
- secret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret
- to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
- 京 Jīng: 京 Jing1: surname Jing; short name for Beijing 北京[Bei3 jing1]; Gin or Jing, ethnic minority of China, descendants of ethnic Vietnamese people living mainly in Guangxi; Kinh, the ethnic majority in Vietnam京 jīng: 京 jing1: capital city of a country; big; algebraic term for a large number (old); artificial mound (old)
- but; however
- ancestor; forebear
- once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
- to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go
- the rules and discipline that apply within a family; stick used for punishing children or servants; traditions of an artistic or academic school of thought, passed on from master to pupil
- to teach; to train; to admonish; (bound form) instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule
- not to allow; to forbid; to prohibit
- to participate (in sth)
- (historical) affairs of state at the imperial court
- 和 húo: 和 huo2: to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]和 hùo: 和 huo4: to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs和 Hé: 和 He2: surname He和 hé: 和 he2: (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanese和 hè: 和 he4: to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence; to join in the singing; to chime in with others和 hú: 和 hu2: to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
- to handle; to transact; to conduct
- official business
- although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)
- to inspire awe throughout the empire (idiom)
- but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
- still; yet; to remain; (literary) frequently; often
- to disobey; to defy an edict; to violate; to go against; to run counter to
- to urge; to exhort
- to depart; to leave
- capital of a country (literary)
- after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
- 要 yāo: 要 yao1: (bound form) to demand; to coerce要 yào: 要 yao4: to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important
- 尽量 jǐn liàng: 尽量 jin3 liang4: as much as possible; to the greatest extent尽量 jìn liàng: 尽量 jin4 liang4: as much as possible; to the greatest extent
- lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved
- some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- don't!; must not
- wantonly; without restraint (of enemy or malefactor); unbridled
- 张扬 Zhāng Yáng: 张扬 Zhang1 Yang2: Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter张扬 zhāng yáng: 张扬 zhang1 yang2: to display ostentatiously; to bring out into the open; to make public; to spread around; flamboyant; brash
- so as not to; so as to avoid