1. to exist; to be alive
2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

1. all
2. to have; to possess; to own

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

1. to appear
2. to arise
3. to emerge
4. to show up

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. (bound form) China; Chinese
2. surname Zhong

1. within; among; in
2. middle; center
3. while (doing sth); during
4. (dialect) OK; all right

1. to hit (a target)
2. to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc)
3. to win (a prize or lottery)

1. haven't
2. hasn't
3. doesn't exist
4. to not have
5. to not be

1. a; an; one
2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)

1. Combination of the numeral 一 (“one”) and the generic classifier 個／个: a; an; one
2. same

1. Belgium
2. Belgian
3. abbr. for 比利时 Bǐlìshí

1. to compare
2. (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
3. ratio
4. to gesture
5. (Taiwan pr. bì in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 師比／师比 (shīpí, “ancient belt hook”)
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 比蒲 (“placename”)
3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 皋比 (gāopí, “tiger skin”)
4. used in 師比／师比 (shīpí, “ancient belt hook”)
5. used in 比蒲 (“placename”)
6. used in 皋比 (gāopí, “tiger skin”)

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) close; near
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) dense; closely packed
3. close; near
4. dense; closely packed

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 庀 (pǐ, “to have; to possess”)
2. alternative form of 庀 (pǐ, “to have; to possess”)

1. granule
2. hoarse
3. raspy
4. sand
5. powder
6. abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

classifier: 粒

1. to change or replace
2. to experience
3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)

1. more
2. even more
3. further
4. still
5. still more

1. to attract people's affection
2. charming
3. delightful

1. to change or replace
2. to experience
3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)

1. more
2. even more
3. further
4. still
5. still more

1. communication
2. social intercourse

1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

1. to finish
2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
4. to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)

1. (of eyes) bright
2. clear-sighted
3. to understand clearly

1. to live
2. to dwell
3. to stay
4. to reside
5. to stop
6. (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

1. to exist; to be alive
2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

1. coast
2. seaside
3. seashore
4. beach

1. to pile up like a mountain (idiom)
2. a mountain of (paperwork etc)
3. a large number of sth

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. sand
2. grit

classifiers: 粒, 把

1. below
2. under
3. next
4. the following
5. also pr. xiàmian

classifier: 個

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. time
2. length of time
3. moment
4. period

1. can; to have the skill; to know how to
2. to be likely to; to be sure to
3. to meet; to get together
4. meeting; gathering
5. (suffix) union; group; association
6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. huǐ)

1. to exist; to be alive
2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

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

classifier: 把

1. to dig
2. to excavate
3. to scoop out

1. granule
2. hoarse
3. raspy
4. sand
5. powder
6. abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

classifier: 粒

1. (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn)
2. (math.) sum
3. to make peace
4. (sports) to draw; to tie
5. (bound form) harmonious
6. (bound form) Japan; Japanese

1. to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
2. to join in the singing
3. to chime in with others

1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
2. Taiwan pr. huò

1. to mix (ingredients) together
2. to blend
3. classifier for rinses of clothes
4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
2. warm

1. other
2. (sth or sb) else
3. the rest

1. complete; whole
2. totally; entirely

1. different
2. distinct
3. not the same
4. not alike

1. (Tw) saddle horse
2. mounted soldier

1. to sit astride
2. to ride (a horse, bike etc)
3. classifier for saddle horses

1. also; too; as well; (not ...) either
2. (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X)
3. (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊 a

1. to drill
2. to bore
3. to get into
4. to make one's way into
5. to enter (a hole)
6. to thread one's way through
7. to study intensively
8. to dig into
9. to curry favor for personal gain

1. drill; auger
2. diamond

1. first (of all)
2. in the first place

classifier: 片

1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
2. first (of multiple parts)
3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
4. to attend (class or university)
5. (directional complement) up
6. (noun suffix) on; above

