1. (pronoun) this; these
2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)

1. to be (followed by substantives only)
2. correct; right; true
3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)

1. (attributive) optimal
2. optimal

1. 100 ml
2. one-tenth of a peck
3. measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗

1. to close
2. to join
3. to fit
4. to be equal to
5. whole
6. together
7. round (in battle)
8. conjunction (astronomy)
9. 1st note of pentatonic scale
10. old variant of 盒 hé

1. to dry in the air
2. (fig.) to cold-shoulder

classifiers: 件, 套

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