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  *最* | 最* | *最
(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est / (after ) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 "the greatest in the world")
HSK 1
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  *得* | 得* | *得
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
HSK 2
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  *度* | 度* | *度
to pass / to spend (time) / measure / limit / extent / degree of intensity / degree (angles, temperature etc) / kilowatt-hour / classifier for events and occurrences
HSK 2
degree of difficulty
HSK 3
degree; level; extent
HSK 3
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  *卷* | 卷* | *卷
to roll up / (fig.) to sweep up; to engulf; to drag into (a situation) / (slang) to compete to an unhealthy degree; hypercompetitive / a roll / classifier for small rolled-up things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)
HSK 4
doctor (as an academic degree) / (old) person specialized in a skill or trade / (old) court academician
HSK 5
(physics) mass / quality (i.e. degree of excellence) / quality and quantity
HSK 4
academic degree / place in school
HSK 5
the slightest amount or degree / a bit
HSK 7-9
bachelor's degree / person holding a university degree
HSK 7-9
master's degree / person who has a master's degree / learned person
HSK 5
to major (in a field) / to study a specialty to obtain a higher degree
HSK 7-9
(literary) commoner; unlearned person (in former times, one who had not obtained an official degree) / (old) temporary conscript
first / first time / once / (math.) linear (of degree one)
height / altitude / elevation / high degree / highly / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
°F (degrees Fahrenheit)
dual degree (academic)
number of times / frequency / order number (in a series) / power (math.) / degree of a polynomial (math.)
HSK 6
doctoral degree; PhD
somewhat / to some degree
bachelor's degree
°C (degrees Celsius)
HSK 7-9
frequency with which people turn their heads to look; degree of attracting attention / percentage of repeat customers (catering, hospitality etc)
second (i.e. number two) / second time / twice / (math.) quadratic (of degree two)
severity (of the case) / degree of seriousness / whether sth is slight or serious
number of degrees / reading (on a meter) / strength (alcohol, lenses etc)
to fall well short (in terms of quality, quantity or degree)
third / three times / (math.) degree three, cubic (equation)
perfect / excellent / brought to the utmost degree
comparative degree
five degrees / fifth (basic musical interval, doh to soh)
(number of) degrees of freedom (physics and statistics)
to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions) / to give sb the third degree / to torture
contrast (balance of black and white in TV screen setup) / degree of contrast
degree of satisfaction
how many times / several times / how many degrees (in terms of temperature or angle) / several degrees / to what degree; to what extent
Master's degree student
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  *博* | 博* | *博
(bound form) abundant; plentiful; extensive; wide / to win; to gain / to play; to gamble / learned; well-read / (bound form) doctoral degree (abbr. for 博士) / (bound form) blog (abbr. for 博客)
difficulty / degree of difficulty or ease
complementary angle (additional angle adding to 90 degrees)
to inquire about / to give sb the third degree
to have (an attribute) to a small degree; to have a touch of
stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved) / a (usu. bad) situation / leeway
HSK 7-9
degree of credibility / reliability
(of a title, degree etc) illegitimately conferred
to study (in an academic program); to pursue (a degree)
degree of reduction (in prices, numbers etc) / decline / drop
comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree / quite / rather
diploma (for a degree) / degree certificate
degree / extent / allotted share
place (in numbered sequence) / degree on employment scale
(before an adjective, to indicate superlative degree) the most ... / (literary) what exemplifies this particular quality to the highest degree is ...
higher education record / record including Master's or Doctoral degree
master's degree
(lit. quantity of spirit) / moral character / degree of forbearance / broad-mindedness or otherwise / tolerance / magnanimity
honorary degree / academic degree Honoris Causa
honorary degree / (U.K. etc) honours degree
degree of earthquake (on magnitude scale)
to cough up blood / (coll.) (used figuratively to indicate an extreme degree of anger or frustration etc)
(coll.) attractiveness (as a potential boyfriend) / degree to which one is "boyfriend material"
salty and unsalty (flavors) / degree of saltiness / brackish (water)
to study for a degree / to take a degree course
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  *PU* | PU* | *PU
the degree of suspicion that a woman might, after she marries, cheat on her husband (abbr. for "paternity uncertainty")
zero degree
thermodynamic temperature scale (in degrees Kelvin, measured above absolute zero)
degree of stability
to increase by degrees / in increasing order / incremental / progressive
xiaolian, two examination subjects in Han, later a single subject in Ming and Qing / successful second degree candidate
degree of seriousness of an illness / patient's condition
Baume degrees
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  *偌* | 偌* | *偌
so / such / to such a degree
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  *硕* | 硕* | *硕
(bound form) large; big / (bound form) master's degree (abbr. for 碩士|硕士)
to go down by degrees / progressively decreasing
M.Sc. (Master of Science degree)
(PRC) (since 1985) graduation certificate, which certifies that the student has graduated, but not necessarily met all requirements to be awarded a degree certificate 學位證書|学位证书 / (1981-1985) graduation certificate, which certified that the student graduated, and, if it included a final sentence indicating a degree type, also certified that the student met all the requirements for a degree
absolute (not liable to comparative degree)
higher degree (e.g. equation in math.)
degree of disparity / equal difference
boundary; dividing line (between roles, spheres or concepts); limits (of propriety, duty etc) / degree; extent
to the bone / to the marrow / fig. to a very large degree
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  *甸* | 甸* | *甸
suburbs or outskirts / one of the five degrees of official mourning attire in dynastic China / official in charge of fields (old)
reverse fault (geology) / compression fault, where one block pushes over the other at dip of less than 45 degrees


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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