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. (onom.) dong
2. ding dong (bell)

1. to be
2. to act as
3. manage
4. withstand
5. when
6. during
7. ought
8. should
9. match equally
10. equal
11. same
12. obstruct
13. just at (a time or place)
14. on the spot
15. right
16. just at

1. at or in the very same...
2. suitable
3. adequate
4. fitting
5. proper
6. to replace
7. to regard as
8. to think
9. to pawn
10. (coll.) to fail (a student)

1. to enter
2. to join
3. to go into

1. dining hall
2. dining room
3. restaurant

classifiers: 間, 家

1. o'clock
2. time
3. when
4. hour
5. season
6. period

1. available
2. optional

1. to select
2. to choose
3. to pick over
4. to pick out
5. to differentiate
6. to eliminate
7. also pr. zhái

1. to sit
2. to take a seat
3. to take (a bus, airplane etc)
4. to bear fruit
5. variant of 座 zuò

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. or
2. either one or the other

1. to ban smoking
2. to quit smoking
3. to prohibit cooking
4. prohibition on opium (esp. in China from 1729)

1. area
2. region
3. district
4. small
5. distinguish

classifier: 個