- immediate
- to choose (literary)
- lit. urgent beating of gongs and drums (idiom); fig. to urgently prepare for an upcoming event
- first day of the first lunar month; (old) calendar promulgated by the first emperor of a dynasty
- administration
- leader
- to assist (usually a ruler)
- Wu Han (1909-1969), historian, author of biography of Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, hounded to his death together with several members of his family during the cultural revolution
- bread; CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4]
- to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative; stickler for tradition
- to make a clear distinction; to differentiate clearly
- boundary
- Jiefang, a district of Jiaozuo City 焦作市[Jiao1 zuo4 Shi4], Henan
- special-purpose phone line or communications link; hotline; special rail line (e.g. between airport and city); CL:條|条[tiao2]
- broadcast; CL:個|个[ge4]; broadcasting; to broadcast; (formal) to propagate; to publicize
- after liberation (i.e. after the Communist's victory); after the establishment of PRC in 1949
- People's Liberation Army
- 弹片 tán piàn: 弹片 tan2 pian4: plectrum弹片 dàn piàn: 弹片 dan4 pian4: shrapnel; shell fragment
- to fight fiercely; fierce battle
- to take the opportunity; to take a plane
- (literary) to come to one's senses; to awaken; (literary) astute; sharp-witted
- to urge
- good fortune; a blessing
- 剿 jiǎo: 剿 jiao3: to destroy; to extirpate剿 chāo: 剿 chao1: to plagiarize
- Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Communist Party and the State Council
- Fu Zuoyi (1895–1974), Chinese general and politician, Nationalist commander who negotiated the peaceful surrender of Beiping (Beijing) to the Communists in 1949, and later held senior posts in the PRC government
- mythological sea turtle
- wonderful scenery; amazing sight; (fig.) marvel
- Winter Solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd December-5th January
- eleventh year A11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1994 or 2054
- (informal) note; CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]