1. to be (followed by substantives only)
2. correct; right; true
3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)

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. first
2. most important; primary; foremost

1. (literally, figuratively) first; 1st
2. being the most important consideration; being essential, or a priority; coming first
3. first; 1st
4. firstly
5. number one; #1; first (in a test, competition, etc.)

1. subject
2. course
3. class
4. lesson
5. to levy
6. tax
7. form of divination

classifiers: 門, 堂, 節