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. 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. (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. to stand up; to get up
2. also pr. qǐlái

1. (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
2. indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站 zhàn)
3. indicating completion
4. (after a perception verb, e.g. 看 kàn) expressing preliminary judgment
5. also pr. qǐlai

1. placed after a verb to form a copular verb, expressing evaluation based on initial perception
2. placed after a verb to indicate that the action has started
3. to get up; to get out of bed
4. to rise up; to get up