1. (dialectal) why; what for
2. what to do
3. why; what for

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”)

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

1. capital city
2. metropolis

1. cannot
2. must not
3. should not

1. to yield
2. to permit
3. to let sb do sth
4. to have sb do sth
5. to make sb (feel sad etc)
6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 bèi)

1. to know; to become aware of
2. also pr. zhīdao