- fragmentary; trifling
- 班 bān: 班 ban1: team; class; grade; (military) squad; work shift; classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles班 Bān: 班 Ban1: surname Ban
- in the end; finally; as a result
- to be narrowly partisan; to unite with those of the same views but alienate those with different views
- lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
- 宜 Yí: 宜 Yi2: surname Yi宜 yí: 宜 yi2: proper; should; suitable; appropriate
- 闻 wén: 闻 wen2: to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at闻 Wén: 闻 Wen2: surname Wen
- to concentrate fully on sth; single-minded
- writing; to write; to compile
- to lecture (on branch of learning)
- distant; remote
- 几 jī: 几 ji1: small table几 jǐ: 几 ji3: how many; how much; several; a few几 jī: 几 ji1: (literary) almost
- time and again; repeatedly; frequently
- setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue
- to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand
- twists and turns
- (idiom) to be in a relationship with or marry a bad person; (idiom) to associate with a bad person
- fate is unfavorable (idiom); the omens are not good
- so long as; provided; if
- ruler; those in power; the authorities
- to become civilized; to be open-minded; (of ice) to thaw
- a gleam of hope
- wind and waves; rough waters; (fig.) hardship
- frequency; frequently; repetitious
- to ignite; to set on fire; aflame
- to tender one's resignation
- lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2 xiao1 jie2]; (fig.) revolving door; musical chairs (metaphor for people being shuffled around into different jobs)
- to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc)
- (of two things) to come into contact; to meet; to hand over to; to take over from; to associate with; to have friendly relations with; to have sexual intercourse
- to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself
- to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support
- Xu Shichang (1855-1939), politician associated with the Northern Warlords, president of China in 1921
- to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of; to break away (from); to break out (of); to free oneself from; to extricate oneself
- to control
- again; once more; re-
- to start using; (computing) to enable (a feature)
- to set up an independent regime; to secede; segmentation; division; fragmentation
- lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
- the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment
- the entire nation; the whole country, from the leadership to the rank and file
- we warmly invite (you to participate, attend, collaborate etc)