1. happy
2. cheerful
3. to laugh

1. to respect
2. to wear (belt etc)

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 跑堂兒的 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. (literary) flowers being in full bloom
2. (literary) outstanding and brilliant
3. flowers being in full bloom
4. outstanding and brilliant

1. will
2. shall
3. to use
4. to take
5. to checkmate
6. just a short while ago
7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 bǎ)

1. (bound form) a general
2. (literary) to command; to lead
3. (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)

1. to desire
2. to invite
3. to request

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. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
2. first (of multiple parts)
3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
4. to attend (class or university)
5. (directional complement) up
6. (noun suffix) on; above

1. to wind
2. to coil (thread)
3. to rotate around
4. to spiral
5. to move around
6. to go round (an obstacle)
7. to by-pass
8. to make a detour
9. to confuse
10. to perplex

1. two
2. both
3. some
4. a few
5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 jīn (old)

1. to confine
2. to lock up
3. to pen in

1. classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc
2. to surround; to circle

classifier: 個

1. right hand
2. right-hand side

classifier: 把

1. (onom.) breaking or snapping
2. (coll.) cut it out
3. stop it
4. also written 喀嚓 kāchā

1. (onom.) breaking or snapping
2. (coll.) cut it out
3. stop it
4. also written 喀嚓 kāchā

1. quilt
2. to cover (with)
3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune)
4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb)
5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊 bèilu:yóu to "go on a trip")

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 披 (“to cover oneself; to scatter”)
2. alternative form of 披 (“to cover oneself; to scatter”)

1. alternative form of 彼 (bǐ, “that”)
2. alternative form of 髲 (bì, “wig”)

1. to cut
2. to snip

1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

1. to finish
2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
4. to understand clearly (variant of 瞭 liǎo)

1. (of eyes) bright
2. clear-sighted
3. to understand clearly

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 跑堂兒的 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. plait
2. braid
3. pigtail
4. a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent
5. handle

classifiers: 根, 條

1. to lie scattered (over an area)
2. Taiwan pr. sànluò

1. to disperse
2. to fall scattered
3. to sprinkle

1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
2. first (of multiple parts)
3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
4. to attend (class or university)
5. (directional complement) up
6. (noun suffix) on; above