1. I
2. me
3. my

1. to have to
2. must
3. compulsory
4. necessarily

1. to want; to need; to ask for
2. will; shall; about to
3. need to; should
4. if (same as 要是 yàoshi)
5. (bound form) important

1. (archaic) alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
2. alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
3. used in 要褭／要袅

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)

classifiers: 所, 家, 座

1. again; once more; re-
2. further; beyond this point of time
3. (before an adjective) more
4. then (after sth, and not until then)
5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 yě or 都 dōu for emphasis)
6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再则 zàizé, 再就是 zàijiùshì etc)
7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur

1. foolish; stupid
2. expressionless; blank
3. variant of 待 dāi

1. foolish; stupid (variant of 呆 dāi)
2. expressionless; blank (variant of 呆 dāi)

1. many; much; more; a lot of
2. too many; in excess
3. (after a numeral) ... odd
4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. duó)
5. (bound form) multi-; poly-

1. long
2. (bound form) length
3. (bound form) strong point; forte
4. (bound form) to be good at
5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. zhàng)

1. chief
2. head
3. elder
4. to grow
5. to develop
6. to increase
7. to enhance

1. (archaic) length; measure of length
2. length; measure of length

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

1. (concept of) time
2. (duration of) time
3. (point in) time

1. particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
2. particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?")
3. particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?")
4. (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action
5. particle indicating strong affirmation