- name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people
- tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up
- 宜 yí: 宜 yi2: proper; should; suitable; appropriate宜 Yí: 宜 Yi2: surname Yi
- person from the same village, town, or province
- (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- (of a relative) distant
- blood relationship; consanguinity
- 论 lùn: 论 lun4: opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the (kilometer, hour etc)论 Lún: 论 Lun2: abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)
- 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)为 wèi: 为 wei4: because of; for; to
- 长 cháng: 长 chang2: long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])长 zhǎng: 长 zhang3: chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance
- 称 chèn: 称 chen4: to fit; to match; to suit; (coll.) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. [cheng4]称 chēng: 称 cheng1: to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise
- his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
- all one's life; throughout one's life
- hasn't yet; hasn't ever
- to pass an entrance exam; to be admitted to
- but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
- eight-part essay one had to master to pass the imperial exams in Ming and Qing dynasties
- 写 xiě: 写 xie3: to write写 xiè: 写 xie4: used in 寫意|写意[xie4 yi4]
- 得 děi: 得 dei3: to have to; must; ought to; to need to得 dé: 得 de2: to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished得 dè: 得 de4: used in 得瑟[de4 se5]得 de: 得 de5: structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
- 好 hào: 好 hao4: to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to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
- in the country; rural; pastoral
- reputation
- to regard sth as valuable; to think highly of (a younger person, a subordinate etc)
- in the capacity of; as
- place at the imperial court, where emperor handled government affairs, gave orders etc
- to be in charge of (a major area of responsibility); person in charge; manager; (old) butler (of a rich family); chief steward
- merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however
- official career (formal)
- identity; aspect of one's identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as ..." 以[yi3] + ... + 的身份[de5 shen1 fen4]); status (social, legal etc); position; rank
- therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
- to feel deeply
- regret; to regret; to be sorry that
- 便 biàn: 便 bian4: plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards便 pián: 便 pian2: used in 便宜[pian2 yi5]; used in 便便[pian2 pian2]; used in 便嬛[pian2 xuan1]
- 把 bǎ: 把 ba3: to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})把 bà: 把 ba4: handle
- to hope; a hope; a wish
- to entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in; a thing in which one invests (one's hope, energy etc)
- on the body; at hand; among
- to hope for; to look forward to
- they; them
- 中 Zhōng: 中 Zhong1: (bound form) China; Chinese; surname Zhong中 zhōng: 中 zhong1: within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right中 zhòng: 中 zhong4: to hit (a target); to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc); to win (a prize or lottery)
- someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom)
- 能 Néng: 能 Neng2: surname Neng能 néng: 能 neng2: can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy
- branch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes etc); to fine sb; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to step into; to enter
- dazzling; brilliant