1. front
2. forward
3. ahead
4. first
5. top (followed by a number)
6. future
7. ago
8. before
9. BC (e.g. 前293年)
10. former
11. formerly

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. to die
2. impassable
3. uncrossable
4. inflexible
5. rigid
6. extremely
7. damned

1. to go
2. to take
3. sentence-final interrogative particle
4. variant of 於 yú

1. (of time or place) in; at; on
2. (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for
3. (indicating a source) from; out of
4. (used in comparison) than
5. (used in the passive voice) by

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. threshing floor
2. classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout

1. large place used for a specific purpose
2. stage
3. scene (of a play)
4. classifier for sporting or recreational activities
5. classifier for number of exams

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) loose soil; soil that has been tilled
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) mound created by creatures like ants or moles
3. loose soil; soil that has been tilled
4. mound created by creatures like ants or moles

classifier: 起