1. fundamental
2. basic
3. root
4. simply
5. absolutely (not)
6. (not) at all

classifier: 個

1. haven't
2. hasn't
3. doesn't exist
4. to not have
5. to not be

1. (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn)
2. (math.) sum
3. to make peace
4. (sports) to draw; to tie
5. (bound form) harmonious
6. (bound form) Japan; Japanese

1. to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
2. to join in the singing
3. to chime in with others

1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
2. Taiwan pr. huò

1. to mix (ingredients) together
2. to blend
3. classifier for rinses of clothes
4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
2. warm

1. next
2. secondly

1. to have; there is
2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒuyì intentional)

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
3. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
4. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)

1. neither
2. nor

1. to know; to become aware of
2. also pr. zhīdao

1. how?
2. what?
3. why?

1. (Tw) saddle horse
2. mounted soldier

1. to sit astride
2. to ride (a horse, bike etc)
3. classifier for saddle horses

1. maybe
2. perhaps
3. might
4. possibly
5. or

1. Original form of 國／国 (guó, “country”).
2. Original form of 域 (yù, “range; territory”).

1. to drill
2. to bore
3. to get into
4. to make one's way into
5. to enter (a hole)
6. to thread one's way through
7. to study intensively
8. to dig into
9. to curry favor for personal gain

1. drill; auger
2. diamond

1. granule
2. hoarse
3. raspy
4. sand
5. powder
6. abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

classifier: 粒

1. can; to have the skill; to know how to
2. to be likely to; to be sure to
3. to meet; to get together
4. meeting; gathering
5. (suffix) union; group; association
6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. huǐ)

1. to make; to produce
2. to write; to compose
3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc)
5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for
6. to assume (an air or manner)

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. item
2. component
3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc

1. matter
2. thing
3. item
4. work
5. affair

classifiers: 件, 樁, 回

1. alternative form of 倳 (zì, “to establish”)
2. alternative form of 剚 (zì, “to stab”)

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. thing
2. stuff
3. person

classifiers: 個, 件

1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
3. (same as 就是 jiùshì) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
4. only; as little as
5. as much as; as many as
6. to approach; to move towards
7. to undertake; to engage in
8. (often followed by 着 zhe) taking advantage of
9. (of food) to go with
10. with regard to; concerning
11. (pattern: 就 jiù ... 也 yě ...) even if ... still ...
12. (pattern: 不 bù ... 就 jiù ...) if not ... then must be ...

1. to get into
2. to dig into (studies, job etc)
3. to squeeze into

1. granule
2. hoarse
3. raspy
4. sand
5. powder
6. abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

classifier: 粒

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

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

1. to know
2. to recognize
3. to be familiar with
4. to get acquainted with sb
5. knowledge
6. understanding
7. awareness
8. cognition

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

classifiers: 個, 位

1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
3. (same as 就是 jiùshì) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
4. only; as little as
5. as much as; as many as
6. to approach; to move towards
7. to undertake; to engage in
8. (often followed by 着 zhe) taking advantage of
9. (of food) to go with
10. with regard to; concerning
11. (pattern: 就 jiù ... 也 yě ...) even if ... still ...
12. (pattern: 不 bù ... 就 jiù ...) if not ... then must be ...

1. from; through; via
2. (bound form) to follow
3. (bound form) to obey
4. (bound form) to engage in (an activity)
5. (used before a negative) ever
6. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) retainer; attendant
7. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate
8. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor

1. sand
2. grit

classifiers: 粒, 把

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

1. to drill
2. to bore
3. to get into
4. to make one's way into
5. to enter (a hole)
6. to thread one's way through
7. to study intensively
8. to dig into
9. to curry favor for personal gain

1. drill; auger
2. diamond

1. to come out
2. to appear
3. to arise

1. to know; to become aware of
2. also pr. zhīdao

1. granule
2. hoarse
3. raspy
4. sand
5. powder
6. abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

classifier: 粒

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. what?
2. something; anything

1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

1. to finish
2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
4. to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)

1. (of eyes) bright
2. clear-sighted
3. to understand clearly

1. bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)
2. to puff (on a pipe etc)
3. (onom.) bang
4. abbr. for 贴吧 tiēbā

1. (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
2. ...right?
3. ...OK?
4. ...I presume.

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

1. seven
2. 7

1. classifier for years (of age)
2. year
3. year (of crop harvests)

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. small
2. tiny
3. few
4. young

1. (literary) verbose
2. (literary) to arrive, to reach

1. abbr. for 克罗地亚 Kèluódìyà, Croatia
2. (Tw) abbr. for 克罗埃西亚 Kèluóāixīyà, Croatia

1. to be able to
2. to subdue
3. to restrain
4. to overcome
5. gram
6. Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares

1. variant of 克 kè
2. to subdue
3. to overthrow
4. to restrain

1. Slovakia
2. Slovak
3. abbr. for 斯洛伐克 Sīluòfákè

1. (phonetic)
2. this

1. then
2. at that time
3. while

1. at once
2. right away

1. quilt
2. to cover (with)
3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune)
4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb)
5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅游 bèilu:yóu to "go on a trip")

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 披 (“to cover oneself; to scatter”)
2. alternative form of 披 (“to cover oneself; to scatter”)

1. alternative form of 彼 (bǐ, “that”)
2. alternative form of 髲 (bì, “wig”)

1. (of the sun) to shine on
2. to bask in (the sunshine)
3. to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun
4. (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share")
5. (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to

1. to obtain
2. to get
3. to gain
4. to catch (a disease)
5. proper
6. suitable
7. proud
8. contented
9. to allow
10. to permit
11. ready
12. finished

1. to have to
2. must
3. ought to
4. to need to

1. very red
2. red through and through
3. to blush (deep red)

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. to know; to become aware of
2. also pr. zhīdao

1. known
2. what one knows

1. (bound form) way; reason; principle
2. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization
3. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao
4. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)
5. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)
6. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
7. (old) circuit (administrative division)

classifiers: 條, 股

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 導 /导 (dǎo, “to direct; to guide; to lead; to conduct”)
2. alternative form of 導 /导 (dǎo, “to direct; to guide; to lead; to conduct”)

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. everything
2. every
3. all

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

1. to exist; to be alive
2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

1. July
2. seventh month (of the lunar year)

1. July
2. The modern name of the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

1. a; an; one
2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)

1. Combination of the numeral 一 (“one”) and the generic classifier 個／个: a; an; one
2. same

1. blistering hot
2. sizzling hot (weather)

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. early morning
2. also pr. zǎochen

classifier: 個

1. to be
2. to act as
3. manage
4. withstand
5. when
6. during
7. ought
8. should
9. match equally
10. equal
11. same
12. obstruct
13. just at (a time or place)
14. on the spot
15. right
16. just at

1. at or in the very same...
2. suitable
3. adequate
4. fitting
5. proper
6. to replace
7. to regard as
8. to think
9. to pawn
10. (coll.) to fail (a student)

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. to meet with
2. to encounter
3. (bitter) experience

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. threshing floor
2. classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout

1. large place used for a specific purpose
2. stage
3. scene (of a play)
4. classifier for sporting or recreational activities
5. classifier for number of exams

1. to arise abruptly
2. to arrive suddenly
3. happening suddenly

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. o'clock
2. time
3. when
4. hour
5. season
6. period

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. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
3. (same as 就是 jiùshì) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
4. only; as little as
5. as much as; as many as
6. to approach; to move towards
7. to undertake; to engage in
8. (often followed by 着 zhe) taking advantage of
9. (of food) to go with
10. with regard to; concerning
11. (pattern: 就 jiù ... 也 yě ...) even if ... still ...
12. (pattern: 不 bù ... 就 jiù ...) if not ... then must be ...

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. -ly
2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

1. earth
2. ground
3. field
4. place
5. land

classifier: 片

1. to answer; to reply
2. to handle; to deal with
3. response

1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

1. to finish
2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
4. to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)

1. (of eyes) bright
2. clear-sighted
3. to understand clearly