1. Maria (name)
2. St Mary

1. to hold
2. to seize
3. to catch
4. to apprehend
5. to take
6. (used in the same way as 把 bǎ: to mark the following noun as a direct object)

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 無 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
4. to understand clearly (variant of 瞭 liǎo)

1. (of eyes) bright
2. clear-sighted
3. to understand clearly

1. a; an; one
2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)

1. Combination of the numeral 一 (“one”) and the generic classifier 個／个: a; an; one
2. same

1. (chicken) egg
2. hen's egg

classifiers: 個, 打

1. and
2. furthermore
3. also
4. together with
5. (not) at all
6. simultaneously
7. to combine
8. to join
9. to merge

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 傍 (“to be near; approaching”)
2. alternative form of 傍 (“to be near; approaching”)

1. will
2. shall
3. to use
4. to take
5. to checkmate
6. just a short while ago
7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 bǎ)

1. (bound form) a general
2. (literary) to command; to lead
3. (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)

1. to desire
2. to invite
3. to request

1. alternative form of 駝 /驼 (tuó)
2. used in 它它藉藉／它它借借

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. bowl
2. cup

classifiers: 隻, 個

1. along
2. to follow (a line, tradition etc)
3. to carry on
4. to trim (a border with braid, tape etc)
5. border
6. edge

1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
2. first (of multiple parts)
3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
4. to attend (class or university)
5. (directional complement) up
6. (noun suffix) on; above

1. to get sth open by tapping or striking it
2. (figuratively, when followed by sth like ∼的大門|∼的大门 xxdedàmén) to open the door to ~
3. to gain access to ~