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)

1. to leave
2. to part from
3. to be away from
4. (in giving distances) from
5. without (sth)
6. independent of
7. one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 bāguà, symbolizing fire
8. ☲

1. no; not so
2. (bound form) not; un-

1. far
2. distant
3. remote
4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far
5. much (lower etc)

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. the whole family
2. the same family
3. the family ... (when preceded by a family name)
4. group

classifiers: 家, 個

1. lining
2. interior
3. inside
4. internal
5. also written 里 lǐ

1. li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
2. neighborhood
3. ancient administrative unit of 25 families
4. (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 镇 zhèn and neighborhood 邻 lín levels

1. to buy
2. to purchase

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

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. Taiwan (abbr.)
2. surname Tai

1. (classical) you (in letters)
2. variant of 台 tái

1. platform
2. stage
3. terrace
4. stand
5. support
6. station
7. broadcasting station
8. classifier for vehicles or machines

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) I, me
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 怡 (yí, “happy, pleased”).
3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) what
4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, polite, honorific) used to address another person or to describe the actions of another person
5. I, me
6. Original form of 怡 (yí, “happy, pleased”).
7. Used in place names.
8. a surname
9. historical placename in modern Shandong
10. used in 三台 (“name of a star”)
11. used to address another person or to describe the actions of another person
12. what

1. camera (abbr. for 照相机 zhàoxiàngjī)
2. at the opportune moment
3. as the circumstances allow