- War of Liberation (1945-49), after which the Communists 共產黨武裝|共产党武装 under Mao Zedong 毛澤東|毛泽东 took over from the Nationalists 國民政府|国民政府 under Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石
- in turn; successively; one after the other; bit by bit
- destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy
- (pronoun) this; (adjective) this
- 间 jiān: 间 jian1: between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms间 jiàn: 间 jian4: gap; to separate; to thin out (seedlings); to sow discontent
- house; building; CL:所[suo3],套[tao4]
- whole; all
- to construct; building; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 以 yǐ: 以 yi3: to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)以 Yǐ: 以 Yi3: abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
- midway; mediocre (quality); midfield (soccer)
- axle; (fig.) central element; key element; axis (alliance of nations)
- east side; east face
- west side; west face
- the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards
- 全 quán: 全 quan2: all; whole; entire; every; complete全 Quán: 全 Quan2: surname Quan
- to cover; to spread over; a cover; a shade; a hood; bamboo fish trap; bamboo chicken coop; (Tw) (coll.) to protect; to have sb's back; (Tw) (coll.) awesome; incredible; (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4 de2 zhu4]) to have things under control; to be able to handle it
- 房 Fáng: 房 Fang2: surname Fang房 fáng: 房 fang2: house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]; branch of an extended family; classifier for family members (or concubines)
- servant
- special; dedicated
- front row
- whole; entire; total
- to adopt; to employ; to use
- arrangement; composition; layout; opening (chess jargon)
- 青 Qīng: 青 Qing1: short name for Qinghai 青海[Qing1 hai3]青 qīng: 青 qing1: green; blue; black; youth; young (of people)
- 磨 mó: 磨 mo2: to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist磨 mò: 磨 mo4: grindstone; to grind; to turn round
- brick; tile (floor or wall, not roof); CL:塊|块[kuai4]
- very; really; unusual; extraordinary
- to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen
- worker; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]
- to request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand; CL:點|点[dian3]
- better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
- 宁 zhù: 宁 zhu4: to store; to stand; space between the door and the entrance screen宁 Níng: 宁 Ning2: abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]; abbr. for Nanjing 南京[Nan2 jing1]; surname Ning宁 níng: 宁 ning2: peaceful; to pacify; to visit (one's parents etc)宁 nìng: 宁 ning4: would rather; to prefer; how (emphatic); Taiwan pr. [ning2]
- 好 hǎo: 好 hao3: good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a personal pronoun) hello好 hào: 好 hao4: to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
- do not
- rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant
- all; to have; to possess; to own
- 泥 ní: 泥 ni2: mud; clay; paste; pulp泥 nì: 泥 ni4: restrained
- mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls
- glutinous rice (Oryza sativa var. glutinosa)
- thick liquid; to starch
- harmonious; to mediate; to reconcile; mediation; to compromise; to mix; to blend; blended; to season; seasoning; to placate
- to glue together