1. used in 菩薩 púsà
2. used in transliteration

1. (old) female tutor
2. used in 保姆 bǎomǔ

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. eighteen
2. 18

1. season
2. time of the year

1. to become a member
2. to join
3. to mix into
4. to participate in
5. to add in

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

classifiers: 支, 個