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. ministry
2. department
3. section
4. part
5. division
6. troops
7. board
8. classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc

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. cannot bear
2. cannot stand
3. utterly
4. extremely

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. to redeem
2. redemption; salvation

1. and
2. to give
3. together with

classifier: 個

1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 de)
2. him
3. her
4. it

classifiers: 首, 支

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. South Africa
2. Southern Africa

1. (film industry) Oscar (Academy Award)
2. (name) Oscar

classifier: 屆

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. work (of art)
2. opus

classifiers: 部, 篇

1. to merge into
2. to incorporate in

1. to merge into
2. to incorporate in

1. to encircle
2. to surround
3. all around
4. to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)

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. optimum
2. optimal
3. peak
4. best (athlete, movie etc)

classifier: 門

1. disk
2. sheet

1. thin piece
2. flake
3. a slice
4. film
5. TV play
6. to slice
7. to carve thin
8. partial
9. incomplete
10. one-sided
11. classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water
12. classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc
13. used with numeral 一 yī: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc
14. Kangxi radical 91

1. five
2. 5

1. stubborn
2. unyielding

1. strong
2. powerful
3. better
4. slightly more than
5. vigorous
6. violent
7. best in their category, e.g. see 百强 bǎiqiáng

1. to force
2. to compel
3. to strive
4. to make an effort

1. to tussle
2. to contend
3. to contest