1. why?
2. for what reason?

1. to vary
2. to differ

1. to rise
2. to raise
3. to get up
4. to set out
5. to start
6. to appear
7. to launch
8. to initiate (action)
9. to draft
10. to establish
11. to get (from a depot or counter)
12. verb suffix, to start
13. starting from (a time, place, price etc)
14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
15. classifier for groups: batch, group

1. to eat; to consume
2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
3. to eradicate; to destroy
4. to absorb
5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)

classifiers: 份, 頓, 次, 餐

1. particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
2. particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?")
3. particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?")
4. (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action
5. particle indicating strong affirmation