- to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
- north; (classical) to be defeated
- to endure; to suffer; to be subjected to
- ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime
- 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
- child; the younger generation
- guests; visitors
- to lack; to be short of
- to restrict; to limit to; to constrain; restriction; constraint
- to discipline; to teach; to guarantee
- commandment; to prohibit
- (bound form) to put in order; to arrange properly; circumspect; well-behaved; to give (sb) an order
- no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
- 谓 wèi: 谓 wei4: to speak; to say; to name; to designate; meaning; sense谓 Wèi: 谓 Wei4: surname Wei
- 通 tòng: 通 tong4: classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)通 tōng: 通 tong1: to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
- 官 Guān: 官 Guan1: surname Guan官 guān: 官 guan1: government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to wield (power etc)
- matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- translated text
- letter; symbol; character; word; CL:個|个[ge4]; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
- to resign; to quit
- one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- office; duty
- to return to
- to accompany; to follow; to attend; entourage; attendant
- 打 dǎ: 打 da3: a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘|打伞[da3 san3] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[da3 dian4 hua4] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[da3 zhen1] "to get an injection", 打手套[da3 shou3 tao4] "to knit gloves", 打氣|打气[da3 qi4] "to inflate"); to hit; to strike; to fight; (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以後|打那以后[da3 na4 yi3 hou4] "since then")打 dá: 打 da2: (loanword) dozen; Taiwan pr. [da3]
- 了 le: 了 le5: (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)了 liǎo: 了 liao3: to finish; (used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4 bu5 liao3] "cannot forget"); (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least了 liǎo: 了 liao3: (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- 把 bà: 把 ba4: handle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})
- disciple; follower
- 都 Dū: 都 Du1: surname Du都 dōu: 都 dou1: all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all都 dū: 都 du1: capital city; metropolis
- to imprison; to lock up (in jail)
- 起来 qi lai: 起来 qi5 lai5: (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]); indicating completion; (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr. [qi3lai5]起来 qǐ lai: 起来 qi3 lai5: to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
- to viciously beat (sb) up; CL:頓|顿[dun4]
- (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
- 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
- to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- predecessor; ex-; former; ex (spouse etc)
- even if; even though
- (not) even; yet; still
- 要 yào: 要 yao4: to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important要 yāo: 要 yao1: (bound form) to demand; to coerce
- beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
- to ask for instructions
- court; imperial household; dynasty