- county magistrate (during Tang to Qing times)
- 和 hùo: 和 huo4: to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs和 Hé: 和 He2: surname He和 hé: 和 he2: (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanese和 hè: 和 he4: to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence; to join in the singing; to chime in with others和 hú: 和 hu2: to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards和 húo: 和 huo2: to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]
- the same year
- 还 Huán: 还 Huan2: surname Huan还 hái: 还 hai2: still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; else还 huán: 还 huan2: to pay back; to return
- 没 mò: 没 mo4: drowned; to end; to die; to inundate没 méi: 没 mei2: (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
- 时 Shí: 时 Shi2: surname Shi时 shí: 时 shi2: o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
- right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
- they; them
- guests; visitors
- to accompany; to follow; to attend; entourage; attendant
- 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
- surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled; a certain ...; a given ...
- 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
- to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc); to comfort
- I; me; my
- but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
- 把 bǎ: 把 ba3: to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})把 bà: 把 ba4: handle
- to throw into; to put into; to throw oneself into; to participate in; to invest in; absorbed; engrossed
- prison
- personally; in person; oneself
- to lead; to command; to head
- to welcome; to greet
- familiarity at first sight
- to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4])
- to live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease; (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state)
- to untie; to undo; to solve (a mystery)
- manacles and leg-irons; fetters and handcuffs
- to go in
- preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund)
- exquisite; elegant; fine
- food
- you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3])
- reputation
- in all parts of (a country); various regions
- now; at present; currently
- cause; reason; because
- work-related matters; documents
- don't!; must not
- highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely
- matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)
- to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip
- to expect; to anticipate
- court; imperial household; dynasty
- after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
- (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 ...