- to give verbal instruction
- 从 Cóng: 从 Cong2: surname Cong从 cóng: 从 cong2: from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
- 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])
- 归 gūi: 归 gui1: to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor归 Gūi: 归 Gui1: surname Gui
- 将 qiāng: 将 qiang1: to desire; to invite; to request将 jiàng: 将 jiang4: (bound form) a general; (literary) to command; to lead; (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)将 jiāng: 将 jiang1: will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])
- Zheng Xuan (127-200), late Han scholar
- letter; note-paper
- to cut down; to fell; to dispatch an expedition against; to attack; to boast; Taiwan pr. [fa1]
- Shikoku (one of the four main islands of Japan)
- and; to reach; up to; in time for
- 崇 Chóng: 崇 Chong2: surname Chong崇 chóng: 崇 chong2: high; sublime; lofty; to esteem; to worship
- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics)
- 毛 máo: 毛 mao2: hair; feather; down; wool; mildew; mold; coarse or semifinished; young; raw; careless; unthinking; nervous; scared; (of currency) to devalue or depreciate; classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1])毛 Máo: 毛 Mao2: surname Mao
- prosperous; henry (unit of inductance)
- 传 zhuàn: 传 zhuan4: biography; historical narrative; commentaries; relay station传 chuán: 传 chuan2: to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity)
- 法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law; method; way; to emulate; (Buddhism) dharma; (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists; (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1])法 Fǎ: 法 Fa3: France; French; abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Fa4]法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law
- letter; mail; CL:封[feng1]; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random
- apparatus; rites; appearance; present; ceremony
- French language
- matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items
- land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule
- 咸 xián: 咸 xian2: all; everyone; each; widespread; harmonious咸 Xián: 咸 Xian2: surname Xian咸 xián: 咸 xian2: salted; salty; stingy; miserly
- to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable
- Mr Gongyang's Annals or commentary on 春秋[Chun1 qiu1], early history, probably written by multiple authors during Han dynasty, same as 公羊春秋[Gong1 yang2 Chun1 qiu1]
- 隐 yǐn: 隐 yin3: (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-隐 yìn: 隐 yin4: to lean upon
- CE (Common Era); Christian Era; AD (Anno Domini)
- 年 nián: 年 nian2: year; CL:個|个[ge4]年 Nián: 年 Nian2: surname Nian年 nián: 年 nian2: grain; harvest (old)
- sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse
- explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve; CL:個|个[ge4]
- first year of an emperor's reign; first year of an era; first year of a significant time period
- 春 Chūn: 春 Chun1: surname Chun春 chūn: 春 chun1: spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life
- first month of the lunar year
- translated text
- common term; general term
- Heaven; Providence; God; the sky above; to fly skywards; (euphemism) to die; to pass away; the previous day (or days)
- to fall; to drop
- Mandate of Heaven; destiny; fate; one's life span
- to award; to confer
- (pronoun) this; (adjective) this
- to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce
- talent; ability; capacity
- 以 yǐ: 以 yi3: to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)以 Yǐ: 以 Yi3: abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
- 为 wèi: 为 wei4: because of; for; to为 wéi: 为 wei2: as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)
- model; example (for people to follow); (in reference to a person) role model
- (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 ...
- 会 hùi: 会 hui4: can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3])会 kuài: 会 kuai4: (bound form) to reckon accounts
- finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end