- first; most important; primary; foremost
- key task; important affair
- Self-Strengthening Movement (period of reforms in China c 1861-1894), also named 自強運動|自强运动
- to enter; to join; to go into
- after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
- to invade; invasion
- power; influence; a force (military, political etc)
- to intensify; to speed up; to step up
- 了 liǎo: 了 liao3: to finish; (used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4 bu5 liao3] "cannot forget"); (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least了 le: 了 le5: (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)了 liǎo: 了 liao3: (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- China
- to attack; to assault; to go on the offensive; attack; assault; offense (sports)
- (bound form) sun; day; day of the month; (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3]); (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with
- 英 yīng: 英 ying1: hero; outstanding; excellent; (literary) flower; blossom英 Yīng: 英 Ying1: United Kingdom; British; England; English; abbr. for 英國|英国[Ying1 guo2]
- 俄 é: 俄 E2: Russia; Russian; abbr. for 俄羅斯|俄罗斯[E2 luo2 si1]; Taiwan pr. [E4]俄 é: 俄 e2: suddenly; very soon
- 法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law; method; way; to emulate; (Buddhism) dharma; (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists; (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1])法 Fǎ: 法 Fa3: France; French; abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Fa4]法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law
- one after another; in succession; one by one; continuously; diverse; in profusion; numerous and confused; pell-mell
- to invade and occupy (territory)
- for; for the purpose of; in order to
- to answer; to reply; to handle; to deal with; response
- complicated; complex
- domestic; internal (to a country); civil
- situation; state (of affairs)
- again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis); (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4 ze2], 再就是[zai4 jiu4 shi4] etc); (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
- plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that
- unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant
- to press; to urge; to hasten
- 于 yú: 于 yu2: to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle于 Yú: 于 Yu2: surname Yu于 yú: 于 yu2: (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by
- reign name of penultimate Qing emperor Guangxu or Guang-hsu (1875-1908)
- 十一 shí yī: 十一 shi2 yi1: eleven; 11十一 Shí Yī: 十一 Shi2 Yi1: PRC National Day (October 1st)
- September; ninth month (of the lunar year)
- life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc
- alcohol; wine with high alcohol content; rich; pure; good wine; sterols
- prince
- abundant; graceful
- usually used in a name; clever; intelligent
- 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)
- premier; prime minister; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- navy
- yamen, government office in dynastic China
- (political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database)
- chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister
- zealous
- the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong
- Li Hung-chang or Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), Qing dynasty general, politician and diplomat
- 会 kuài: 会 kuai4: (bound form) to reckon accounts会 hùi: 会 hui4: can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3])
- good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect