1. as a rule
2. as usual
3. usually

1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

1. to finish
2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
4. to understand clearly (variant of 瞭 liǎo)

1. (of eyes) bright
2. clear-sighted
3. to understand clearly

1. a burst
2. a fit
3. a peal
4. a spell (period of time)

1. to chat
2. idle talk

1. to pull
2. to tear
3. (of cloth, thread etc) to buy
4. to chat
5. to gossip
6. (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous
7. hokey

1. variant of 扯 chě
2. to pull
3. to tear

1. squadron
2. team
3. group

classifier: 個

1. lining
2. interior
3. inside
4. internal
5. also written 裏 lǐ

1. li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
2. neighborhood
3. ancient administrative unit of 25 families
4. (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮 zhèn and neighborhood 鄰 lín levels

1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs

classifiers: 條, 個

1. after
2. later
3. afterwards
4. following
5. later on
6. in the future

1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)

1. to exist; to be alive
2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

1. (bound form) China; Chinese
2. surname Zhong

1. within; among; in
2. middle; center
3. while (doing sth); during
4. (dialect) OK; all right

1. to hit (a target)
2. to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc)
3. to win (a prize or lottery)

1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
3. (same as 就是 jiùshì) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
4. only; as little as
5. as much as; as many as
6. to approach; to move towards
7. to undertake; to engage in
8. (often followed by 著 zhe) taking advantage of
9. (of food) to go with
10. with regard to; concerning
11. (pattern: 就 jiù ... 也 yě ...) even if ... still ...
12. (pattern: 不 bù ... 就 jiù ...) if not ... then must be ...

1. to hold; to grasp
2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
3. handlebar
4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch
5. classifier for things with handles
6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 bǎ + {noun} + {verb})

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 爬 (pá, “to scratch”)
2. a surname
3. alternative form of 爬 (pá, “to scratch”)

1. to talk (with sb)
2. to have a conversation
3. talk
4. conversation

classifier: 次

1. to draw into
2. to pull into
3. to introduce

1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

1. to finish
2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
4. to understand clearly (variant of 瞭 liǎo)

1. (of eyes) bright
2. clear-sighted
3. to understand clearly

1. (philosophy) thesis
2. main subject
3. thesis