1. (pronoun) this; these
2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)

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. (Mainland China, education) the first tier of universities
2. (judo) ippon
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 一, 本 (běn).
4. another version (terminology in collation)
5. entirely based on
6. having the same origin
7. ippon
8. the first tier of universities

1. pertaining to
2. concerning
3. with regard to
4. about
5. a matter of

1. (literary, figurative) salt-and-pepper; grizzled
2. (～社區) Xingxing (a community in Chengzhong, Yingcheng, Xiaogan, Hubei, China)
3. Xingxing (a community in Chengzhong, Yingcheng, Xiaogan, Hubei, China)
4. salt-and-pepper; grizzled
5. tiny spot; speck

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. book
2. letter
3. document
4. to write

classifiers: 本, 冊, 部