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HSK
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  *猫* | 猫* | *猫
cat (CL:隻|只) / (dialect) to hide oneself / (loanword) (coll.) modem
HSK 2
 
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  *猫* | 猫* | *猫
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  *式* | 式* | *式
type / form / pattern / style
HSK 5
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  *牛* | 牛* | *牛
surname Niu
 
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  *牛* | 牛* | *牛
ox / cow / bull / CL: 條|条, 頭|头 / newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿) / (slang) awesome
HSK 3
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  *拜* | 拜* | *拜
to bow to; to pay one's respects / (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion) / to make a courtesy call / (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony / to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc) / (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)
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  *日* | 日* | *日
abbr. for 日本, Japan
 
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  *日* | 日* | *日
sun / day / date, day of the month
HSK 1
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  *山* | 山* | *山
surname Shan
 
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  *山* | 山* | *山
mountain; hill (CL:) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
HSK 1
半月
half-moon / fortnight
眼镜蛇
cobra
勇士
a warrior / a brave person
婴儿
infant / baby / CL: 個|个 / lead (Pb)
HSK 7-9
快乐
happy; joyful
HSK 2
婴儿
infant / baby / CL: 個|个 / lead (Pb)
HSK 7-9
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  *上* | 上* | *上
 
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  *上* | 上* | *上
(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above
HSK 1
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  *犬* | 犬* | *犬
dog / Kangxi radical 94
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  *下* | 下* | *下
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
HSK 1
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  *犬* | 犬* | *犬
dog / Kangxi radical 94
呼吸
to breathe
HSK 4
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  *吸* | 吸* | *吸
to breathe / to suck in / to absorb / to inhale
HSK 4
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  *气* | 气* | *气
gas; air / smell / weather / to make angry; to annoy; to get angry / vital energy; qi
HSK 2
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  *吐* | 吐* | *吐
to spit / to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) / to say / to pour out (one's grievances)
HSK 5
 
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  *吐* | 吐* | *吐
to vomit / to throw up
HSK 5
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  *气* | 气* | *气
gas; air / smell / weather / to make angry; to annoy; to get angry / vital energy; qi
HSK 2
呼气
to breathe out
放松
to relax; to slacken; to loosen
HSK 4
伸展
stretching / extension
膝盖
knee / (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration)
HSK 7-9
缩紧
to tighten / to contract / to shrink in
小腹
underbelly / lower abdomen
缩紧
to tighten / to contract / to shrink in
臀部
butt / buttocks
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  *微* | 微* | *微
surname Wei / ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing / Taiwan pr. [Wei2]
 
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  *微* | 微* | *微
tiny / miniature / slightly / profound / abtruse / to decline / one millionth part of / micro- / Taiwan pr. [wei2]
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  *弯* | 弯* | *弯
to bend / bent / a bend; a turn (in a road etc) / CL:
HSK 4
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  *脚* | 脚* | *脚
foot / leg (of an animal or an object) / base (of an object) / CL: 雙|双, 隻|只 / classifier for kicks
HSK 2
 
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  *脚* | 脚* | *脚
role (variant of )
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  *打* | 打* | *打
(loanword) dozen / Taiwan pr. [da3]
HSK 4
 
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  *打* | 打* | *打
a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘|打伞 "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话 "to make a phone call", 打針|打针 "to get an injection", 打手套 "to knit gloves", 打氣|打气 "to inflate") / to hit; to strike / to fight / (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以後|打那以后 "since then")
HSK 1
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  *直* | 直* | *直
surname Zhi / Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God
 
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  *直* | 直* | *直
straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
HSK 3
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  *背* | 背* | *背
variant of
HSK 3
 
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  *背* | 背* | *背
to be burdened / to carry on the back or shoulder
HSK 3
 
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  *背* | 背* | *背
the back of a body or object / to turn one's back / to hide something from / to learn by heart / to recite from memory / (slang) unlucky / hard of hearing
HSK 2
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  *打* | 打* | *打
(loanword) dozen / Taiwan pr. [da3]
HSK 4
 
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  *打* | 打* | *打
a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘|打伞 "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话 "to make a phone call", 打針|打针 "to get an injection", 打手套 "to knit gloves", 打氣|打气 "to inflate") / to hit; to strike / to fight / (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以後|打那以后 "since then")
HSK 1
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  *直* | 直* | *直
surname Zhi / Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God
 
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  *直* | 直* | *直
straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
HSK 3
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  *供* | 供* | *供
to provide; to supply / to be for (the use or convenience of)
HSK 7-9
 
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  *供* | 供* | *供
to lay (sacrificial offerings) / (bound form) offerings / to confess (Taiwan pr. [gong1]) / confession; statement (Taiwan pr. [gong1])
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  *背* | 背* | *背
variant of
HSK 3
 
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  *背* | 背* | *背
to be burdened / to carry on the back or shoulder
HSK 3
 
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  *背* | 背* | *背
the back of a body or object / to turn one's back / to hide something from / to learn by heart / to recite from memory / (slang) unlucky / hard of hearing
HSK 2
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  *四* | 四* | *四
four / 4
HSK 1
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  *足* | 足* | *足
excessive
 
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  *足* | 足* | *足
(bound form) foot; leg / sufficient; ample / as much as; fully
HSK 6
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  *跪* | 跪* | *跪
to kneel
HSK 6
姿
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  *姿* | 姿* | *姿
beauty / disposition / looks / appearance
上下
the top and bottom of sth / the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom / to go up and down / before and after (as in 上下文 "context") / (used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so / (in a social hierarchy) the high and the low; seniors and juniors (as in 上下和睦 "harmony between superiors and subordinates") / all members of a group (as in 舉國上下|举国上下 "the entire nation") / relative superiority (as in 不相上下 "evenly matched")
HSK 5
左右
left and right / nearby / approximately / attendant / to control / to influence
HSK 3
前后
around / from beginning to end / all around / front and rear
HSK 3
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  *往* | 往* | *往
to go (in a direction) / to / towards / (of a train) bound for / past / previous
HSK 2
 
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  *往* | 往* | *往
old variant of
HSK 2


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