1. to choose
2. to select

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

1. oil
2. fat
3. grease
4. petroleum
5. to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
6. oily
7. greasy
8. glib
9. cunning

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 釉 (yòu, “to glaze”)
2. alternative form of 釉 (yòu, “to glaze”)
3. used in 浩油

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

1. sugar
2. sweets
3. candy

classifiers: 顆, 塊

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

classifier: 粒

1. (Ningbonese) to apply soap to; to dab or cover with soap
2. (Ningbonese, of one's body) to be drenched in sweat
3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 豔 /艳 (yàn, “to envy”)
4. alternative form of 豔 /艳 (yàn, “to envy”)
5. to apply soap to; to dab or cover with soap
6. to be drenched in sweat

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. high
2. tall
3. above average
4. loud
5. your (honorific)

1. fine
2. delicate
3. minute

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 籤 /签 (qiān, “bamboo slips”)
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) sharp; pointed
3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to stab; to prick
4. alternative form of 籤 /签 (qiān, “bamboo slips”)
5. sharp; pointed
6. to stab; to prick

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 跑堂兒的 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