1. to break ground
2. to start digging
3. to plough
4. to break through the ground (of seedling)
5. fig. the start of a building project

1. and
2. as well as
3. and so
4. but (not)
5. yet (not)
6. (indicates causal relation)
7. (indicates change of state)
8. (indicates contrast)

1. to go out; to come out
2. to arise; to occur
3. to produce; to yield
4. to go beyond; to exceed
5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc

1. back
2. behind
3. rear
4. afterwards
5. after
6. later
7. post-

1. can; to have the skill; to know how to
2. to be likely to; to be sure to
3. to meet; to get together
4. meeting; gathering
5. (suffix) union; group; association
6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. huǐ)

1. skin cast off during molting
2. exuvium
3. to pupate
4. to molt
5. to slough
6. to cast off an old skin or shell

1. the body
2. one's health

1. (of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid
2. (of skin, mouth etc) dry
3. (fig.) dull; dry; boring
4. (of timber etc) to dry out; to season; to cure

1. to reach; to arrive
2. to leave for; to go to
3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)
4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough

1. tree
2. to cultivate
3. to set up

classifier: 棵

1. apex
2. crown of the head
3. top
4. roof
5. most
6. to carry on the head
7. to push to the top
8. to go against
9. to replace
10. to substitute
11. to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc)
12. (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile
13. classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc

1. to forage
2. to hunt for food
3. to scavenge
4. fig. to make a living

1. (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn)
2. (math.) sum
3. to make peace
4. (sports) to draw; to tie
5. (bound form) harmonious
6. (bound form) Japan; Japanese

1. to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
2. to join in the singing
3. to chime in with others

1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
2. Taiwan pr. huò

1. to mix (ingredients) together
2. to blend
3. classifier for rinses of clothes
4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
2. warm

1. (formal) spouse; partner
2. spouse; partner

1. (animal) they; them
2. they; them

1. to pass through; to get through
2. to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
3. to pass (a test)
4. by means of; through; via

1. to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch
2. to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh)

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 跑堂兒的 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. song of cicadas
2. chirping of insects

1. to come
2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 huílai)
4. ever since (as in 自古以來 zìgǔyǐlái)
5. for the past (amount of time)
6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 láishì)
7. (between two verbs) in order to
8. (after a round number) approximately
9. (used after 得 dé to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 tándelái, or after 不 bù to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 chībulái)

1. (formal) spouse; partner
2. spouse; partner