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. strip
2. item
3. article
4. clause (of law or treaty)
5. classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)

1. (bound form) the Yellow River
2. (bound form) the Milky Way
3. (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉 héfěn

classifiers: 條, 道

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. (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. wide
2. broad
3. loose
4. relaxed
5. lenient

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