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. 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. to drive (vehicle); to pilot (ship, airplane etc)
2. driver; pilot; captain

classifiers: 門, 種, 項

1. very; quite
2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)

1. difference; discrepancy
2. (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction)
3. (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly

1. different
2. wrong; mistaken
3. to fall short; to lack
4. not up to standard; inferior
5. Taiwan pr. chā

1. to send (on an errand)
2. (archaic) person sent on such an errand
3. job; official post

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 搓 (cuō, “to rub with one's hands; to scrub; to twist”).
2. Original form of 搓 (cuō, “to rub with one's hands; to scrub; to twist”).

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 瘥 (chài, “to recover from an illness”).
2. Original form of 瘥 (chài, “to recover from an illness”).

1. but; yet; however; still
2. merely; only; just

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 do with difficulty
2. to force sb to do sth
3. reluctant
4. barely enough

1. to pass through; to get through
2. to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
3. to pass (a test)
4. by means of; through; via

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 drive (vehicle); to pilot (ship, airplane etc)
2. driver; pilot; captain

1. to take an exam
2. exam

classifier: 次