- to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])
- gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi
- 说 shùi: 说 shui4: to persuade说 shūo: 说 shuo1: to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine
- to be alive
- 时 Shí: 时 Shi2: surname Shi时 shí: 时 shi2: o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
- merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however
- 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
- imperial concubine
- ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only; (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually
- only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt
- 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要 yāo: 要 yao1: (bound form) to demand; to coerce
- Empress Dowager
- to quarrel; dispute
- 起来 qǐ lai: 起来 qi3 lai5: to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]起来 qi lai: 起来 qi5 lai5: (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]); indicating completion; (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr. [qi3lai5]
- princes and dukes; aristocrat
- chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister
- 都 dōu: 都 dou1: all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all都 Dū: 都 Du1: surname Du都 dū: 都 du1: capital city; metropolis
- not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
- 呀 ya: 呀 ya5: (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)呀 yā: 呀 ya1: ah (used to express surprise); (onom.) creaking
- Grand Prince (Qing title)
- abundant; graceful
- again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis); (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4 ze2], 再就是[zai4 jiu4 shi4] etc); (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
- to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw
- unhelpful; useless
- fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe
- hard to (predict, imagine etc)
- (of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc); (of an army etc) to be on the march; to advance
- 便 pián: 便 pian2: used in 便宜[pian2 yi5]; used in 便便[pian2 pian2]; used in 便嬛[pian2 xuan1]便 biàn: 便 bian4: plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards
- to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe
- according to; in light of
- ancestor; forebear
- lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved
- indeed; really; reliable; real; true
- to arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge; (literary) to push aside; to force open; to rehearse; row; line; platoon; (bound form) steak; chop; (bound form) raft; classifier for rows or lines (of people or things)
- this way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such
- (literary) hard; firm; strong; exactly; precisely; barely; only just; just; only a short while ago
- to retort; to refute
- early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely
- to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- alcohol; wine with high alcohol content; rich; pure; good wine; sterols
- prince
- 出来 chū lái: 出来 chu1 lai2: to come out; to appear; to arise出来 chu lai: 出来 chu5 lai5: (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)
- to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
- although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)