- 的 dì: 的 di4: (bound form) bull's-eye; target的 de: 的 de5: of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2 ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3 tang2 r5 de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one"); also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs的 dī: 的 di1: a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4])的 dí: 的 di2: really and truly
- person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)
- tree stump
- small; tiny; few; young
- gutter; sewer
- translated text
- 燕 Yān: 燕 Yan1: Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning; north Hebei; the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337–370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384–409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398–410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409–436); surname Yan燕 yàn: 燕 yan4: swallow (family Hirundinidae)
- crown prince
- to raise one's head
- long sigh; deep sigh
- thus; consequently; as a result
- to fall; to drop; to land (of projectile)
- 了 le: 了 le5: (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)了 liǎo: 了 liao3: to finish; (used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4 bu5 liao3] "cannot forget"); (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least了 liǎo: 了 liao3: (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- corn; maize (dialect)
- crow; raven
- overhead; above
- 长 cháng: 长 chang2: long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])长 zhǎng: 长 zhang3: chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance
- to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
- white hair (of animals); see also 白髮|白发[bai2 fa4]
- 马 Mǎ: 马 Ma3: surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]马 mǎ: 马 ma3: horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
- 角 jiǎo: 角 jiao3: angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime); CL:個|个[ge4]角 jué: 角 jue2: role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel; third note of pentatonic scale角 Jué: 角 Jue2: surname Jue
- kitchen; CL:間|间[jian1]
- meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130
- 过 Gūo: 过 Guo1: surname Guo过 guo: 过 guo5: (experienced action marker)过 gùo: 过 guo4: to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-
- popular tradition; folk legend
- to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
- the state of Qin, one of the seven states of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
- 当 dāng: 当 dang1: (onom.) dong; ding dong (bell)当 dàng: 当 dang4: at or in the very same...; suitable; adequate; fitting; proper; to replace; to regard as; to think; to pawn; (coll.) to fail (a student)当 dāng: 当 dang1: to be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at
- hostage
- Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor
- to grab hold of; to capture
- (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])
- to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of
- (coll.) if
- to recruit (followers); to scout for (talent etc); to incur; to lead to
- on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shang4 mian5]
- auspicious sign
- matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
- to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4])
- to survive; to keep on living
- to bless and protect; to protect
- to send away; to deport; to repatriate
- to return home
- cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal)
- to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment
- highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely
- Records of the Grand Historian, by 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1], first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3]