- about to; on the point of; soon
- life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature (CL:條|条[tiao2])
- to join the army; (official title in imperial China) military adviser; aide-de-camp
- to join a political party (esp. the Communist Party)
- eight
- war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945)
- to resist Japan (esp. during WW2); anti-Japanese (esp. wartime activities)
- army; armed forces; troops; force; unit; CL:個|个[ge4]
- cavalry
- company commander
- to be wounded; to sustain an injury
- to demobilize; demobilization
- village
- depot; storehouse; warehouse
- custodian; storeroom clerk
- key; CL:把[ba3]
- to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots
- work point (measure of work completed in a rural commune in the PRC during the planned economy era)
- (political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database)
- impression (sth that stays in one's mind); a memory
- honest; frank; candid
- justice; righteousness; just; righteous
- 见 jiàn: 见 jian4: to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view见 xiàn: 见 xian4: to appear; also written 現|现[xian4]
- the wider world; diverse aspects of society
- once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
- 立 Lì: 立 Li4: surname Li立 lì: 立 li4: to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately
- outstanding military service
- individuality; personality
- early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man
- the mind; the brain
- profound; deep; deep-going
- to remember; to recall; memory
- to hear
- midwife
- to yell; to shout; to call out for (a person)
- eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss
- really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
- 福 fú: 福 fu2: good fortune; happiness; luck福 Fú: 福 Fu2: surname Fu; abbr. for Fujian province 福建省[Fu2 jian4 Sheng3]
- son
- to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom); overjoyed at the turn of events
- immediately; at once; right away
- 冲 chōng: 冲 chong1: (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with冲 chōng: 冲 chong1: thoroughfare; to go straight ahead; to rush; to clash冲 chòng: 冲 chong4: powerful; vigorous; pungent; towards; in view of
- 过去 gùo qu: 过去 guo4 qu5: (verb suffix)过去 gùo qù: 过去 guo4 qu4: (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
- closely; tightly
- to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
- embrace; bosom