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. seat
2. base; stand
3. (bound form) constellation
4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 师座 shīzuò)
5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc

1. (once) again
2. also
3. both... and...
4. and yet
5. (used for emphasis) anyway

1. to begin
2. beginning
3. to start
4. initial

classifier: 個

1. to exercise; to move about; to work out
2. shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc)
3. movable; flexible; liquid (capital etc)
4. (volcanic, seismic, economic etc) activity
5. to use personal influence, connections, bribes etc

classifier: 項

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