- to obey (an order); to comply; to defer
- to rule (a country); to govern; rule; regime
- need not
- strict law; cruel punishment; to carry out cruel law rigorously
- ruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool; hip
- 法 Fǎ: 法 Fa3: France; French; abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Fa4]法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law; method; way; to emulate; (Buddhism) dharma; (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists; (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1])法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law
- able to; so that sb can; enabling; in order to; finally in a position to; with sth in view
- to govern; to administer; to manage; to control; governance
- stable; calm; settled; to stabilize; Valium; diazepam
- popular sentiment
- (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 ...
- to love and respect; love and respect
- 会 kuài: 会 kuai4: (bound form) to reckon accounts会 hùi: 会 hui4: can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3])
- to cherish the memory of; to think of; to reminisce
- (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 recommend
- philanthropist; charitable person; well-doer
- (in an expression of the form 起到[qi3 dao4] + … + 作用[zuo4 yong4]) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
- to educate; to teach; education
- to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition
- like that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...; then; in that case
- capability; ability; CL:個|个[ge4]
- insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not
- to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
- to encourage
- now; at present; currently
- 同 tóng: 同 tong2: like; same; similar; together; alike; with同 tòng: 同 tong4: used in 胡同[hu2 tong4]同 tòng: 同 tong4: used in 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
- everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you
- Confucian scholar (old)
- (in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total; an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc)
- to discuss; to talk over
- achievement; outstanding work; glorious deed
- feat; contribution; merits and achievements
- to praise; to commend; to hallow
- to read out loud to an audience; a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference)
- to bestow a reward; a reward
- to advance; to step forward
- to kowtow; to kneel and worship
- to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request
- to heave; to lift; to raise up; to uphold
- wine cup
- 将 qiāng: 将 qiang1: to desire; to invite; to request将 jiāng: 将 jiang1: will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])将 jiàng: 将 jiang4: (bound form) a general; (literary) to command; to lead; (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)
- sin; offense
- upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress
- to apologize for an offense; to offer one's apology for a fault
- dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said; CL:種|种[zhong3],席[xi2],句[ju4],口[kou3],番[fan1]
- to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up