- small; tiny; few; young
- to tussle; to contend; to contest
- to pit oneself against sb; to compete with sb; contest; battle; to haggle; to quibble
- to dismiss from office; to expel
- to remove sb from their post; to dismiss
- to advance; to ascend; to promote
- to advance to a higher-level position; to be promoted to a higher position in a new department
- muddleheaded
- 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
- wise and capable; sagacious
- 这 zhè: 这 zhe4: (pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)这 zhèi: 这 zhei4: (coll.) this
- to inspect (a site); (of a dignitary) to visit; to go on an inspection tour; to survey (a scene); to scan with one's eyes
- to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
- exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
- other; (sth or sb) else; the rest
- then; after that; afterwards
- to have an audience (with the Emperor)
- month
- number of days; fate; destiny
- to unify; to integrate; unified; integrated
- 制 zhì: 制 zhi4: system; to control; to regulate制 zhì: 制 zhi4: to manufacture; to make
- etiquette; ceremony
- to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice
- to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart; difference; distinction; in different ways; differently; separately; individually; respectively
- one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be
- tribute
- to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous
- to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run
- 和 hú: 和 hu2: to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards和 húo: 和 huo2: to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]和 hé: 和 he2: (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanese和 Hé: 和 He2: surname He和 hùo: 和 huo4: to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs和 hè: 和 he4: to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence; to join in the singing; to chime in with others
- same; like; equal to; the same as; just like
- to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in
- 地方 dì fāng: 地方 di4 fang1: region; regional (away from the central administration); local地方 dì fang: 地方 di4 fang5: place; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part; CL:處|处[chu4]
- the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
- anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious
- to enlighten; to civilize; to indoctrinate; to train (an animal)
- far from the center; remote; outlying
- to conceal; to hide; covert; under cover
- cannot get; cannot obtain
- to take care; to keep an eye on; to look after; to tell; to remind
- the (rightful) emperor; "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)
- (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以討厭他|我之所以讨厌他[wo3 zhi1 suo3 yi3 tao3 yan4 ta1] "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"
- to go out
- first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one)