1. (in the) past; former; previous
2. to go over; to pass by

1. two
2. both
3. some
4. a few
5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 jīn (old)

classifier: 個

1. grain
2. harvest (old)
3. variant of 年 nián

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

1. capital city
2. metropolis

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 steal
2. to pilfer
3. to snatch
4. thief
5. stealthily

1. coin
2. money
3. unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两 liǎng

classifier: 筆

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) a kind of farm tool
2. a kind of farm tool

1. (not only ...) but also
2. moreover
3. in addition
4. furthermore

1. (pronoun) this; these
2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)

1. paragraph
2. section
3. segment
4. stage (of a process)
5. classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc

1. (concept of) time
2. (duration of) time
3. (point in) time

1. lining
2. interior
3. inside
4. internal
5. also written 里 lǐ

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

1. capital city
2. metropolis

1. to know; to become aware of
2. also pr. zhīdao