- Classic of Rites
- thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal
- unprincipled
- lenient; tolerant; indulgent; charitable; to forgive
- due to; to stem from
- to take care of; to show consideration; to attend to; to look after
- kindness; good intentions
- to yield to; to adapt to; to accommodate oneself to (sth)
- to put up with; to tolerate
- to appoint; to assign
- to play music; to achieve; to present a memorial to the emperor (old)
- 闻 wén: 闻 wen2: to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at闻 Wén: 闻 Wen2: surname Wen
- court; imperial household; dynasty
- to describe; (literary) countenance; appearance
- imposing manner; loftiness; grandeur; energetic looks; vigor
- grand; majestic; magnificent
- midway
- to excuse; to forgive; to pardon
- 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; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])
- don't!; must not
- those
- 不是 bù shì: 不是 bu4 shi4: no; is not; not不是 bù shi: 不是 bu4 shi5: fault; blame
- to lead an idle life; to be a loafer
- to be capable of; to be able to; can
- to contribute; to dedicate; to devote; contribution; CL:個|个[ge4]
- power; force; strength
- (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 go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part); (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
- to hold a post; to take office
- if; in case; in the event that
- won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable
- should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned
- to resign
- laws and decrees
- to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations
- to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip
- ought to; should; must
- to relieve sb of his post; to sack; to demote; dismissal; sacking
- 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
- for; for the purpose of; in order to
- to empathize with; to show solicitude for; (loanword) T-shirt
- the populace; the masses; the common people
- urgent; pressing
- requirement; to require; (economics) demand
- 和 hú: 和 hu2: to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards和 Hé: 和 He2: surname He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 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和 húo: 和 huo2: to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]和 hùo: 和 huo4: to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs