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

classifier: 方

1. to fall
2. to drop
3. to lag behind
4. to lose
5. to go missing
6. to reduce
7. fall (in prices)
8. to lose (value, weight etc)
9. to wag
10. to swing
11. to turn
12. to change
13. to exchange
14. to swap
15. to show off
16. to shed (hair)
17. (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)

1. (obsolete) to hold; to wield; to bear; to lift
2. to hold; to wield; to bear; to lift

1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

1. to finish
2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
4. to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)

1. (of eyes) bright
2. clear-sighted
3. to understand clearly