of; ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的｜跑堂儿的 "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 "new one") / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs

down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action

to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

right; correct / towards; at; for / concerning; regarding / to treat (sb a certain way) / to face / (bound form) opposite; facing; matching / to match together; to adjust / to fit; to suit / to answer; to reply / to add; to pour in (a fluid) / to check; to compare / classifier: couple; pair

to reach; to arrive / to leave for; to go to / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) / considerate; thoughtful; thorough

to eat; to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate; to destroy / to absorb / to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)

beforehand; first; earlier / at first; originally / for the time being; for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)

to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally / to fail; to go bankrupt / to overthrow / to change (trains or buses) / to move around / to resell at a profit

specialty / specialized field / main field of study (at university) / major / CL: 門｜门, 個｜个 / professional

letter / mail / CL: 封 / to trust / to believe / to profess faith in / truthful / confidence / trust / at will / at random

to laugh; to smile / to laugh at

straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive

to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for

already at an earlier time

all; both; entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all

to be at home / (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差) / (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家)

after; behind / (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then

in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden

to feel relieved / to feel reassured / to be at ease

finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end

(bound form) calm; peaceful / to calm; to set at ease / safe; secure; in good health / content; satisfied (as in 安於｜安于) / to place (sb) in a suitable position (job) / to install; to fix; to fit / to bring (a charge against sb) / to harbor (certain intentions) / ampere (abbr. for 安培)

and / furthermore / also / together with / (not) at all / simultaneously / to combine / to join / to merge

to study at the same school / fellow student / classmate / CL: 位, 個｜个

(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後｜后 or 前 to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this

(bound form) at first; initially / (bound form) first; early / (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三 "the third"

now; at present; currently

one breath / in one breath / at a stretch

to handle; to deal with / to punish / to treat sth by a special process; to process / to sell at reduced prices

at set dates / at regular intervals / periodic / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term

original; former / originally; formerly; at first / so, actually, as it turns out

at the present time / currently

at least / (to say the) least

good person / healthy person / person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle

camera (abbr. for 照相機｜照相机) / at the opportune moment / as the circumstances allow

before one's eyes / now / at present

at this time / at this moment

large and small / size / adults and children / consideration of seniority / at any rate

to run / to jog / (military) to march at the double

joke; jest / to laugh at; to mock / ridiculous; absurd

original / originally / at first / it goes without saying / of course

at once / right away / immediately / on horseback (i.e. by military force)

immediately; at once; right away

the back; the rear; the last bit / behind; near the end; at the back / later; afterwards

to be located at / to be situated at / to lie

to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)

safe and sound / well / without mishap / quiet and safe / at peace

at the same time; simultaneously

the back; the rear; the last bit / behind; near the end; at the back / later; afterwards

not at all / simply (can) not

to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion)

on the body / at hand / among

during the night / at night / nighttime

by the end of the year / at the end of the year; shortly before New Year

as the time draws near / at the last moment / temporary / interim / ad hoc

long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point; forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])

at that time / originally

won't do / unable to / (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?

then; at that time

to be good at; to be adept at

fundamental / basic / root / simply / absolutely (not) / (not) at all / CL: 個｜个

at any time; at all times / at the right time; whenever necessary

to touch briefly; to tap / to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) / to order (food etc); to select / to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) / to hint at; to imply / to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops / to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite / to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down / point; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock / a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more / classifier for small amounts

at the scene; on the spot

to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at

to strike a pose (Chinese opera) / (fig.) to make a public appearance; to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc); (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc

timely; at the right time / promptly; without delay

quickly; at once

way of looking at a thing / view / opinion / CL: 個｜个

at that time

always / at all times / never (if used in negative sentence)

in front / at the head / ahead / above

to dismiss students at the end of the school day

tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten

promptly; at once

a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time

in the evening / when night falls / towards evening / at night fall / at dusk

nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)

to entail strenuous effort / to toil at a task / strenuous / laborious / strain

to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc) / to select; to pick out / to borrow money at a time of urgent need

for a time / at one time / one time / once

this moment / now / at present

double / twice / simultaneous / holding two or more (official) posts at the same time

gaze / insight / foresight / vision / way of looking at things

to be situated at / to find oneself at

to be unable to find a solution / to be at wits' end

(historical) affairs of state at the imperial court

according to / in accordance with / to shine / to illuminate / to reflect / to look at (one's reflection) / to take (a photo) / photo / as requested / as before

at last / in the end / finally / eventually

at one's side / on hand

to gather as a group to exchange greetings (typically at New Year)

namely / that is / i.e. / prompt / at once / at present / even if / prompted (by the occasion) / to approach / to come into contact / to assume (office) / to draw near

the scene (of a crime, accident etc) / (on) the spot / (at) the site

bewildering / odd / strange / uncanny / devil / monster / to wonder at / to blame / quite / rather

to purchase or acquire in bulk or at an official level (esp. by a state or organization) / to acquire or take over (a company or equity); acquisition; takeover

to look at / to see / to see (a doctor) / to visit

on hand / at hand / one's financial situation

at dawn / at first light / first thing in the morning

to jeer at / to deride / to ridicule / mockery / derision

to arrive at (place or time) / period / to become due / classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation)

obvious at a glance (idiom)