classifiers: 隻, 條

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. Belgium
2. Belgian
3. abbr. for 比利時 Bǐlìshí

1. to compare
2. (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
3. ratio
4. to gesture
5. (Taiwan pr. bì in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 師比／师比 (shīpí, “ancient belt hook”)
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 比蒲 (“placename”)
3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 皋比 (gāopí, “tiger skin”)
4. used in 師比／师比 (shīpí, “ancient belt hook”)
5. used in 比蒲 (“placename”)
6. used in 皋比 (gāopí, “tiger skin”)

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) close; near
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) dense; closely packed
3. close; near
4. dense; closely packed

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 庀 (pǐ, “to have; to possess”)
2. alternative form of 庀 (pǐ, “to have; to possess”)

1. humanity
2. human race
3. mankind

1. to obtain
2. to get
3. to gain
4. to catch (a disease)
5. proper
6. suitable
7. proud
8. contented
9. to allow
10. to permit
11. ready
12. finished

1. to have to
2. must
3. ought to
4. to need to

1. many; much; more; a lot of
2. too many; in excess
3. (after a numeral) ... odd
4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. duó)
5. (bound form) multi-; poly-