- everyone
- to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for
- anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious
- time; length of time; moment; period
- someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom)
- 出来 chu lai: 出来 chu5 lai5: (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)出来 chū lái: 出来 chu1 lai2: to come out; to appear; to arise
- 解 jiě: 解 jie3: to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection解 xiè: 解 xie4: acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)解 Xiè: 解 Xie4: surname Xie解 jiè: 解 jie4: to transport under guard
- 围 Wéi: 围 Wei2: surname Wei围 wéi: 围 wei2: to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)
- sedan chair; palanquin; litter
- 里 lǐ: 里 li3: lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]里 Lǐ: 里 Li3: Li (surname)里 lǐ: 里 li3: li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels
- Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (1835-1908), regent 1861-1908
- 传 chuán: 传 chuan2: to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity)传 zhuàn: 传 zhuan4: biography; historical narrative; commentaries; relay station
- down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
- to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])
- to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise; (literary) white silk; to boil and scour raw silk
- ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin
- squadron; team; group; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 参 cān: 参 can1: to take part in; to participate; to join; to attend; to counsel; unequal; varied; irregular; uneven; not uniform; abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House参 cēn: 参 cen1: used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]参 shēn: 参 shen1: ginseng; one of the 28 constellations
- to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore
- 西 xī: 西 xi1: west西 Xī: 西 Xi1: the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]; Spanish
- 法 Fǎ: 法 Fa3: France; French; abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Fa4]法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law; method; way; to emulate; (Buddhism) dharma; (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists; (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1])法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law
- (bound form) may; can; (bound form) to endure; to bear; (in 堪輿|堪舆[kan1 yu2]) heaven (contrasted with earth 輿|舆[yu2])
- ridgepole; ridgepole and beams; person able to bear heavy responsibility; mainstay (of organization); pillar (of state)
- road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
- decree; order; will; intent
- ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only; (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually
- no good
- to say again; to put off a discussion until later; moreover; what's more; besides
- what?; something; anything
- lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom); fig. to tremble with fear; to be terrified
- to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face
- 驾 Jià: 驾 Jia4: surname Jia驾 jià: 驾 jia4: to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辭|敬辞[jing4 ci2])
- disturbance; crisis; disputes; restlessness; CL:場|场[chang2]
- merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however
- 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
- to originate; to initiate; to launch (an attack, an initiative etc); to start; to propose sth (for the first time)
- to strike back; to beat back; to counterattack
- signal
- 说 shūo: 说 shuo1: to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine说 shùi: 说 shui4: to persuade
- 起来 qǐ lai: 起来 qi3 lai5: to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]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]
- at that time
- indeed; really; reliable; real; true
- excessively; too
- eye-catching; conspicuous
- they; them
- to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency
- already; to stop; then; afterwards
- gradually
- to surpass; to exceed; to transcend