Abbreviations of parts of speech are listed below:

n.: noun
adj.: adjective
onomat.: onomatopoeia
aux.: auxiliary
num.: numeral
par.: particle
adv.: adverb
conj.: conjunction
prep.: preposition
pro.: pronoun
nphr.: noun phrase
interj.: interjection
v.: verb
m.: measure word
av.: auxiliary verb
char.: character
idiom: Chinese idiom, saying, proverb, etc.
phr.: phrase or sentence
radical:
sep-v.: separable verb

We also use abbreviations or acronyms sometimes in the translation, in parentheses, which include:

- TCM = Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Lit. = literature
- Fig. = figuratively, figurative meaning
- Math. = Mathematics