hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
by means of; due to; because of; according to
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
absorption; suction; attraction
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
Later Han dynasty (China, 25-220 CE); Eastern Han dynasty; Later Han dynasty (China, 947-950 CE)
authority; power; influence
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
military officer; naval officer
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
connection; link; relationship
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms