1. (pronoun) this; these
2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)

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. I
2. me
3. my

1. comma
2. phrase marked by pause

1. to read out; to read aloud
2. to read
3. to attend (school); to study (a subject in school)
4. to pronounce

1. to cross
2. to go over
3. to pass (time)
4. to celebrate (a holiday)
5. to live
6. to get along
7. excessively
8. too-

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. book
2. letter
3. document
4. to write

classifiers: 本, 冊, 部

1. inside
2. interior
3. also pr. lǐmian

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. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
2. (after 之 zhī) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 shìjièzhīzuì "the greatest in the world")

1. difference; discrepancy
2. (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction)
3. (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly

1. different
2. wrong; mistaken
3. to fall short; to lack
4. not up to standard; inferior
5. Taiwan pr. chā

1. to send (on an errand)
2. (archaic) person sent on such an errand
3. job; official post

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 搓 (cuō, “to rub with one's hands; to scrub; to twist”).
2. Original form of 搓 (cuō, “to rub with one's hands; to scrub; to twist”).

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 瘥 (chài, “to recover from an illness”).
2. Original form of 瘥 (chài, “to recover from an illness”).

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. (Mainland China, education) the first tier of universities
2. (judo) ippon
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 一, 本 (běn).
4. another version (terminology in collation)
5. entirely based on
6. having the same origin
7. ippon
8. the first tier of universities

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 無 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
4. to understand clearly (variant of 瞭 liǎo)

1. (of eyes) bright
2. clear-sighted
3. to understand clearly