1. due to
2. as a result of
3. thanks to
4. owing to
5. since
6. because

1. water shortage
2. dehydration

classifier: 座

1. lining
2. interior
3. inside
4. internal
5. also written 里 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 镇 zhèn and neighborhood 邻 lín levels

1. all
2. to have; to possess; to own

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. see 花都区 Huādū Qū
2. alternative name for Paris

1. (colloquial) extremely; very
2. (intransitive) to have died; to be dead
3. (transitive) to have lost (one's relatives)
4. extremely; very
5. to have died; to be dead
6. to have lost (one's relatives)