- to bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis); to dull (a pain)
- compatriots (literary); fellow countrymen
- to resent; to harbor a grudge against; to loathe; resentment; rancor
- (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion; (bound form) situation; condition
- the Second (of numbered kings); second generation (e.g. Chinese Americans)
- 期 qī: 期 qi1: period; cycle期 qī: 期 qi1: a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qi2]
- the Qing court (as government of China)
- (bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
- to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation; CL:個|个[ge4]
- see 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3]
- superb; first-rate; (of officials in imperial times) the highest rank
- to go; to visit (e.g. another country); to attend (a banquet etc)
- to participate; to take part; to join
- Russia
- minister; diplomat performing ambassadorial role in Qing times, before regular diplomatic relations
- (onom.) sound of coughing or vomiting
- Buddhist nun; (often used in phonetic spellings)
- to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
- qualifications; experience; seniority
- superficial
- qualifications; seniority
- to serve as; to act as; to play the role of
- this; these
- 任 Rén: 任 Ren2: surname Ren任 rèn: 任 ren4: to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)
- 可 kè: 可 ke4: used in 可汗[ke4 han2]可 kě: 可 ke3: (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however
- alone; independent; single; sole; only
- to promote; to reinstate (in a position or job)
- to take orders; to receive commands; to carry on (a tradition)
- decree; order; will; intent
- Russian (person)
- Moscow, capital of Russia
- to agree to and sign (a treaty etc)
- secret appointment
- also known as
- armed enemy of the nation; enemy of the Emperor; fig. championship challenger; contender opposing champion in sporting contest
- each other; mutual
- to help; to support; to aid; aid; assistance
- treaty; pact; CL:個|个[ge4]
- defense; to defend
- common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative
- shop sign; signboard; (fig.) pretense