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. reality
2. practice
3. practical
4. realistic
5. real
6. actual

classifiers: 把, 個

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. (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 look and perceive
2. to seem; to look as if

1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
2. old (of people)
3. venerable (person)
4. experienced
5. of long standing
6. always
7. all the time
8. of the past
9. very
10. outdated
11. (of meat etc) tough

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. many; much; more; a lot of
2. too many; in excess
3. (after a numeral) ... odd
4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. duó)
5. (bound form) multi-; poly-