1. today
2. the present time; now

1. to yield
2. to permit
3. to let sb do sth
4. to have sb do sth
5. to make sb (feel sad etc)
6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 bèi)

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. item
2. component
3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc

1. matter
2. thing
3. item
4. work
5. affair

classifiers: 件, 樁, 回

1. alternative form of 倳 (zì, “to establish”)
2. alternative form of 剚 (zì, “to stab”)