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

1. to confirm
2. to verify
3. confirmation

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. all
2. to have; to possess; to own

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. lamp
2. light
3. lantern

classifier: 盞

1. all; both; entirely
2. (used for emphasis) even
3. already
4. (not) at all

1. capital city
2. metropolis

1. mountain pass
2. to close; to shut; to turn off
3. to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc)
4. to concern; to involve

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