- to change; to switch; to convert; to transform
- subject (of a talk or conversation); topic
- to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer)
- to shake one's head
- providence; the Will of Heaven
- to shift; to move
- comprehensive; composite; synthesized; mixed; to sum up; to integrate; to synthesize
- Daoist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the teachings of Laozi or Lao-tze 老子[Lao3 zi3] (c. 500 BC-) and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] (369-286 BC)
- to sum up; to conclude; summary; résumé; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
- how; what way; what
- to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of
- to explain
- evidently; clearly; no wonder; knowable
- mother
- not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
- this matter
- start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
- to spread extensively; to generalize; widespread; popular; universal; ubiquitous; pervasive
- beginning; to start
- Emperor Taizong of Tang (727-779), reign name of ninth Tang emperor Li Yu 李豫[Li3 Yu4], reigned 762-779
- 李 Lǐ: 李 Li3: surname Li李 lǐ: 李 li3: plum
- 豫 Yù: 豫 Yu4: short name for Henan 河南[He2 nan2]豫 yù: 豫 yu4: happy; carefree; at one's ease
- to take office; previous (incumbent); predecessor
- start of the year; whole year; a particular year; period; days; epoch; a year's harvest
- An-Shi Rebellion (755-763) of 安祿山|安禄山[An1 Lu4 shan1] and 史思明[Shi3 Si1 ming2], a catastrophic setback for Tang dynasty
- reason; cause
- taxation
- to receive; to collect
- buttocks; bottom; butt; back part
- 坐 Zùo: 坐 Zuo4: surname Zuo坐 zùo: 坐 zuo4: to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruit
- the Dragon Throne; the imperial throne
- stable; calm; settled; to stabilize; Valium; diazepam
- military clique; junta; warlord
- An Lushan (703-757), Tang general, leader of the An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[An1 Shi3 zhi1 Luan4]
- Shi Siming (703-761), military colleague of An Lushan 安祿山|安禄山[An1 Lu4 shan1], participated in the 755-763 An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[An1 Shi3 zhi1 Luan4]
- next year
- termination; to finish; to end; to conclude; to close
- urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious
- known; what one knows
- 多少 dūo shao: 多少 duo1 shao5: how much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number?多少 dūo shǎo: 多少 duo1 shao3: number; amount; somewhat
- surplus grain