1. to speak; to talk; to say
2. to explain; to comment
3. to scold; to tell off
4. (bound form) theory; doctrine

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

classifier: 筆

1. cannot
2. must not
3. should not

1. to buy
2. to purchase

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

1. happiness
2. happy
3. blessed

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

classifiers: 個, 位

1. merely; only; just; nothing but
2. simply
3. but; however

1. not to know
2. unaware
3. unknowingly
4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)

1. (bound form) way; reason; principle
2. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization
3. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao
4. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)
5. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)
6. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
7. (old) circuit (administrative division)

classifiers: 條, 股

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 導 /导 (dǎo, “to direct; to guide; to lead; to conduct”)
2. alternative form of 導 /导 (dǎo, “to direct; to guide; to lead; to conduct”)

1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
2. first (of multiple parts)
3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
4. to attend (class or university)
5. (directional complement) up
6. (noun suffix) on; above

1. where?
2. somewhere
3. anywhere
4. wherever
5. nowhere (negative answer to question)
6. humble expression denying compliment
7. also written 哪里

1. where?
2. somewhere
3. anywhere
4. wherever
5. nowhere (negative answer to question)
6. humble expression denying compliment

1. to go
2. to go to (a place)
3. (of a time etc) last
4. just passed
5. to send
6. to remove
7. to get rid of
8. to reduce
9. to be apart from in space or time
10. to die (euphemism)
11. to play (a part)
12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)

1. to buy
2. to purchase

1. that's all
2. nothing more