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

classifiers: 個, 隻

1. to touch briefly; to tap
2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)
3. to order (food etc); to select
4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person)
5. to hint at; to imply
6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops
7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite
8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down
9. point; dot; spot; speck
10. dot stroke in Chinese characters
11. (math.) decimal point
12. point in time or space
13. (after a number) o'clock
14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more
15. classifier for small amounts

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

1. courtesy; politeness; manners
2. courteous; polite