- (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items
- (in) the past; ahead; forward; in the future
- to find a path
- to run errands
- see 苦差[ku3 chai1]
- return of the emperor
- succession (to a title); to inherit; continuing (a tradition); posterity
- daughter
- adopted daughter (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
- long-term; for a protracted period
- to ask sb to stay; to keep sb for the night; to await (classical)
- special favor from a ruler; Emperor's generosity towards a favorite
- extremely (placed after verb or adjective)
- act; action; activity; move; movement
- more (than sth else); even more
- to change; to turn; to convert; (genetics) to transform; (chemistry) isomerization
- master and servant
- by contrast; but as for this...; viewed from another angle; subjectively; introspection
- to expel; to drive out; to oust
- 宫 gōng: 宫 gong1: palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale宫 Gōng: 宫 Gong1: surname Gong
- not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter
- cause; origin; root cause; reason; CL:個|个[ge4]
- reason; grounds; justification; CL:個|个[ge4]
- people
- apparently; it seems that
- after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis
- luster; splendor; radiance; brilliance
- another one is ...; the other thing is ...
- 故宫 Gù gōng: 故宫 Gu4 gong1: the Forbidden City; abbr. for 故宮博物院|故宫博物院[Gu4 gong1 Bo2 wu4 yuan4]故宫 gù gōng: 故宫 gu4 gong1: former imperial palace
- to keep; to retain; to have reservations (about sth); to hold back (from saying sth); to put aside for later
- to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders)
- many; a lot of; much
- photograph; CL:張|张[zhang1],幅[fu2]
- abundant
- age; length of experience, membership etc
- to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[ru4 shi2]); abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1]; (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")
- to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music)
- pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of
- every time
- to accompany
- to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression)
- Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
- to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist
- 着 zhe: 着 zhe5: aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state着 zhāo: 着 zhao1: a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add着 zháo: 着 zhao2: to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in着 zhúo: 着 zhuo2: to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply