- grandpa; old gentleman
- power; influence; a force (military, political etc)
- intimate friend
- many; quite a few; a good number of
- 臣 Chén: 臣 Chen2: surname Chen臣 chén: 臣 chen2: state official or subject in dynastic China; I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign); Kangxi radical 131
- to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4])
- to receive sb; to grant an interview
- reception pavilion (generally part of a large residence, and often built in a garden)
- aside; to the side of
- to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist
- 坐 Zùo: 坐 Zuo4: surname Zuo坐 zùo: 坐 zuo4: to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruit
- 似 shì: 似 shi4: used in 似的[shi4 de5]似 sì: 似 si4: to seem; to appear; to resemble; similar; -like; pseudo-; (more) than
- very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts
- tacit understanding; mutual understanding; rapport; connected at a deep level with each other; (of team members) well coordinated; tight
- 谈 Tán: 谈 Tan2: surname Tan谈 tán: 谈 tan2: to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss
- really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
- familiarity at first sight
- to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with
- to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day; more (or better etc) with each passing day
- close; familiar; intimate; closely (related); to foster close ties; to pay close attention
- often; frequently
- unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant
- to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)
- to view as; to see as; to consider to be; to deem
- 常 cháng: 常 chang2: always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant常 Cháng: 常 Chang2: surname Chang
- to attend (a banquet etc) to keep a chief guest company
- to be particularly attentive to (an attractive young lady or man etc); to fawn upon (an influential politician etc); to court sb's favor; to ingratiate oneself
- lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
- to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study
- to help; to assist financially
- profound friendship; sworn brotherhood
- senior
- elder brother
- young; underage
- younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)
- to match; to suit; mutually compatible
- to exchange cards containing personal details (when taking an oath of fraternity)
- brothers; comrade
- to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential compound
- 大门 Dà mén: 大门 Da4 men2: the Doors, US rock band大门 dà mén: 大门 da4 men2: entrance; door; gate; large and influential family
- convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself
- 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
- 门 Mén: 门 Men2: surname Men门 mén: 门 men2: gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4]); valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure; way to do sth; knack; method; approach; family; household; lineage; (bound form) sect; school; faction (religious or academic); (bound form) class; category; division; phylum; classifier for courses, fields of study, branches of technology, relatives by marriage, guns etc; (suffix) -gate (scandal)
- to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely