1. ordinary
2. commonplace
3. mundane
4. temporal
5. of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels)
6. every
7. all
8. whatever
9. altogether
10. gist
11. outline
12. note of Chinese musical scale

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. will
2. shall
3. to use
4. to take
5. to checkmate
6. just a short while ago
7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 bǎ)

1. (bound form) a general
2. (literary) to command; to lead
3. (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)

1. to desire
2. to invite
3. to request

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. 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. coin
2. money
3. unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两 liǎng

classifier: 筆

1. to search
2. to look for
3. to seek

1. to circle
2. to go back
3. to turn around
4. to answer
5. to return
6. to revolve
7. Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)
8. time
9. classifier for acts of a play
10. section or chapter (of a classic book)

1. to curve
2. to return
3. to revolve

1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
2. (after a noun) person involved in ...
3. -er
4. -ist
5. (used after a number or 后 hòu or 前 qián to refer to sth mentioned previously)
6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term)
7. (old) (used at the end of a command)
8. (old) this

1. monetary reward
2. remuneration