- and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- to dispute; to debate; to argue; to discuss
- 惠 hùi: 惠 hui4: (bound form) act of kindness (from a superior); (honorific prefix) kind (as in 惠顧|惠顾[hui4 gu4])惠 Hùi: 惠 Hui4: surname Hui
- well-known; famous
- capital of a country (literary)
- 稍 shāo: 稍 shao1: somewhat; a little稍 shào: 稍 shao4: used in 稍息[shao4 xi1]
- general of the household, a mid-ranking military officer responsible for palace or court duties
- influential officials; bigwigs
- pitfall; trap; to get stuck; to sink; to cave in; to frame (false charge); to capture (a city in battle); to fall (to the enemy); defect
- clique
- to confine; to imprison; prohibition; shackles; fetters
- 几 jī: 几 ji1: small table几 jī: 几 ji1: (literary) almost几 jǐ: 几 ji3: how many; how much; several; a few
- twenty; 20
- see 青州市[Qing1 zhou1 Shi4]
- provincial governor (old)
- 后 Hòu: 后 Hou4: surname Hou后 hòu: 后 hou4: empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; ruler后 hòu: 后 hou4: back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
- (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- 牧 Mù: 牧 Mu4: surname Mu牧 mù: 牧 mu4: to herd; to breed livestock; to govern (old); government official (old)
- (political) achievements; track record
- land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule
- 表 biǎo: 表 biao3: exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth)表 biǎo: 表 biao3: watch (timepiece); meter; gauge
- 封 fēng: 封 feng1: to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters封 Fēng: 封 Feng1: surname Feng
- the region inside the major mountain passes of ancient China
- and; to reach; up to; in time for
- Dong Zhuo (-192), top general of late Han, usurped power in 189, murdered empress dowager and child emperor, killed in 192 by Lü Bu 呂布|吕布
- important official or statesman (in feudal China)
- 更 gèng: 更 geng4: more; even more; further; still; still more更 gēng: 更 geng1: to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
- see 陽泉市|阳泉市[Yang2 quan2 Shi4]
- country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit)
- 转 zhuǎi: 转 zhuai3: see 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2]转 zhuàn: 转 zhuan4: to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm; classifier for repeated actions转 zhuǎn: 转 zhuan3: to turn; to change direction; to transfer; to forward (mail); (Internet) to share (sb else's content)
- 尉 wèi: 尉 wei4: military officer尉 yù: 尉 yu4: used in 尉遲|尉迟[Yu4 chi2]; used in 尉犁[Yu4 li2] (the name of a place in Xinjiang)尉 Wèi: 尉 Wei4: surname Wei
- 与 yù: 与 yu4: to take part in与 yǔ: 与 yu3: (formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases); (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 與他握手|与他握手[yu3 ta1 wo4 shou3] "shake hands with him", 與去年不同|与去年不同[yu3 qu4 nian2 bu4 tong2] "different from last year"); (literary) to give; to grant; to bestow
- to conspire with sb; to plot; a conspirator; a partner in crime; an accomplice
- 李 Lǐ: 李 Li3: surname Li李 lǐ: 李 li3: plum
- to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite
- 郭 Gūo: 郭 Guo1: surname Guo郭 gūo: 郭 guo1: outer city wall
- stream which returns after branching
- to make a breakthrough; to break through; to breach (military)
- Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1]), capital of several Chinese dynasties from 202 BC to 907 CE; see 長安區|长安区[Chang2 an1 Qu1]
- to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; (dialect) to smart; (used after a verb) extremely
- 西 xī: 西 xi1: west西 Xī: 西 Xi1: the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]; Spanish
- Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty (141-87 BC)
- to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if
- 三 Sān: 三 San1: surname San三 sān: 三 san1: three; 3