- move; act; measure
- use both carrot and stick; use gentle methods and force; an iron hand in a velvet glove
- strategy; tactics; crafty; adroit
- to receive
- (of wind etc) to subside; to die down; to quell; to smooth over (a dispute etc); to suppress (a rebellion etc)
- sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head
- to lend sb a knife to kill sb; to get sb else to do one's dirty work; to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
- see 安化縣|安化县[An1 hua4 Xian4]
- forever; always; perpetual
- thereupon; subsequently; accordingly
- (to take) a turn for the better; to change planes
- to have an audience (with the Emperor)
- to give audience (of emperor); retainers' duty to pay respect to sovereign; hajj (Islam)
- (coll.) to take (sth) as …; to treat as …; to assume; to act as if …; Taiwan pr. [zhi3dang1]
- derivation; to deduce
- to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
- (of people) to flock together; to congregate
- sufficient to...; so much so that; so that
- letter of appointment
- to provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement
- to pass a university entrance exam
- to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhao1ji2]
- take your time; take it easy
- to examine; to test; to check
- 稽 Jī: 稽 Ji1: surname Ji稽 jī: 稽 ji1: (bound form) to examine; to check (against records); (literary) to delay; to linger; (literary) to dispute; to argue稽 qǐ: 稽 qi3: to bow to the ground
- to confer a title; to ennoble; to knight; title of nobility
- lucrative job; cushy job
- to the end (of); at the end of; in the end; to come to an end
- October; tenth month (of the lunar year)
- (CCP) Organization Department (abbr. for 中共中央組織部|中共中央组织部[Zhong1 gong4 Zhong1 yang1 Zu3 zhi1 bu4])
- to transfer; to maneuver (troops etc); movement of personnel; to mobilize; to bring into play
- circumstance(s) encountered in one's life (favorable or otherwise); stroke of luck; opportunity
- Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
- department; branch; section; division; CL:個|个[ge4]
- working hand; member of a work team; participant; the boss (short form of 第一把手[di4 yi1 ba3 shou3])
- to climb step by step; to rise steadily; on the up and up
- old friend; deceased friend
- to meet again; to be reunited; reunion
- weak point; fault; shortcoming; disadvantage; CL:個|个[ge4]