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. to be born
2. to give birth
3. life
4. to grow
5. raw
6. uncooked
7. student

1. (bound form) China; Chinese
2. surname Zhong

1. within; among; in
2. middle; center
3. while (doing sth); during
4. (dialect) OK; all right

1. to hit (a target)
2. to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc)
3. to win (a prize or lottery)

1. to see
2. to meet
3. to appear (to be sth)
4. to interview
5. opinion
6. view

1. to appear
2. also written 現 xiàn

1. to cross
2. to go over
3. to pass (time)
4. to celebrate (a holiday)
5. to live
6. to get along
7. excessively
8. too-

1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
2. (after 之 zhī) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 shìjièzhīzuì "the greatest in the world")

1. white
2. snowy
3. pure
4. bright
5. empty
6. blank
7. plain
8. clear
9. to make clear
10. in vain
11. gratuitous
12. free of charge
13. reactionary
14. anti-communist
15. funeral
16. to stare coldly
17. to write wrong character
18. to state
19. to explain
20. vernacular
21. spoken lines in opera

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. matter
2. thing
3. item
4. work
5. affair

classifiers: 件, 樁, 回

1. alternative form of 倳 (zì, “to establish”)
2. alternative form of 剚 (zì, “to stab”)