- forced labor; corvée; obligatory task; military service; to use as servant; to enserf; servant (old); war; campaign; battle
- to adopt; to employ; to use
- method; way; technique; procedure
- (surgical) operation; surgery; CL:個|个[ge4]
- swindle; abduct
- or; possibly; maybe; perhaps
- human trafficker
- to not feel like (doing sth); to be disinclined to
- to choose; to select
- suitable; fitting; appropriate
- choice of person; candidate
- source (of information etc); origin
- a way to make a living; a way to survive; a way out of a predicament
- 清 Qīng: 清 Qing1: Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911); surname Qing清 qīng: 清 qing1: (of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted; clear; distinct; to clear; to settle (accounts)
- later period; end stage; terminal
- 营生 yíng sheng: 营生 ying2 sheng5: (coll.) job; work营生 yíng shēng: 营生 ying2 sheng1: to earn a living
- in total there are ...; to own jointly
- the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group
- accountant; accountancy; accounting
- (coll.) exactly!; indeed; that's for sure
- internal affairs; domestic affairs; family affairs; (trad.) affairs within the palace
- specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose); specially; specifically (for a particular purpose); (of institutions, personnel etc) designated or assigned for a specific task; special
- to transport; to convey; to deliver
- wet nurse
- family influential for generations; aristocratic family
- as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will; voluntary; conscious
- to get involved in; to meddle; interference
- to allow; to grant; to permit
- to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with
- frequently; often
- relation; relationship; to concern; to affect; to have to do with; guanxi; CL:個|个[ge4]
- twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky; knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties
- 同 tóng: 同 tong2: like; same; similar; together; alike; with同 tòng: 同 tong4: used in 胡同[hu2 tong4]同 tòng: 同 tong4: used in 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
- benefit; (in sb's) interest; CL:個|个[ge4]
- chain; cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m); chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m); to chain; to enchain
- it is said that; reportedly