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. (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. threshing floor
2. classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout

1. large place used for a specific purpose
2. stage
3. scene (of a play)
4. classifier for sporting or recreational activities
5. classifier for number of exams

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) loose soil; soil that has been tilled
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) mound created by creatures like ants or moles
3. loose soil; soil that has been tilled
4. mound created by creatures like ants or moles

1. to elect
2. election

classifiers: 次, 個

1. (bound form) China; Chinese
2. surname Zhong

1. within; among; in
2. middle; center
3. while (doing sth); during
4. (dialect) OK; all right

1. to hit (a target)
2. to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc)
3. to win (a prize or lottery)

1. to use; to make use of; to employ
2. (coverb) with; using
3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
4. usefulness; utility
5. (bound form) expense; outlay
6. (courteous) to eat; to drink
7. (literary) hence; therefore

classifiers: 個, 隻

1. oneself
2. one's own

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

classifier: 張

1. because
2. owing to
3. on account of

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. to live
2. life
3. livelihood

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

classifier: 個

1. grain
2. harvest (old)
3. variant of 年 nián

1. after; behind
2. (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then

classifiers: 段, 次

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

1. best
2. had better ...; it would be best to ...

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. time
2. era
3. period of time

1. (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn)
2. (math.) sum
3. to make peace
4. (sports) to draw; to tie
5. (bound form) harmonious
6. (bound form) Japan; Japanese

1. to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
2. to join in the singing
3. to chime in with others

1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
2. Taiwan pr. huò

1. to mix (ingredients) together
2. to blend
3. classifier for rinses of clothes
4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
2. warm

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. dark
2. darkly
3. darkness

1. (figurative) backward; unenlightened; evil; corrupt; sordid; dark
2. (obsolete) rhinoceros horn
3. backward; unenlightened; evil; corrupt; sordid; dark
4. dark; unlighted
5. rhinoceros horn

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. time
2. juncture
3. moment
4. period of time
5. constantly
6. always

classifiers: 個, 段

1. after; behind
2. (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then

1. to know; to become aware of
2. also pr. zhīdao

1. how
2. what way
3. what

1. to be capable of
2. to be able to
3. can

1. to transform
2. to change