1. to keep
2. to maintain
3. to hold
4. to preserve

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) to compare
2. (literary) to dispute
3. compared to
4. (before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather
5. also pr. jiǎo

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 角 (jué, “to compete; to contend”)
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) horizontal beam on both sides of a carriage; (by extension) carriage
3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) straight
4. alternative form of 角 (jué, “to compete; to contend”)
5. horizontal beam on both sides of a carriage; (by extension) carriage
6. straight

1. (obsolete) alternative form of 校 (xiào, “school”)
2. alternative form of 校 (xiào, “school”)

1. low
2. beneath
3. to lower (one's head)
4. to let droop
5. to hang down
6. to incline

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

classifier: 個