1. (bound form) way; reason; principle
2. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization
3. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao
4. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)
5. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)
6. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
7. (old) circuit (administrative division)

classifiers: 條, 股

1. to leave; to part (from)
2. (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish
3. (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc)
4. (bound form) other; another; different
5. don't ...!
6. to fasten with a pin or clip
7. to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement)
8. (noun suffix) category (as in 性别 xìngbié, 派别 pàibié)