1. (pronoun) this; these
2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)

1. matter
2. thing
3. item
4. work
5. affair

classifiers: 件, 樁, 回

1. alternative form of 倳 (zì, “to establish”)
2. alternative form of 剚 (zì, “to stab”)

1. after; behind
2. (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then

1. as (in the capacity of)
2. to take sth as
3. to act as
4. to serve as
5. to behave as
6. to become
7. to be
8. to do
9. by (in the passive voice)

1. because of
2. for
3. to

1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 de)
2. him
3. her
4. it

1. color
2. look
3. appearance
4. sex

classifier: 種

1. (coll.) color
2. used in 色子 shǎizi

1. to change
2. to become different
3. to transform
4. to vary
5. rebellion