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 come
2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 huílai)
4. ever since (as in 自古以來 zìgǔyǐlái)
5. for the past (amount of time)
6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 láishì)
7. (between two verbs) in order to
8. (after a round number) approximately
9. (used after 得 dé to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 tándelái, or after 不 bù to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 chībulái)

1. to touch briefly; to tap
2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)
3. to order (food etc); to select
4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person)
5. to hint at; to imply
6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops
7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite
8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down
9. point; dot; spot; speck
10. dot stroke in Chinese characters
11. (math.) decimal point
12. point in time or space
13. (after a number) o'clock
14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more
15. classifier for small amounts

1. same
2. like
3. equal to
4. the same as
5. just like

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. (of one's skills etc) weak; poor
2. (coll.) (one's) type

classifiers: 棵, 樣, 道, 盤