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. item
2. component
3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc

classifiers: 件, 套

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. to follow
2. from
3. because of; due to
4. by; via; through
5. (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...

1. thin
2. cold in manner
3. indifferent
4. weak
5. light
6. infertile

1. meager
2. slight
3. weak
4. ungenerous or unkind
5. frivolous
6. to despise
7. to belittle
8. to look down on
9. to approach or near

1. (historical dictionaries only) only used in 蓾薄
2. only used in 蓾薄

1. to manufacture
2. to turn out (a product)

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