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

1. team; class; grade
2. (military) squad
3. work shift
4. classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles

classifier: 個

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

1. li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
2. neighborhood
3. ancient administrative unit of 25 families
4. (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮 zhèn and neighborhood 鄰 lín levels

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

1. a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical)
2. scholar
3. skillful writer
4. fine talent

1. (by extension) scholar; intellectual; person of knowledge
2. (historical) licentiate (scholar who has passed the entry-level examination to study at a college)
3. (historical) synonym of 孝廉 (xiàolián), a person recommended for a government post by local governors
4. licentiate (scholar who has passed the entry-level examination to study at a college)
5. scholar; intellectual; person of knowledge
6. synonym of 孝廉 (xiàolián), a person recommended for a government post by local governors