- honor; glory
- to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
- to drift apart; to become estranged; to alienate; estrangement
- blind date; arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]); to be deeply attached to each other
- forced labor; corvée; obligatory task; military service; to use as servant; to enserf; servant (old); war; campaign; battle
- to put to work (servant or animal); to make use of for labor
- to urge; to prompt; to spur on; to order sb about
- will; shall; to be going to
- to go out somewhere (relatively short trip); to set off on a journey (longer trip)
- stratagem; scheme
- strategy; tactics; crafty; adroit
- translated text
- to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as
- preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund)
- frequently; often
- 派 pài: 派 pai4: (literary) tributary; branch of a river; clique; school; group; faction; (bound form) style; manner; to send (a person or resource); to dispatch; to allocate (a resource or task); to appoint (sb); classifier for factions, groups etc; (preceded by 一[yi1]) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc; (loanword) pi (Greek letter Π, π); the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159...; (loanword) pie派 pā: 派 pa1: used in 派司[pa1 si5]
- 能 néng: 能 neng2: can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy能 Néng: 能 Neng2: surname Neng
- 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])
- to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner)
- to drive a vehicle
- 当时 dāng shí: 当时 dang1 shi2: then; at that time当时 dàng shí: 当时 dang4 shi2: immediately; right then
- to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (CL:點|点[dian3])
- 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
- I; me; my
- to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- imperial clan; member of the imperial clan; clansman; ancestral shrine
- tiny; negligible
- 亲 qīn: 亲 qin1: parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear亲 qìng: 亲 qing4: parents-in-law of one's offspring
- before; formerly; previous; ago
- 听 yǐn: 听 yin3: smile (archaic)听 tīng: 听 ting1: to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages; to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]); (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
- predecessor; forebears; the person facing you
- to fill a post of; to act as
- honor and glory; glorious
- post; position; job; duties
- merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however
- itself; oneself; one's own
- to be careful; to take care
- local guide; tour escort
- left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence
- horsewhip
- 着 zhāo: 着 zhao1: a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add着 zháo: 着 zhao2: to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in着 zhe: 着 zhe5: aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state着 zhúo: 着 zhuo2: to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply
- reins
- 也 Yě: 也 Ye3: surname Ye也 yě: 也 ye3: also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]
- (pronoun) this; (adjective) this
- 差事 chà shì: 差事 cha4 shi4: poor; not up to standard差事 chāi shi: 差事 chai1 shi5: errand; assignment; job; commission; CL:件[jian4]; see also 差使[chai1 shi5]