- 炮 pào: 炮 pao4: cannon; CL:座[zuo4]; firecracker炮 páo: 炮 pao2: to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)炮 bāo: 炮 bao1: to sauté; to fry; to dry by heating
- 厂 hǎn: 厂 han3: "cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc厂 chǎng: 厂 chang3: factory; yard; depot; workhouse; works; (industrial) plant
- to pursue one's studies
- half a year
- to learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ology
- China and the West; Chinese-Western
- 尤 Yóu: 尤 You2: surname You尤 yóu: 尤 you2: outstanding; particularly, especially; a fault; to express discontentment against
- skillful in; proficient in; adept at
- firearm
- technology; technique; skill; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4]
- personal strength; one's special ability or strong points
- cream; elite; essence; quintessence
- talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks
- the late Qing; late 19th and early 20th century China
- the final years (of a regime)
- it could even be said
- lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom); fig. few and far between
- but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
- whole; full
- to leave sth unused; to lie idle
- 六 lìu: 六 liu4: six; 6六 lù: 六 lu4: used in place names
- (of a period of time) long
- 任 rèn: 任 ren4: to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)任 Rén: 任 Ren2: surname Ren
- post; position; job; duties
- 局 jú: 局 ju2: narrow局 jú: 局 ju2: office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc局 jú: 局 ju2: cramped; narrow
- committee member
- 随 Súi: 随 Sui2: surname Sui随 súi: 随 sui2: to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently
- camp; barracks; battalion; to build; to operate; to manage; to strive for
- anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side
- 没 mò: 没 mo4: drowned; to end; to die; to inundate没 méi: 没 mei2: (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
- many; quite a few; a good number of
- a hero with no chance of using his might; to have no opportunity to display one's talents
- to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
- desolate; unfrequented; to treat sb coldly; to snub; to cold shoulder
- the vast majority
- to go home (to one's native country); to return from abroad
- staff; crew; personnel; CL:個|个[ge4]
- this kind; these kinds; such
- 闲 xián: 闲 xian2: enclosure; unoccupied; leisure闲 xián: 闲 xian2: idle; unoccupied; leisure
- 差 cī: 差 ci1: used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]差 chāi: 差 chai1: to send (on an errand); (archaic) person sent on such an errand; job; official post差 chà: 差 cha4: different; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack; not up to standard; inferior; Taiwan pr. [cha1]差 chā: 差 cha1: difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction); (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly
- cause; origin; root cause; reason; CL:個|个[ge4]
- simple; not complicated
- 那 Núo: 那 Nuo2: surname Nuo那 nà: 那 na4: (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case)那 núo: 那 nuo2: (archaic) many; beautiful; how那 Nā: 那 Na1: surname Na
- 可 kè: 可 ke4: used in 可汗[ke4 han2]可 kě: 可 ke3: (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however