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 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. dining hall
2. dining room
3. restaurant

classifiers: 間, 家

1. (Yangzhou Mandarin) afternoon
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 飯 /饭 (fàn), 後 /后 (hòu): after a meal
3. afternoon

classifier: 個

1. completely recovered from illness
2. kind; friendly
3. very good; excellent

1. plain
2. informal
3. suitable
4. convenient
5. opportune
6. to urinate or defecate
7. equivalent to 就 jiù: then
8. in that case
9. even if
10. soon afterwards

1. used in 便宜 piányi
2. used in 便便 piánpián
3. used in 便嬛 piánxuān

1. to leave behind
2. to stay behind
3. to remain
4. to keep
5. not to let (sb) go

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. one
2. single
3. a (article)
4. as soon as
5. entire; whole; all; throughout
6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

1. brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy)
2. (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork
3. (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character
4. (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business
5. (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)

classifiers: 支, 枝

1. greatly
2. enormously
3. (dialect) dad
4. uncle

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. tip
2. gratuity

1. to yield
2. to permit
3. to let sb do sth
4. to have sb do sth
5. to make sb (feel sad etc)
6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 bèi)

1. nice surprise
2. to be pleasantly surprised