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. to hold
2. to seize
3. to catch
4. to apprehend
5. to take
6. (used in the same way as 把 bǎ: to mark the following noun as a direct object)

1. brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy)
2. (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork
3. (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character
4. (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business
5. (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)

classifiers: 支, 枝

1. before
2. prior to
3. ago
4. previously
5. beforehand

1. I
2. me
3. my

1. to want; to need; to ask for
2. will; shall; about to
3. need to; should
4. if (same as 要是 yàoshi)
5. (bound form) important

1. (archaic) alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
2. alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
3. used in 要褭／要袅

1. to concentrate
2. to centralize
3. to focus
4. centralized
5. concentrated
6. to put together

1. (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)
2. all at once; suddenly

1. thought
2. thinking
3. idea
4. ideology

classifier: 個