- tiny; fine; minute
- even if; even though
- the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group
- company; firm; enterprise; corporation; CL:家[jia1]
- individually; one by one; just one or two; exceptional; rare
- to work as a teacher; to teach (in a school)
- to dispel doubts; to clear up confusion
- to know; to recognize; to be familiar with; to get acquainted with sb; knowledge; understanding; awareness; cognition
- window; opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window); computer operating system window; fig. medium; intermediary; showpiece; testing ground
- the most important; of chief importance
- subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc)
- common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative
- to believe in (a religion); firm belief; conviction
- Shang Yang (c. 390-338 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of the state of Qin 秦國|秦国[Qin2 guo2], whose reforms paved the way for the eventual unification of the Chinese empire by the Qin dynasty 秦朝|秦朝[Qin2 chao2]
- to originate; to initiate; to launch (an attack, an initiative etc); to start; to propose sth (for the first time)
- to change the laws; political reform; unconventional method
- to acquire; to get; to obtain
- common people
- to be in favor of; to support; to back; support; backing; to stand by; CL:個|个[ge4]
- see 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xian2 yang2 Shi4]
- city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
- pillar; CL:根[gen1]
- to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately
- gold; golden (opportunity); prime (time)
- to take seriously (often with negative expression: "don't take it too seriously"); to treat conscientiously
- to give it a try
- 扛 gāng: 扛 gang1: to raise aloft with both hands; (of two or more people) to carry sth together扛 káng: 扛 kang2: to carry on one's shoulder; (fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc)
- to get; to obtain
- the populace; the masses; the common people
- to trust; to have confidence in
- recently; soon; nearest
- interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun
- Tokyo, capital of Japan; Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period)
- to describe; description
- to cross over (by ferry); transition; interim; caretaker (administration)
- Meiji Restoration (Japan, 1868)
- dynasty; reign (of a king)
- lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom); fig. spent force