- to recruit; to enlist
- to catch; to seize; to capture
- military official; military attaché
- using this as a pretext; thereby
- inside; inner; internal; within; interior
- frontier; border
- 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
- 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 le: 了 le5: (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)了 liǎo: 了 liao3: (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- to take office; to assume a post
- after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
- (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4]); (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
- 向 Xiàng: 向 Xiang4: surname Xiang向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ...向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: to tend toward; to guide向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly
- official document
- 说 shùi: 说 shui4: to persuade说 shūo: 说 shuo1: to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine
- to come and go; to roam about (mostly unseen); (of a ghost) to haunt (a place); (of a criminal) to stalk (the streets); (of the sun) to rise and set
- (of a bird) to perch; (of creatures in general) to inhabit; to dwell
- 这 zhèi: 这 zhei4: (coll.) this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)
- to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- animal; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],個|个[ge4]
- natural instincts; nature; inherent quality
- to rely on; to depend on; support
- therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
- to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)
- hog; pig; swine; CL:口[kou3],頭|头[tou2]
- now; at present; currently
- many times; repeatedly
- to harm; to jeopardize; to endanger; harmful effect; damage
- responsibility; duty; liability
- to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute); (of a matter) to be determined by; to be up to (sb)
- avaricious; greedy; rapacious; insatiable; avid
- brutal; vicious; ruthless
- they; them
- to bring about; to create; to cause
- but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
- on the contrary; instead
- to pursue; to be after; to hunt down
- 不是 bù shì: 不是 bu4 shi4: no; is not; not不是 bù shi: 不是 bu4 shi5: fault; blame
- church and state; government and education; political education
- fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 应 yìng: 应 ying4: to answer; to respond; to comply with; to deal or cope with应 Yīng: 应 Ying1: surname Ying; Taiwan pr. [Ying4]应 yīng: 应 ying1: to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall
- to destroy
- no more; no longer
- to levy taxes
- to dismiss (from a post); to expel from school; to order away (servants etc)
- person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore
- 士 Shì: 士 Shi4: surname Shi士 shì: 士 shi4: member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; soldier; noncommissioned officer; specialist worker