1. head of a household
2. family head
3. patriarch
4. parent or guardian of a child

1. to guide; to direct; to instruct
2. coach; trainer

1. if
2. in case
3. in the event that

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 跑堂儿的 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. 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. to learn
2. to study
3. to imitate
4. science
5. -ology

classifiers: 門, 種

1. (literary) to tell
2. to tell

1. to ask
2. to invite
3. please (do sth)
4. to treat (to a meal etc)
5. to request

1. to take up time
2. to spend time

1. no; not so
2. (bound form) not; un-

classifier: 個

1. comma
2. phrase marked by pause

1. to read out; to read aloud
2. to read
3. to attend (school); to study (a subject in school)
4. to pronounce

1. to reach; to arrive
2. to leave for; to go to
3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)
4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough

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 跑堂儿的 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. word
2. statement; speech; lyrics

classifier: 首

1. shy
2. embarrassed
3. bashful

1. improbable
2. unlikely
3. will not (act, happen etc)
4. not able
5. not having learned to do sth
6. (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it
7. not at all

1. to exist; to be alive
2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

1. to permit
2. to allow

1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

1. to finish
2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
4. to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)

1. (of eyes) bright
2. clear-sighted
3. to understand clearly

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 跑堂儿的 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. not yet
2. did not
3. have not
4. not
5. 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep
6. ancient Chinese compass point: 210°

1. to examine
2. to investigate
3. to censor out
4. censorship

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 跑堂儿的 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. (literary) dirty; filthy
2. (literary) dirt; filth

classifiers: 門, 種

1. (literary) to tell
2. to tell

1. exactly; precisely
2. only; simply; just
3. (used correlatively with 也 yě) even; even if

classifiers: 門, 種

1. (literary) to tell
2. to tell