1. can
2. may
3. possible
4. able to
5. not bad
6. pretty good

1. to use; to make use of; to employ
2. (coverb) with; using
3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
4. usefulness; utility
5. (bound form) expense; outlay
6. (courteous) to eat; to drink
7. (literary) hence; therefore

1. naked eye
2. layman's eyes

1. to use; to make use of; to employ
2. (coverb) with; using
3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
4. usefulness; utility
5. (bound form) expense; outlay
6. (courteous) to eat; to drink
7. (literary) hence; therefore

1. binoculars (hand-held device for looking at a distance)
2. telescope (optical instrument that magnifies)

classifiers: 部, 副

1. still
2. still in progress
3. still more
4. yet
5. even more
6. in addition
7. fairly
8. passably (good)
9. as early as
10. even
11. also
12. else

1. to pay back
2. to return

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 旋 (“to rotate; to turn around”)
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) immediately
3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) nimble; agile
4. alternative form of 旋 (“to rotate; to turn around”)
5. immediately
6. nimble; agile

1. can
2. to be able to
3. might possibly
4. ability
5. (physics) energy

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 耐 (“to bear; to withstand”)
2. a surname
3. alternative form of 耐 (“to bear; to withstand”)

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 台 (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
2. alternative form of 台 (“name of a Chinese constellation”)

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 態 /态 (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
2. alternative form of 態 /态 (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)

1. (obsolete) mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
2. mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)
2. only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”)
2. alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”)

1. to look after
2. to take care of
3. to watch
4. to guard

1. to see; to look at
2. to read
3. to watch
4. to visit; to call on
5. to consider; to regard as
6. to look after
7. to treat (a patient or illness)
8. to depend on
9. to feel (that)
10. (after a verb) to give it a try
11. to watch out for

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. to change or replace
2. to experience
3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)

1. more
2. even more
3. further
4. still
5. still more

1. clear
2. distinct
3. to understand thoroughly
4. to be clear about