- central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart
- only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt
- to keep; to retain
- to grant a special pardon
- situation; circumstance
- to welcome (a visitor or newcomer); (fig.) to usher in
- republic; republicanism
- 历 lì: 历 li4: calendar历 lì: 历 li4: to experience; to undergo; to pass through; all; each; every; history
- romance; beautiful scenery; small or petty (of talk etc)
- that day; the other day
- 宫 gōng: 宫 gong1: palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale宫 Gōng: 宫 Gong1: surname Gong
- to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore
- evening meal; dinner; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4]
- evening; night; CL:個|个[ge4]; in the evening
- to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; (math.) decimal point; point in time or space; (after a number) o'clock; a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more; classifier for small amounts
- 召 Shào: 召 Shao4: surname Shao; name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province召 zhào: 召 zhao4: to call together; to summon; to convene; temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)
- to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail
- study (room); studio; CL:間|间[jian1]
- side; adjacent place
- room; CL:間|间[jian1]
- to see
- under the foot
- 散落 sàn lùo: 散落 san4 luo4: to disperse; to fall scattered; to sprinkle散落 sǎn lùo: 散落 san3 luo4: to lie scattered (over an area); Taiwan pr. [san4 luo4]
- map; CL:張|张[zhang1],本[ben3]
- to seek; to look for
- to help; to assist; to support; for sb (i.e. as a help); hired (as worker); side (of pail, boat etc); outer layer; upper (of a shoe); group; gang; clique; party; secret society
- central; middle; center; central authorities (of a state)
- mahogany
- to spread out; to unfold
- to dictate; to recount orally
- army; ground forces
- letter; mail; CL:封[feng1]; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random
- to request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand; CL:點|点[dian3]
- 当晚 dāng wǎn: 当晚 dang1 wan3: on that evening当晚 dàng wǎn: 当晚 dang4 wan3: the same evening
- branch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes etc); to fine sb; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 兰 lán: 兰 lan2: orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei); lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)兰 Lán: 兰 Lan2: surname Lan; abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu
- to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart; difference; distinction; in different ways; differently; separately; individually; respectively
- pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆[ta3 po2], a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (CL:座[zuo4]); (loanword) (pastry) tart
- 正当 zhèng dàng: 正当 zheng4 dang4: honest; reasonable; fair; sensible正当 zhèng dāng: 正当 zheng4 dang1: timely; just (when needed)
- content; substance; details; CL:項|项[xiang4]