1. if
2. in case
3. in the event that

1. few
2. less
3. to lack
4. to be missing
5. to stop (doing sth)
6. seldom

1. to listen to; to hear
2. to heed; to obey
3. a can (loanword from English "tin")
4. classifier for canned beverages
5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. tìng)
6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. tìng)

1. many; much; more; a lot of
2. too many; in excess
3. (after a numeral) ... odd
4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. duó)
5. (bound form) multi-; poly-

1. to speak
2. to say
3. to talk
4. to gossip
5. to tell stories
6. talk
7. word

1. like that; in that way; to that extent
2. (before a number) ... or so; about ...
3. then; in that case

1. two
2. both
3. some
4. a few
5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 jīn (old)

1. (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
2. (bound form) individual

1. cheeks; face
2. mouth

classifiers: 張, 個

1. one
2. single
3. a (article)
4. as soon as
5. entire; whole; all; throughout
6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

1. ear
2. handle (on a cup)

classifiers: 隻, 個, 對

1. ability; talent
2. sb of a certain type
3. a capable individual
4. then and only then
5. just now
6. (before an expression of quantity) only

1. (variant of 才 cái) just now
2. (variant of 才 cái) (before an expression of quantity) only

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