1. (pronoun) this; these
2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)

1. to block up (a road, pipe etc)
2. to stop up (a hole)
3. (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress
4. wall (literary)
5. (classifier for walls)

1. (～河) Zhe or Du River (river in Hubei Province, China)
2. Zhe or Du River (river in Hubei Province, China)

classifiers: 面, 堵

1. to be (followed by substantives only)
2. correct; right; true
3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)

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”)

classifiers: 個, 位

1. to separate
2. to partition
3. to stand or lie between
4. at a distance from
5. after or at an interval of

1. outer
2. excluded

1. face
2. side
3. surface
4. aspect
5. top
6. classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc

1. flour
2. noodles
3. (of food) soft (not crunchy)
4. (slang) (of a person) ineffectual
5. spineless

1. still (as before)
2. had better
3. unexpectedly
4. or

1. had better; it would be best (to do something); one would be well-advised to
2. nevertheless; yet
3. or
4. still

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 leave (a message etc)
2. to retain
3. to stay
4. to remain
5. to keep
6. to preserve

1. (archaic) to wait; to await
2. to wait; to await

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. inside
2. interior
3. also pr. lǐmian