- senior provincial official in imperial China
- to address sb deferentially; title; honorific
- here
- 语 yǔ: 语 yu3: dialect; language; speech语 yù: 语 yu4: (literary) to tell; to let (sb) know
- The Analects of Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3]
- to learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ology
- 曾 Zēng: 曾 Zeng1: surname Zeng曾 zēng: 曾 zeng1: great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)曾 céng: 曾 ceng2: once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
- to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites
- thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress
- classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]
- 何 Hé: 何 He2: surname He何 hé: 何 he2: what; how; why; which; carry
- 晏 Yàn: 晏 Yan4: surname Yan晏 yàn: 晏 yan4: late; quiet
- careful; cautious
- (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously); (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term); (old) (used at the end of a command); (old) this
- 丧 sāng: 丧 sang1: mourning; funeral; (old) corpse丧 sàng: 丧 sang4: to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc); to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc); to die; disappointed; discouraged
- 尽 jǐn: 尽 jin3: to the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme; to be within the limits of; to give priority to尽 jìn: 尽 jin4: to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost; exhausted; finished; to the limit (of sth); all; entirely
- his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
- 哀 āi: 哀 ai1: (bound form) sorrow; grief; pity; (bound form) to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole哀 āi: 哀 Ai1: Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]
- 祭 jì: 祭 ji4: to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors); (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; to wield (sth magic); (bound form) ceremony; (Tw) (bound form) (celebratory) festival祭 Zhài: 祭 Zhai4: surname Zhai
- original meaning; original intention
- 居 jī: 居 ji1: (archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude居 jū: 居 ju1: to reside; to be (in a certain position); to store up; to be at a standstill; residence; house; restaurant; classifier for bedrooms居 Jū: 居 Ju1: surname Ju
- father and mother; parents
- to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors
- ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved
- 要 yào: 要 yao4: to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important要 yāo: 要 yao1: (bound form) to demand; to coerce
- to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of
- 礼 lǐ: 礼 li3: gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy礼 Lǐ: 礼 Li3: surname Li; abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites
- deferential; respectful
- pious; devout; sincere
- cautious; careful; prudent
- 地 dì: 地 di4: earth; ground; field; place; land; CL:片[pian4]地 de: 地 de5: -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
- to treat; treatment
- burial; funeral
- to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
- to fall; to drop; to decline; to deteriorate; to go downhill
- 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
- 振兴 zhèn xīng: 振兴 zhen4 xing1: to revive; to revitalize; to invigorate; to re-energize振兴 Zhèn xīng: 振兴 Zhen4 xing1: see 振興區|振兴区[Zhen4 xing1 Qu1]
- 起来 qǐ lai: 起来 qi3 lai5: to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]起来 qi lai: 起来 qi5 lai5: (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]); indicating completion; (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr. [qi3lai5]
- to cut short; to break off; to discontinue; to interrupt
- to conform to; to fit with; to be compatible with
- to associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with); to date; (interpersonal) relationship; association; contact
- to make friends
- to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
- to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc); to promote
- see 山東省|山东省[Shan1 dong1 Sheng3]
- see 龍口市|龙口市[Long2 kou3 Shi4]