- 把 bǎ: 把 ba3: to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})把 bà: 把 ba4: handle
- younger sister; young woman; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 蓉 róng: 蓉 rong2: paste made by mashing beans or seeds etc; used in 芙蓉[fu2 rong2], lotus蓉 Róng: 蓉 Rong2: short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]
- 儿 r: 儿 r5: non-syllabic diminutive suffix; retroflex final儿 ér: 儿 er2: child; son
- (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc)
- 与 yǔ: 与 yu3: (formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases); (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 與他握手|与他握手[yu3 ta1 wo4 shou3] "shake hands with him", 與去年不同|与去年不同[yu3 qu4 nian2 bu4 tong2] "different from last year"); (literary) to give; to grant; to bestow与 yù: 与 yu4: to take part in
- moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore
- this (person)
- 为 wèi: 为 wei4: because of; for; to为 wéi: 为 wei2: as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)
- person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- polite and modest
- to show consideration for (others); to yield to (another vehicle etc); courtesy; comity
- from beginning to end; all along
- good faith; devotion; loyalty; dedication
- since (a time); ever since
- Grand Prince (Qing title)
- abundant; graceful
- after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
- 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 take over (as minister, manager etc)
- supervisor; foreman; head waiter or waitress
- government affairs
- 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
- at any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary
- to ask for instructions
- to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action; a law unto oneself
- 更 gèng: 更 geng4: more; even more; further; still; still more更 gēng: 更 geng1: to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
- no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- talkative; to speak out of turn; to blab; to shoot one's mouth off; rumors fly
- therefore
- right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
- especially; particularly; even more than usual; extra; additional
- (often pejorative) trusted aide; confidant; to put one's trust in (sb)
- preferential treatment; to give preferential treatment
- at this time; at this moment
- although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)
- to be called; to be known as
- everything
- still; yet; to remain; (literary) frequently; often
- to require; to need; to want; necessity; need
- to report (to one's superior)
- Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (reigned 1861-1908)
- cannot; must not; should not
- but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
- exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if