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)

classifiers: 門, 段

1. to use
2. by means of
3. according to
4. in order to
5. because of
6. at (a certain date or place)

1. thirty
2. 30

classifier: 個

1. grain
2. harvest (old)
3. variant of 年 nián

1. as (in the capacity of)
2. to take sth as
3. to act as
4. to serve as
5. to behave as
6. to become
7. to be
8. to do
9. by (in the passive voice)

1. because of
2. for
3. to

1. limit
2. extreme boundary

1. impossible
2. cannot
3. not able

1. to know; to become aware of
2. also pr. zhīdao

1. thirty
2. 30

classifier: 個

1. grain
2. harvest (old)
3. variant of 年 nián

1. before
2. formerly
3. previous
4. ago

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 跑堂儿的 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

1. matter
2. thing
3. item
4. work
5. affair

classifiers: 件, 樁, 回

1. alternative form of 倳 (zì, “to establish”)
2. alternative form of 剚 (zì, “to stab”)