1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)

1. to hold; to grasp
2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
3. handlebar
4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch
5. classifier for things with handles
6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 bǎ + {noun} + {verb})

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 爬 (pá, “to scratch”)
2. a surname
3. alternative form of 爬 (pá, “to scratch”)

1. shirt
2. blouse

classifier: 件

1. to shed
2. to take off
3. to escape
4. to get away from

1. (literary) simple; (by extension) straightforward, easy-going; not restrained by trivialities
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to be in agreement; to be consistent
3. obsolete form of 脫 /脱: to depart, escape
4. simple; (by extension) straightforward, easy-going; not restrained by trivialities
5. to be in agreement; to be consistent

1. (historical dictionaries only) relaxed, leisurely
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) suitable, appropriate
3. relaxed, leisurely
4. suitable, appropriate
5. used in 佞侻 (nìngtuì)

1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to do a perfunctory job; to go through the motions; to dodge; to evade
2. to do a perfunctory job; to go through the motions; to dodge; to evade

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