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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *个* | 个* | *个
(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier) / (bound form) individual
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *不* | 不* | *不
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *再* | 再* | *再
again; once more; re- / further; beyond this point of time / (before an adjective) more / then (after sth, and not until then) / no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) or for emphasis) / (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则, 再就是 etc) / (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *吗* | 吗* | *吗
(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
HSK 1
is or isn't / yes or no / whether or not
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *卖* | 卖* | *卖
to sell / to betray / to spare no effort / to show off or flaunt
HSK 2
can only / obliged to do sth / to have no other choice
HSK 2
won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable
HSK 2
only / merely / no more than / but / however / anyway (to get back to a previous topic) / cannot be more (after adjectival)
HSK 2
whatever / no matter what (who, how etc) / regardless of / not to discuss
HSK 3
only have ...; there is only ... / (used in combination with ) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 "the only thing you can do is give in")
HSK 3
to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
HSK 3
have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid
HSK 3
have plenty of / there's no lack of
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *任* | 任* | *任
to assign / to appoint / to take up a post / office / responsibility / to let / to allow / to give free rein to / no matter (how, what etc) / classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)
HSK 3
not so / no / or else / otherwise / if not / How about ...?
HSK 4
to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort
HSK 4
to keep a firm grip on / to pay close attention to / to lose no time in (doing sth)
HSK 4
even / even if / even though / no matter how
HSK 4
not to be concerned / regardless of / no matter
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *无* | 无* | *无
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
HSK 4
no matter what or how / regardless of whether...
HSK 4
(coll.) can't do anything about it / (coll.) there's no way that ...; it's simply not credible that ... / (coll.) couldn't be (better) (i.e. simply wonderful)
HSK 4
only; merely; nothing but; no more than / it's just that ...
HSK 5
to be finished / to be done for / ruined / gone to the dogs / oh no
HSK 5
quiet; making little or no noise / surreptitious; stealthy / anxious; worried / Taiwan pr. [qiao3qiao3]
HSK 5
to have no alternative / frustrated / exasperated / helpless / (conjunction) but unfortunately
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *凭* | 凭* | *凭
to lean against / to rely on / on the basis of / no matter (how, what etc) / proof
HSK 5
not need / have no use for
HSK 5
to be obstructed / to be blocked up / to be impassable / to make no sense / to be illogical
HSK 6
solely engrossed in one thing / just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) / simply / by all means / please feel free / do not hesitate (to ask for sth)
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *绝* | 绝* | *绝
to cut short / extinct / to disappear / to vanish / absolutely / by no means
HSK 6
to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
HSK 6
no more; no longer
HSK 6
to not calculate / to not count / to not be considered (as) / to have no weight
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *瞎* | 瞎* | *瞎
blind / groundlessly / foolishly / to no purpose
HSK 7-9
have no way out / have no alternative / abbr. to 無奈|无奈
HSK 7-9
to have a clear conscience / to have no qualms about sth
HSK 7-9
easy / with no difficulty
HSK 7-9
to do everything one can / to spare no effort / to strive
HSK 7-9
to belong to / to be affiliated to / to fall under the jurisdiction of / a place where one feels that one belongs / one's final destination (where one need look no further)
HSK 7-9
to have no contact with / to be cut off from / (electricity) to insulate
HSK 7-9
there is no need / why should
HSK 7-9
to take seriously / serious / No joking, really!
HSK 7-9
in vain / to no purpose / for nothing / white
HSK 7-9
to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters / condescending / to go about with one's nose in the air
HSK 7-9
to halt / to stop / to go no farther
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to no avail; of no use
HSK 7-9
(idiom) whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means
HSK 7-9
to give up / to admit failure / to drop the matter / to reconcile oneself to loss / to have no more illusions about
HSK 7-9
no wonder! / so that's why!
HSK 7-9
lit. crow and peacock make no sound / absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard / absolute silence
HSK 7-9
up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession / no sooner one subsides, the next arises / repeating continuously / occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)
HSK 7-9
everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others / selfish / mercenary
HSK 7-9
(coll.) nothing to pick on; really good / (coll.) nothing to discuss; settled matter; no problem
HSK 7-9
(it's) no wonder (that...) / (it's) not surprising (that)
HSK 7-9
fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action) / worries about the future consequences / often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
HSK 7-9
no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
HSK 7-9
(idiom) no comment
HSK 7-9
there is no harm in; might as well
HSK 7-9
to refuse to acknowledge / to pay no attention to / to take no notice of / to ignore
HSK 7-9
to act against one's will / to have no alternative but to / to have to / to have no choice / must
HSK 7-9
no less than / not inferior to
HSK 7-9
boring / of no interest
HSK 7-9
free; no charge; at no cost
HSK 7-9
to have no strength / to feel weak / exhausted / feeling listless / boring / of no interest
HSK 7-9
nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words / You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)
HSK 7-9
inadvertent / accidental / to have no intention of (doing sth)
HSK 7-9
say no more / don't bring it up / drop the subject
HSK 7-9
to receive in no small measure
HSK 7-9
to have no opportunity / no way (of doing sth) / no chance / no connection / not placed (in a competition) / (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to spare no effort; to do one's utmost
HSK 7-9
height; level; (music) pitch / relative superiority / propriety; discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低) / no matter what; just; simply (will not ..., must ... etc) / at long last
HSK 7-9
to have the nerve / what a cheek! / to feel no shame / to overcome the shame / (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)
no match for / cannot beat
no use / no good
there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)
to mark time and make no advances (idiom)
lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom) / fig. one does not expect fine words from a scoundrel
consigned to eternal damnation / with no hope of reprieve
there is no alternative
long time no see
(idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法) to deploy one's troops in such a way that there is no possibility of retreat, so that they will fight for their lives and win the battle; to fight desperately when confronted with mortal danger; to find a way to emerge from a dire situation
black-or-white (e.g. good or bad, with no middle ground)
one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb) / no pain, no gain
no / is not / not
not at all; by no means
grandiose but impractical (idiom) / large but of no real use
what is / (old) what for / (in a rhetorical question) it's no use
to do no harm (to sth) / intact / (computing) lossless
(of a ship, train etc) not carrying any load (i.e. no passengers or freight etc) / (electricity) no-load (used to describe the condition of a transformer when there is no load connected to its secondary coil)
shrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger / make light of difficulties and dangers
(idiom) to have no basis in fact; to be the product of sb's imagination
all talk and no action (idiom) / to preach what one does not practice / same as 光說不做|光说不做
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *毋* | 毋* | *毋
(literary) no / don't / to not have / nobody
you must not / Please don't... / be sure not to / on no account (do it)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *伊* | 伊* | *伊
(old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she") / second person singular pronoun ("you") / (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she") / (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning / (preceding a noun) that
compelled by the circumstances (to do sth) / (have) no other choice (but do sth) / (used as a pun in romance) can't help but fall in love
happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom) / all take and no give
any minute now; in next to no time / at every minute; constantly

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