- to control; in control of
- current political situation
- direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology); inclination; trend; to move towards; to head for
- as if; to seem like
- 更 gèng: 更 geng4: more; even more; further; still; still more更 gēng: 更 geng1: to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
- to hope; a hope; a wish
- 不是 bù shì: 不是 bu4 shi4: no; is not; not不是 bù shi: 不是 bu4 shi5: fault; blame
- several years; many years
- year (e.g. school year, fiscal year); annual
- art piece; work of art; CL:件[jian4]
- to put on display; to exhibit; exhibition; show; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]
- salon (loanword)
- to see
- despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
- to try (to see what it's like or whether one can do it)
- to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc); to avoid (sb)
- still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
- 跟前 gēn qián: 跟前 gen1 qian2: the front (of); (in) front; (in) sb's presence; just before (a date)跟前 gēn qian: 跟前 gen1 qian5: (of children, parents etc) at one's side; living with one
- to satirize; to mock; irony; satire; sarcasm
- tone; manner of speaking; mood; CL:個|个[ge4]
- you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3])
- it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear; visible
- many; a lot of; much
- 比 bǐ: 比 bi3: to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture; (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)比 Bǐ: 比 Bi3: Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]
- 吧 bā: 吧 ba1: bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); (onom.) bang; abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧[tie1 ba1]吧 ba: 吧 ba5: (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume.吧 biā: 吧 bia1: (onom.) smack!
- to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn
- to comment on; commentary
- trip; travel; to travel; brigade (army)
- to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily
- to turn one's head; to turn around; (fig.) to return (to a previous point); to come back (to what one was saying before); (fig.) to look back (in time); to reflect on the past
- (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly
- Italy
- situation; state (of affairs)
- because; owing to; on account of
- Napoli, capital of Campania region of Italy; Naples
- to defect; to betray; to mutiny
- governor-general; viceroy; governor
- soldier; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to assemble; to concentrate; to mass; to build up; to marshal
- 明 míng: 明 ming2: bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods明 Míng: 明 Ming2: Ming Dynasty (1368–1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- 乔 Qiáo: 乔 Qiao2: surname Qiao乔 qiáo: 乔 qiao2: tall
- river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]); (bound form) the Yellow River; (bound form) the Milky Way; (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[he2 fen3]
- front line
- headquarters; base camp
- handsome; large; long
- Tuva, a republic in south-central Siberia, Russia
- lady; madam; Mrs.; CL:位[wei4]
- to meet; to rendezvous; to merge; to link up; meeting; confluence