- Records of the Grand Historian, by 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1], first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3]
- to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
- 当时 dāng shí: 当时 dang1 shi2: then; at that time当时 dàng shí: 当时 dang4 shi2: immediately; right then
- Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning; north Hebei; the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409-436)
- now; the present time; current; contemporary; this (day, year etc)
- see 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3]
- western part
- to rise; to originate; source; derivation
- Yi County or Yixian, a county in Baoding City 保定市[Bao3 ding4 Shi4], Hebei
- see 定興縣|定兴县[Ding4 xing1 Xian4]
- to flow into; to converge (of river); (computing) to import (data)
- 南 Nán: 南 Nan2: surname Nan南 nā: 南 na1: used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]; Taiwan pr. [na2]南 nán: 南 nan2: south
- to go out somewhere (relatively short trip); to set off on a journey (longer trip)
- to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors
- to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
- 徵 zhēng: 徵 zheng1: to invite; to recruit; to levy (taxes); to draft (troops); phenomenon; symptom; characteristic sign (used as proof); evidence徵 zhǐ: 徵 zhi3: 4th note in the ancient Chinese pentatonic scale 五音[wu3 yin1], corresponding to sol
- to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- my country; our country
- ancient times
- seven; 7
- rank or step; stairs
- 的 dī: 的 di1: a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4])的 dí: 的 di2: really and truly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
- level; grade; rank; step (of stairs); CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier: step, level
- 比 bǐ: 比 bi3: to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture; (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)比 Bǐ: 比 Bi3: Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]
- regular; usual; normal; usually; normally
- equivalent to
- solfege
- low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline
- semitone
- Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature; Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject; Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government; Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC
- 韦 Wéi: 韦 Wei2: surname Wei韦 wéi: 韦 wei2: soft leather
- bright; clear; manifest; to show clearly
- 注 zhù: 注 zhu4: (bound form) to pour into; to flow into; to inject; (bound form) to focus (one's spirit, gaze etc) on a single point; to concentrate; (bound form) stake (in gambling); classifier for stakes, sums of money, transactions or beams of light注 zhù: 注 zhu4: to annotate; to provide explanatory notes on a written text; an annotation; an explanatory note; (bound form) to put on record; to register
- 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]也 Yě: 也 Ye3: surname Ye
- (bound form) tears; teardrops
- 复 fù: 复 fu4: to go and return; to return; to resume; to return to a normal or original state; to repeat; again; to recover; to restore; to turn over; to reply; to answer; to reply to a letter; to retaliate; to carry out复 fù: 复 fu4: to repeat; to double; to overlap; complex (not simple); compound; composite; double; diplo-; duplicate; overlapping; to duplicate复 fù: 复 fu4: to reply to a letter
- 慨 kǎi: 慨 kai3: to sigh (with emotion)慨 kǎi: 慨 kai3: indignant; generous; to sigh (with emotion)
- 古 Gǔ: 古 Gu3: surname Gu古 gǔ: 古 gu3: ancient; old; paleo-