- to understand; to realize; to find out
- the other person; the other side; the other party
- 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)更 gèng: 更 geng4: more; even more; further; still; still more
- information; news; message
- 哪里 nǎ lǐ: 哪里 na3 li3: where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪裡|哪里哪里 nǎ lǐ: 哪里 na3 li3: where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment
- capital of a country
- one by one; one after another
- 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
- to reply; to answer; reply; answer
- to show; to show off; to display; to manifest; expression; manifestation; show; display; performance (at work etc); behavior
- conforming with the norms of society
- circumstances; state of affairs; situation; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency
- almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad
- wedding; marriage; CL:門|门[men2],樁|桩[zhuang1]
- to fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc); to congeal; to coagulate; (literary) definitely
- 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)
- to remain; to be left over
- nature; natural; naturally
- (formal) to get married; to hold a wedding
- immediately; at once; at that moment; at the moment
- invitation card; written invitation
- (piece of) news; information; message; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- to transmit outwards; to disseminate; efferent (nerve)
- in uproar; commotion; causing a storm of protest; tumultuous
- to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of
- so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this
- grand; prosperous; ceremonious; solemn
- Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
- 头 tóu: 头 tou2: head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4]头 tou: 头 tou5: suffix for nouns
- for a moment; momentarily
- to discuss spiritedly (idiom); tongues are wagging
- majority; most
- to be limited to; to be confined to
- to make thoughtless remarks (idiom); to criticize; gossip
- Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (1835-1908), regent 1861-1908
- 跟前 gēn qian: 跟前 gen1 qian5: (of children, parents etc) at one's side; living with one跟前 gēn qián: 跟前 gen1 qian2: the front (of); (in) front; (in) sb's presence; just before (a date)
- 红 hóng: 红 hong2: red; popular; revolutionary; bonus红 Hóng: 红 Hong2: surname Hong红 gōng: 红 gong1: used in 女紅|女红[nu : 3 gong1]
- to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture
- approved by His (or Her) Majesty; permission graciously granted (from highly authoritative position); to graciously permit; to condescend to allow
- imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official)
- 朱 Zhū: 朱 Zhu1: surname Zhu朱 zhū: 朱 zhu1: vermilion朱 zhū: 朱 zhu1: (bound form) cinnabar
- 颇 Pō: 颇 Po1: surname Po; Taiwan pr. [Po3]颇 pō: 颇 po1: rather; quite; considerably; oblique; inclined; slanting; Taiwan pr. [po3]
- veiled criticism