1. to wait until
2. by the time when (sth is ready etc)

1. only have ...; there is only ...
2. (used in combination with 才 cái) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 zhǐyǒutōngguòzhìliáocáinéngquányù "the only way to cure it is with therapy")
3. it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 zhǐyǒunánxìngcáiyǒucǐxūyào "only men would have such a requirement")
4. (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 zhǐyǒuqūfú "the only thing you can do is give in")

1. by oneself (without assistance)
2. alone (without company)

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. time
2. length of time
3. moment
4. period

1. -ly
2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

1. earth
2. ground
3. field
4. place
5. land

classifier: 片

1. to open
2. to show (a ticket)
3. to turn on
4. to switch on

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

1. (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. nèi)
2. (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)
3. then (in that case)

1. (archaic) many
2. beautiful
3. how
4. old variant of 挪 nuó

1. to confer
2. to grant
3. to bestow a title
4. to seal
5. classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters

1. letter
2. mail
3. to trust
4. to believe
5. to profess faith in
6. truthful
7. confidence
8. trust
9. at will
10. at random

classifier: 封