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

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. 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. umbrella
2. parasol

classifier: 把

1. damask silk
2. variant of 伞 sǎn

1. to put
2. to place
3. to release
4. to free
5. to let go
6. to let out
7. to set off (fireworks)

1. a surname, Fang
2. alternative form of 仿 (“to imitate; to resemble”)
3. to base on
4. to reach

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. (pronoun) this
2. (adjective) this

1. lining
2. interior
3. inside
4. internal
5. also written 里 lǐ

1. li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
2. neighborhood
3. ancient administrative unit of 25 families
4. (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 镇 zhèn and neighborhood 邻 lín levels