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

surname Ai

Chinese mugwort or wormwood / moxa / to stop or cut short / phonetic "ai" or "i" / abbr. for 艾滋病, AIDS

variant of 刈 / variant of 乂

teacher / CL: 個｜个, 位

incident; event

around / from beginning to end / all around / front and rear

Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (abbr. to 京)

as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)

because of / for / to

variant of 為｜为

variant of 為｜为

you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)

to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds)

hair / Taiwan pr. [fa3]

sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds

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

a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士)

really and truly

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

music / CL: 張｜张, 曲, 段

person; people / CL: 個｜个, 位

many / a lot / not few

I; me; my

to know; to become aware of / also pr. [zhi1dao5]

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

a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士)

really and truly

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional)

surname Liu

(classical) a type of battle-ax / to kill / to slaughter

Dongming county in Heze 菏澤｜菏泽, Shandong

surname Liu

(classical) a type of battle-ax / to kill / to slaughter

two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid

grandpa / old gentleman

a; an; one / the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)

idealism

(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

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

a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士)

really and truly

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

confession / to make clear one's position or intentions / to brag

variant of 裡｜里

lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏｜里

Li (surname)

li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮｜镇 and neighborhood 鄰｜邻 levels

(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his / (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 and 他人)

to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional)

used in 自個兒｜自个儿

(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier) / (bound form) individual

variant of 個｜个

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

a register / block of printing / edition / version / page

prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough

variant of 傻屄

Ai Weiwei (1957-), Chinese artist active in architecture, photography, film, as well as cultural criticism and political activism

country; nation; state / CL: 個｜个

as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)

because of / for / to

variant of 為｜为

variant of 為｜为

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)

you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)

old variant of 操

to grasp / to hold / to operate / to manage / to control / to steer / to exercise / to drill (practice) / to play / to speak (a language)

variant of 肏

heartbroken / extreme depth of sorrow

studio / workshop

to tear open / to tear down / to tear apart / to open

used in 自個兒｜自个儿

(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier) / (bound form) individual

variant of 個｜个

to move / to shift / to change (a position or location etc) / to promote

to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth)

to do / to make / to go in for / to set up / to get hold of / to take care of

what? / something; anything

crab / CL: 隻｜只

(bound form) feast / repose

variant of 宴

then / at that time / while

at once / right away

(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then / (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after / (same as 就是) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly / only; as little as / as much as; as many as / to approach; to move towards / to undertake; to engage in / (often followed by 著｜着) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to; concerning / (pattern: 就 ... 也 ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不 ... 就 ...) if not ... then must be ...

to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)

more / even more / further / still / still more

to like; to be fond of

surname Liu

(classical) a type of battle-ax / to kill / to slaughter

two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid

grandpa / old gentleman

(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

to finish / (used with 得 or 不 after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 "cannot forget") / (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無｜无 or 不) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least / to understand clearly (variant of 瞭｜了)

(of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly

unofficial variant of 瞭