- unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to
- (idiom) to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy
- to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
- to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation); to pass (a test); by means of; through; via
- to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4])
- younger sister born to the same parents
- imperial concubine
- 以 Yǐ: 以 Yi3: abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]以 yǐ: 以 yi3: to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)
- to rise into the ranks of; to be among (the best); to get into (an industry, trade etc)
- the emperor relatives (idiom); person with powerful connections
- to arrange; to line up; file; series; (in data tables) column; (Tw) row
- final; ultimate
- relying on; on the basis of
- intelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing)
- brains; mind; skull; (fig.) gist (of a matter); leader; boss
- appearance
- to win; to gain
- ample; sufficient; adequate; full; fully; to the full
- to trust; to have confidence in
- and; as well as
- princes and dukes; aristocrat
- to revere
- 离 chī: 离 chi1: mythical beast (archaic)离 lí: 离 li2: to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (sth); independent of; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire; ☲离 Lí: 离 Li2: surname Li
- at one's side; on hand
- she
- to serve as; to act as; to play the role of
- to participate (in sth)
- to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
- plan; idea; decision; CL:個|个[ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]
- to seize an opportunity
- military banner (often used figuratively, usually pejoratively, to mean "pretext" or "ostensible purpose"); flag signal; semaphore
- wantonly; without restraint (of enemy or malefactor); unbridled
- (idiom) to grant government positions or official titles in exchange for bribes
- personal; private; selfish
- to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name)
- to bribe; a bribe
- short term; short time
- 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]
- capital of a country
- 和 hùo: 和 huo4: to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs和 Hé: 和 He2: surname He和 hé: 和 he2: (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanese和 hè: 和 he4: to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence; to join in the singing; to chime in with others和 hú: 和 hu2: to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards和 húo: 和 huo2: to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]
- luxurious
- house; house with a courtyard
- to count as number one (idiom); second to none; outstanding
- person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc); (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting
- due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because
- left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence