1. the West
2. abbr. for Spain 西班牙 Xībānyá
3. Spanish

1. thus
2. so
3. like that
4. you
5. thou

1. abbr. for Uighur 维吾尔 Wéiwúěr
2. surname Wei

1. to preserve
2. to maintain
3. to hold together
4. dimension
5. vitamin (abbr. for 维生素 wéishēngsù)

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 盧維／卢维 (“ancient river in the Yan Province”)
2. only used in 盧維／卢维 (“ancient river in the Yan Province”)

1. (bound form) Austria (abbr. for 奥地利 Àodìlì)
2. (bound form) Olympics (abbr. for 奥林匹克 Àolínpǐkè)

1. obscure
2. mysterious

1. apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，除了他，谁也没来 chúletā,shéiyěméilái "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語，除了英语，他也会法语 chúle Yīngyǔ,tāyěhuì Fǎyǔ "in addition to English, he also knows French")
2. (used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了 chúle + A + 就是 jiùshì + B, "either A or B")

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. 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. position
2. location
3. place
4. seat
5. classifier for people (honorific)
6. classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
7. (physics) potential

1. statesman
2. politician

classifiers: 個, 位, 名

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. to occupy a post currently
2. current (president etc); incumbent
3. (coll.) current boyfriend (girlfriend, spouse)

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. premier
2. prime minister

classifiers: 個, 位, 名

1. (colloquial) Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance.
2. (pseudoverb) to also be
3. Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance.
4. that's true
5. to also 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. to succeed
2. success
3. successful; fruitful

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. merchant
2. businessman