1. (bound form) to compare
2. (literary) to dispute
3. compared to
4. (before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather
5. also pr. jiǎo

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 角 (jué, “to compete; to contend”)
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) horizontal beam on both sides of a carriage; (by extension) carriage
3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) straight
4. alternative form of 角 (jué, “to compete; to contend”)
5. horizontal beam on both sides of a carriage; (by extension) carriage
6. straight

1. (obsolete) alternative form of 校 (xiào, “school”)
2. alternative form of 校 (xiào, “school”)

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

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. quilt
2. to cover (with)
3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune)
4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb)
5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊 bèilu:yóu to "go on a trip")

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 披 (“to cover oneself; to scatter”)
2. alternative form of 披 (“to cover oneself; to scatter”)

1. alternative form of 彼 (bǐ, “that”)
2. alternative form of 髲 (bì, “wig”)

1. to permit
2. to allow

1. to live
2. to dwell
3. to stay
4. to reside
5. to stop
6. (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

1. to exist; to be alive
2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

1. (bound form) to compare
2. (literary) to dispute
3. compared to
4. (before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather
5. also pr. jiǎo

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 角 (jué, “to compete; to contend”)
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) horizontal beam on both sides of a carriage; (by extension) carriage
3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) straight
4. alternative form of 角 (jué, “to compete; to contend”)
5. horizontal beam on both sides of a carriage; (by extension) carriage
6. straight

1. (obsolete) alternative form of 校 (xiào, “school”)
2. alternative form of 校 (xiào, “school”)

1. to be close to
2. to approach; to draw near

1. city center
2. downtown

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. region
2. regional (away from the central administration)
3. local

1. area
2. place
3. space
4. room
5. territory

classifiers: 處, 個, 塊