1. to use; to make use of; to employ
2. (coverb) with; using
3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
4. usefulness; utility
5. (bound form) expense; outlay
6. (courteous) to eat; to drink
7. (literary) hence; therefore

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. dictionary
2. also written 辭典 cídiǎn

classifiers: 部, 本

1. to research
2. to check
3. to investigate
4. to examine
5. to refer to
6. to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, colloquial) government official
2. government official

1. to research
2. to check
3. to investigate
4. to examine
5. to refer to
6. to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, colloquial) government official
2. government official

1. new character (in textbook)
2. character that is unfamiliar or not yet studied

1. bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)
2. to puff (on a pipe etc)
3. (onom.) bang
4. abbr. for 貼吧 tiēbā

1. (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
2. ...right?
3. ...OK?
4. ...I presume.