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)

classifier: 個

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

1. before
2. formerly
3. previous
4. ago

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

classifier: 座

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. population
2. people

1. will
2. shall
3. to use
4. to take
5. to checkmate
6. just a short while ago
7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 bǎ)

1. (bound form) a general
2. (literary) to command; to lead
3. (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)

1. to desire
2. to invite
3. to request

1. one
2. single
3. a (article)
4. as soon as
5. entire; whole; all; throughout
6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

1. (two, three etc) -fold
2. times (multiplier)
3. double
4. to increase or multiply

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 陪 (péi).
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 賠 /赔 (péi)
3. Original form of 陪 (péi).
4. alternative form of 賠 /赔 (péi)