- 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
- really; actually; indeed; true; real; honest; dependable; (philosophy) reality
- cherished desire; dream; craving; wish; aspiration
- really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed
- again; once more; re-
- to enlist; to draft; to conscript; to appoint to an official position
- 当时 dàng shí: 当时 dang4 shi2: immediately; right then当时 dāng shí: 当时 dang1 shi2: then; at that time
- call in (one's subordinates); summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an interview
- to inquire
- to handle; to deal with; to punish; to treat sth by a special process; to process; to sell at reduced prices
- appropriate; suitable
- the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty
- satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction
- 你 nǐ: 你 ni3: you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])你 nǐ: 你 ni3: you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
- to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
- country; nation; state
- 的 dì: 的 di4: (bound form) bull's-eye; target的 de: 的 de5: of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2 ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3 tang2 r5 de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one"); also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs的 dī: 的 di1: a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4])的 dí: 的 di2: really and truly
- generous treatment
- special favor from a ruler; Emperor's generosity towards a favorite
- official post
- respected; respectable; honorable
- 福 fú: 福 fu2: good fortune; happiness; luck福 Fú: 福 Fu2: surname Fu; abbr. for Fujian province 福建省[Fu2 jian4 Sheng3]
- generous, liberal (pay, compensation)
- but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
- (idiom) to spare no effort; to do one's utmost
- 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 repay; to requite
- imperial kindness; benevolence from the emperor
- frail; weak
- 花 Huā: 花 Hua1: surname Hua花 huā: 花 hua1: flower; blossom; CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful花 huā: 花 hua1: flower; blossom; also pr. [wei3]
- weak; in poor health
- to decline; to fall; to drop; to falter; a decline; recession (in economics)
- will; shall; to be going to
- to die
- fortunately
- to regard as important; to value
- to see
- 圣 kū: 圣 ku1: (literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)圣 shèng: 圣 sheng4: (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc); (bound form) peerless individual; paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc); (bound form) holy; sacred
- 颜 Yán: 颜 Yan2: surname Yan颜 yán: 颜 yan2: color; face; countenance
- unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
- illness; CL:場|场[chang2]; disease; to fall ill; defect
- 好 hào: 好 hao4: to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to好 hǎo: 好 hao3: good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a personal pronoun) hello
- some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- to resign
- to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer)