- to lose heart; to be discouraged
- to shed tears; to weep
- to found a country; nation-building; the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949
- thirsty
- to bear hardships
- to set aside for
- to wash; to rinse; to clean; (fig.) to purge; to get rid of (corrupt individuals etc)
- to hope; a hope; a wish
- to be of one mind; to work as one
- foreign country
- have plenty of; there's no lack of
- peaceful relations; harmonious
- to bestow (favors, charity etc)
- friendly affection; fraternal love
- to assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary
- heir; successor
- to coordinate; to harmonize; to fit together; to match (colors etc); harmonious; concerted
- commander-in-chief; top military commander for a country or theater of operations
- capital (city); CL:個|个[ge4]
- cautious and timid (idiom); prudent; careful
- to allow; to grant; to permit
- to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce
- to formally present oneself before a superior (e.g. a ruler, high-ranking official or esteemed figure) for an official meeting; to have an audience with
- to quote
- 祖 zǔ: 祖 zu3: ancestor; forefather; grandparents祖 Zǔ: 祖 Zu3: surname Zu
- ancient language; old expression
- sundown; sunset
- Baghdad, capital of Iraq
- satin; silk fabric
- (of wind etc) to subside; to die down; to quell; to smooth over (a dispute etc); to suppress (a rebellion etc)
- flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc
- first wife
- next; secondly
- imperial wives and concubines
- amount; number
- 兰 lán: 兰 lan2: orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei); lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)兰 Lán: 兰 Lan2: surname Lan; abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu
- 阿 ā: 阿 a1: prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity; used in transliteration; (bound form) Afghanistan (abbr. for 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4]); (bound form) Albania (abbr. for 阿爾巴尼亞|阿尔巴尼亚[A1 er3 ba1 ni2 ya4]); (bound form) Algeria (abbr. for 阿爾及利亞|阿尔及利亚[A1 er3 ji2 li4 ya4]); (bound form) Argentina (abbr. for 阿根廷[A1 gen1 ting2]); also pr. [a4]阿 ē: 阿 e1: (literary) to flatter; to curry favor with
- war; hostilities; fighting