- classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
- money; silver
- final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end
- really; as expected; sure enough; if indeed...; if it's really...
- to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner)
- 据 jū: 据 ju1: used in 拮据[jie2 ju1]据 jù: 据 ju4: according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy
- general history of a county; county annals
- to write down; to record; written account
- Ministry of Justice (in imperial China)
- doctor (Chinese medicine); ancient official title; companions (respectful)
- see 安徽省[An1 hui1 Sheng3]
- 司 sī: 司 si1: to take charge of; to manage; department (under a ministry)司 Sī: 司 Si1: surname Si
- to hold an office or post
- a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
- to secure a position; to take an official appointment
- not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after
- to fall ill and die; to die of illness
- 任 rèn: 任 ren4: to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)任 Rén: 任 Ren2: surname Ren
- 上 shǎng: 上 shang3: used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]上 shàng: 上 shang4: (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above
- 子 zǐ: 子 zi3: son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat; viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north); subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-子 zi: 子 zi5: noun suffix, as in 椅子[yi3 zi5] "chair"
- tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up
- 宜 Yí: 宜 Yi2: surname Yi宜 yí: 宜 yi2: proper; should; suitable; appropriate
- letter; symbol; character; word; CL:個|个[ge4]; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
- (bound form) equal; uniform; even; (literary) without exception; all
- to bank up with earth; to cultivate (lit. or fig.); to train (people)
- filled with; preoccupied with
- writing; culture
- (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect
- 作 zūo: 作 zuo1: (bound form) worker; (bound form) workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)作 zùo: 作 zuo4: to do; to engage in; to write; to compose; to pretend; to feign; to regard as; to consider to be; to be; to act the part of; to feel (itchy, nauseous etc); writings; works
- an essay in eight parts; stereotyped writing
- article; essay; literary works; writings; hidden meaning; CL:篇[pian1],段[duan4],頁|页[ye4]
- although; even though
- to pass the provincial level imperial examination
- in the country; rural; pastoral
- neighbor; neighborhood
- many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly-
- to praise; to commend; to compliment
- outstanding talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit
- Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京[Jing1])
- luxurious
- residence of a high-ranking official
- to adopt; to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative)
- son
- 给 gěi: 给 gei3: to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier)给 jǐ: 给 ji3: to supply; to provide