1. a (married) couple
2. husband and wife

classifier: 對

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. one
2. single
3. a (article)
4. as soon as
5. entire; whole; all; throughout
6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

1. classifier for years (of age)
2. year
3. year (of crop harvests)

1. big; large; great
2. older (than another person)
3. eldest (as in 大姐 dàjiě)
4. greatly; freely; fully
5. (dialect) father
6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

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. one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth)
2. biological (parents)
3. birth (parents)

1. infant
2. baby
3. lead (Pb)

classifier: 個

1. (Taoism) lead (metal)
2. baby; infant (Classifier: 個／个 m)
3. lead (metal)

1. to glue
2. glue
3. gum
4. rubber

1. pouch
2. bag
3. sack
4. pocket

1. to throw away
2. to discard

1. (of time or place) in; at; on
2. (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for
3. (indicating a source) from; out of
4. (used in comparison) than
5. (used in the passive voice) by

1. surname Yu
2. Taiwan pr. Yú

1. (literary) Oh!
2. Ah!

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. (of time or place) in; at; on
2. (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for
3. (indicating a source) from; out of
4. (used in comparison) than
5. (used in the passive voice) by

1. surname Yu
2. Taiwan pr. Yú

1. (literary) Oh!
2. Ah!

1. May
2. fifth month (of the lunar year)

1. May
2. modern name for the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar

1. eighteen
2. 18

1. sun
2. day
3. date, day of the month

1. to be arrested
2. under arrest