1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)

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. to cover
2. to wrap
3. to hold
4. to include
5. to take charge of
6. to contract (to or for)
7. package
8. wrapper
9. container
10. bag
11. to hold or embrace
12. bundle
13. packet

classifiers: 個, 隻

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 匏 (páo, “bottle gourd”).
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 庖 (páo, “kitchen”).
3. Original form of 匏 (páo, “bottle gourd”).
4. Original form of 庖 (páo, “kitchen”).

1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
3. (same as 就是 jiùshì) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
4. only; as little as
5. as much as; as many as
6. to approach; to move towards
7. to undertake; to engage in
8. (often followed by 着 zhe) taking advantage of
9. (of food) to go with
10. with regard to; concerning
11. (pattern: 就 jiù ... 也 yě ...) even if ... still ...
12. (pattern: 不 bù ... 就 jiù ...) if not ... then must be ...

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. therefore
2. as a result
3. so
4. the reason why

1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)

1. impossible
2. cannot
3. not able

1. to go
2. to go to (a place)
3. (of a time etc) last
4. just passed
5. to send
6. to remove
7. to get rid of
8. to reduce
9. to be apart from in space or time
10. to die (euphemism)
11. to play (a part)
12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)

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 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
4. to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)

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

classifier: 所