1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)

1. to hold; to grasp
2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
3. handlebar
4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch
5. classifier for things with handles
6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 bǎ + {noun} + {verb})

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 爬 (pá, “to scratch”)
2. a surname
3. alternative form of 爬 (pá, “to scratch”)

1. to earn
2. to make a profit

1. to cheat
2. to swindle

1. to reach; to arrive
2. to leave for; to go to
3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)
4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough

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. coin
2. money
3. unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两 liǎng

classifier: 筆

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) a kind of farm tool
2. a kind of farm tool

1. all; both; entirely
2. (used for emphasis) even
3. already
4. (not) at all

1. capital city
2. metropolis

1. to exist
2. to deposit
3. to store
4. to keep
5. to survive

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

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

1. to stand up; to get up
2. also pr. qǐlái

1. (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
2. indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站 zhàn)
3. indicating completion
4. (after a perception verb, e.g. 看 kàn) expressing preliminary judgment
5. also pr. qǐlai

1. placed after a verb to form a copular verb, expressing evaluation based on initial perception
2. placed after a verb to indicate that the action has started
3. to get up; to get out of bed
4. to rise up; to get up