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. item
2. component
3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc

1. tradition
2. traditional
3. convention
4. conventional

classifier: 個

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

1. complete; whole
2. totally; entirely

1. handwork
2. manual

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. also; too; as well; (not ...) either
2. (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X)
3. (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊 a

1. to need; to want; to demand; to require
2. needs

1. (attributive) labor-intensive
2. labor-intensive

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 make an item of clothing
2. to tailor

1. tailor
2. dressmaker

1. line of business
2. industry
3. occupation
4. job
5. employment
6. school studies
7. enterprise
8. property
9. (Buddhism) karma
10. deed
11. to engage in
12. already

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 背 (bèi, “back; to betray”).
2. Original form of 背 (bèi, “back; to betray”).

classifiers: 門, 種, 項

1. and
2. as well as
3. and so
4. but (not)
5. yet (not)
6. (indicates causal relation)
7. (indicates change of state)
8. (indicates contrast)

1. to show
2. to illustrate
3. to display
4. to demonstrate

1. each
2. every

1. seed
2. species
3. kind
4. type
5. classifier for types, kinds, sorts

1. to plant
2. to grow
3. to cultivate

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. woman
2. the female sex

1. figure
2. physique
3. posture