1. genuine; real; true
2. really; indeed

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. good friend
2. (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period)

1. to be (followed by substantives only)
2. correct; right; true
3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)

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 著 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 have; there is
2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒuyì intentional)

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
3. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
4. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)

1. (coll.) to chat
2. (literary) temporarily; for a while
3. (literary) somewhat; slightly
4. (literary) to depend upon

1. no; not so
2. (bound form) not; un-

1. to finish
2. to be over
3. whole
4. complete
5. entire

1. topic
2. problem for discussion
3. exam question
4. subject
5. to inscribe
6. to mention

classifiers: 個, 道

1. (historical dictionaries only) alternative form of 㼵 (dì, “small basin”)
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 睇 (“to look at; to scrutinize”)
3. alternative form of 㼵 (dì, “small basin”)
4. alternative form of 睇 (“to look at; to scrutinize”)

1. no; not so
2. (bound form) not; un-

1. to speak
2. to say
3. to talk
4. to gossip
5. to tell stories
6. talk
7. word

1. neither
2. nor

1. can; to have the skill; to know how to
2. to be likely to; to be sure to
3. to meet; to get together
4. meeting; gathering
5. (suffix) union; group; association
6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. huǐ)

1. to think that ...; to feel that ...
2. to feel (uncomfortable etc)