1. (pronoun) this
2. (adjective) this

1. thorny (problem)
2. intractable

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. question
2. problem
3. issue
4. topic

classifier: 個

1. no matter what or how
2. regardless of whether...

1. I
2. me
3. my

classifier: 次

1. number; amount
2. somewhat

1. how much?; how many?
2. (phone number, student ID etc) what number?

1. next in sequence
2. second
3. the second (day, time etc)
4. secondary
5. vice-
6. sub-
7. infra-
8. inferior quality
9. substandard
10. order
11. sequence
12. hypo- (chemistry)
13. classifier for enumerated events: time

1. outcome; result; consequence
2. in the end; as a result
3. to kill; to dispatch

1. city
2. metropolis

1. to use
2. by means of
3. according to
4. in order to
5. because of
6. at (a certain date or place)

1. to be defeated
2. to lose
3. to fail (e.g. experiments)
4. failure
5. defeat

classifier: 次

1. to end
2. to reach an end