- action; conduct; behavior; activity
- 中 zhōng: 中 zhong1: within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right中 Zhōng: 中 Zhong1: (bound form) China; Chinese; surname Zhong中 zhòng: 中 zhong4: to hit (a target); to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc); to win (a prize or lottery)
- to play the role of; to act
- role; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4]
- or; possibly; maybe; perhaps
- matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- 上 shàng: 上 shang4: (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above上 shǎng: 上 shang3: used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
- really; indeed
- kind; type; class; category; (classifier) kind; type; (bound form) to resemble; to be similar to
- weak point; failing
- like that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...; then; in that case
- at the minimum; at the very least
- 它 tā: 它 ta1: it它 tā: 它 ta1: it (pronoun for an animal)
- to put out; to issue
- to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4])
- course of events; process
- 里 lǐ: 里 li3: lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]里 Lǐ: 里 Li3: Li (surname)里 lǐ: 里 li3: li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels
- highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely
- 大 dài: 大 dai4: see 大夫[dai4 fu5]大 dà: 大 da4: big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
- voice; sound; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to rule (a country); to govern; rule; regime
- family; clan
- to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable; an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase
- 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 form an alliance; to ally oneself with; allied with; aligned; to bond with
- but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
- 并 bìng: 并 bing4: and; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to combine; to join; to merge并 bìng: 并 bing4: to combine; to amalgamate并 Bīng: 并 Bing1: short name for Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2]
- to promote (to a higher-ranking position); to lift; to hoist; (fig.) to elevate; to raise; to improve
- alliance; union; coalition
- sense; meaning; significance; importance; CL:個|个[ge4]
- value; worth; (ethical, cultural etc) values
- only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
- hereby; from this
- more (than sth else); even more
- to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer)
- 从 Cóng: 从 Cong2: surname Cong从 cóng: 从 cong2: from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
- to obtain; to receive; to get
- 好处 hǎo chu: 好处 hao3 chu5: benefit; advantage; merit; gain; profit; also pr. [hao3chu4]好处 hǎo chǔ: 好处 hao3 chu3: easy to get along with
- not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after
- before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand
- 富 Fù: 富 Fu4: surname Fu富 fù: 富 fu4: rich; abundant; wealthy
- to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while
- once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
- any; whatever; whichever
- to allow; to permit
- circumstances; state of affairs; situation; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
- private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval