- always (previously)
- to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
- to intend; intentionally; interested in
- to push; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to decline; to shirk (responsibility); to put off; to delay; to push forward; to nominate; to elect; massage
- 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便 pián: 便 pian2: used in 便宜[pian2 yi5]; used in 便便[pian2 pian2]; used in 便嬛[pian2 xuan1]
- to follow; following; along
- to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture
- to flatter; to laud sb's accomplishments; adulation
- monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler
- Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:張|张[zhang1]; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek
- to strive for self-improvement
- to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily
- 还 huán: 还 huan2: to pay back; to return还 Huán: 还 Huan2: surname Huan还 hái: 还 hai2: still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; else
- neighboring country
- Japan
- case; (for) instance; example; CL:個|个[ge4]
- (bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
- Meiji Restoration (Japan, 1868)
- since (used after a specified time or event)
- not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after
- namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near
- to become; to turn into
- world
- 强国 qiáng gúo: 强国 qiang2 guo2: powerful country; great power强国 Qiáng gúo: 强国 Qiang2 guo2: (ironically) mainland China (Taiwan & Hong Kong usage)
- if; supposing; in case
- domestic; internal (to a country); civil
- to rise; to spring up; to burgeon; to be aroused; to come into vogue
- to rely on; to depend on; by means of; thanks to; sth that one relies on
- vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
- inevitably
- development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand
- quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
- 得 dé: 得 de2: to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished得 dè: 得 de4: used in 得瑟[de4 se5]得 de: 得 de5: structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc得 děi: 得 dei3: to have to; must; ought to; to need to
- some; somewhat; rather; a bit
- elated; light and airy feeling (after a few drinks); smug and conceited; complacent
- whether (or not); if; is or isn't
- to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth)
- 听 yǐn: 听 yin3: smile (archaic)听 tīng: 听 ting1: to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages; to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]); (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
- to dispatch; to assign; a dispatch
- to guide; to lead
- armed forces; troops; CL:支[zhi1]
- to assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet; (baseball) to put out (a baserunner)
- to think of; to call to mind; to anticipate
- opportunity; chance; occasion; CL:個|个[ge4]
- promptly; at once
- to kneel; to go down on one's knees
- (of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show; expression; manifestation