- United States; USA; US
- in fact; in reality; actually; as a matter of fact; de facto; ipso facto
- to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
- 能 néng: 能 neng2: can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy能 Néng: 能 Neng2: surname Neng
- to participate; to take part; to join
- Henry (name); henry (unit of inductance)
- royal; imperial household
- one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 种 zhǒng: 种 zhong3: seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts种 zhòng: 种 zhong4: to plant; to grow; to cultivate
- special glory; distinction; rare honor; one's laurels; it's a privilege (to meet you)
- right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
- hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on
- life (one's time on earth)
- valuable; precious; to value; to treasure; to set store by
- to experience; to go through; experience (CL:段[duan4],次[ci4])
- competition (e.g. sporting)
- since (a time); ever since
- 年 Nián: 年 Nian2: surname Nian年 nián: 年 nian2: year; CL:個|个[ge4]年 nián: 年 nian2: grain; harvest (old)
- since (used after a specified time or event)
- every year; each year; yearly
- 都 Dū: 都 Du1: surname Du都 dōu: 都 dou1: all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all都 dū: 都 du1: capital city; metropolis
- England
- (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
- 直 zhí: 直 zhi2: straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters直 Zhí: 直 Zhi2: surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- nature; natural; naturally
- waters; body of water
- (of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc); (of an army etc) to be on the march; to advance
- to be located at; to be situated at; to lie
- River Thames
- interesting and appealing (of old locations, objects etc)
- medieval; Middle Ages
- town; cities and towns
- 它 tā: 它 ta1: it它 tā: 它 ta1: it (pronoun for an animal)
- history; CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4]
- can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
- (pronoun) this; (adjective) this
- to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)
- 个 gě: 个 ge3: used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]个 gè: 个 ge4: (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
- there still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition
- long-established; time-honored