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HSK
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *的* | 的* | *的
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
HSK 1
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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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  *在* | 在* | *在
to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
HSK 1
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  *到* | 到* | *到
to reach; to arrive / to leave for; to go to / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) / considerate; thoughtful; thorough
HSK 1
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  *吃* | 吃* | *吃
to eat; to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate; to destroy / to absorb / to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
HSK 1
specialty / specialized field / main field of study (at university) / major / CL: 門|门, 個|个 / professional
HSK 3
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  *先* | 先* | *先
beforehand; first; earlier / at first; originally / for the time being; for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
HSK 1
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  *倒* | 倒* | *倒
to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally / to fail; to go bankrupt / to overthrow / to change (trains or buses) / to move around / to resell at a profit
HSK 2
quickly; at once
HSK 3
now; at present; currently
HSK 1
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  *信* | 信* | *信
letter / mail / CL: / to trust / to believe / to profess faith in / truthful / confidence / trust / at will / at random
HSK 2
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  *笑* | 笑* | *笑
to laugh; to smile / to laugh at
HSK 1
as the time draws near / at the last moment / temporary / interim / ad hoc
HSK 4
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  *对* | 对* | *对
right; correct / towards; at; for / concerning; regarding / to treat (sb a certain way) / to face / (bound form) opposite; facing; matching / to match together; to adjust / to fit; to suit / to answer; to reply / to add; to pour in (a fluid) / to check; to compare / classifier: couple; pair
HSK 1
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  *正* | 正* | *正
straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive
HSK 1
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  *看* | 看* | *看
to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for
HSK 1
the back; the rear; the last bit / behind; near the end; at the back / later; afterwards
HSK 3
already at an earlier time
HSK 2
at any time; at all times / at the right time; whenever necessary
HSK 2
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  *都* | 都* | *都
all; both; entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all
HSK 1
to be at home / (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差) / (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家)
HSK 1
original; former / originally; formerly; at first / so, actually, as it turns out
HSK 2
to study at the same school / fellow student / classmate / CL: , 個|个
HSK 1
to dismiss students at the end of the school day
HSK 1
to handle; to deal with / to punish / to treat sth by a special process; to process / to sell at reduced prices
HSK 3
in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden
HSK 5
to feel relieved / to feel reassured / to be at ease
HSK 2
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  *于* | 于* | *于
(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by
HSK 6
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  *长* | 长* | *长
long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point; forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
HSK 2
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  *指* | 指* | *指
finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end
HSK 3
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  *安* | 安* | *安
(bound form) calm; peaceful / to calm; to set at ease / safe; secure; in good health / content; satisfied (as in 安於|安于) / to place (sb) in a suitable position (job) / to install; to fix; to fit / to bring (a charge against sb) / to harbor (certain intentions) / ampere (abbr. for 安培)
HSK 4
always / at all times / never (if used in negative sentence)
HSK 3
after; behind / (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
HSK 4
at the same time; simultaneously
HSK 2
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  *者* | 者* | *者
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后 or 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
HSK 3
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  *初* | 初* | *初
at first / (at the) beginning / first / junior / basic
HSK 3
one breath / in one breath / at a stretch
HSK 5
then / at that time / while
HSK 2
at that time / originally
HSK 3
camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机) / at the opportune moment / as the circumstances allow
HSK 2
at set dates / at regular intervals / periodic / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term
HSK 3
to be good at; to be adept at
HSK 4
during the night / at night / nighttime
HSK 2
at the present time / currently
HSK 3
platform (at a railway station) / (Tw) (of an influential person) to publicly lend one's support (e.g. for an election candidate) / (Tw) website
HSK 6
at least / (to say the) least
HSK 3
to be located at / to be situated at / to lie
HSK 4
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  *呢* | 呢* | *呢
particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") / particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation
HSK 1
good person / healthy person / person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle
HSK 2
not at all / simply (can) not
HSK 5
at long last / finally / on the whole
HSK 5
before one's eyes / now / at present
HSK 3
at this time / at this moment
HSK 2
large and small / size / adults and children / consideration of seniority / at any rate
HSK 2
to run / to jog / (military) to march at the double
HSK 3
timely; at the right time / promptly; without delay
HSK 3
joke; jest (CL:個|个) / to laugh at; to mock / ridiculous; absurd
HSK 2
at once / right away / immediately / on horseback (i.e. by military force)
HSK 1
immediately; at once; right away
HSK 3
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  *点* | 点* | *点
to touch briefly; to tap / to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) / to order (food etc); to select / to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) / to hint at; to imply / to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops / to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite / to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down / point; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock / a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more / classifier for small amounts
HSK 1
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  *并* | 并* | *并
and / furthermore / also / together with / (not) at all / simultaneously / to combine / to join / to merge
HSK 3
at last / in the end / finally / eventually
HSK 3
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  *紧* | 紧* | *紧
tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten
HSK 3
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  *以* | 以* | *以
to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)
HSK 7-9
safe and sound / well / without mishap / quiet and safe / at peace
HSK 2
a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time
HSK 6
at one's side / on hand
HSK 2
at the same time / simultaneously
HSK 6
to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion)
HSK 2
on the body / at hand / among
HSK 1
by the end of the year / at the end of the year; shortly before New Year
HSK 5
promptly; at once
HSK 3
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  *挂* | 挂* | *挂
to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc) / to hang up (the phone) / (of a line) to be dead / to be worried; to be concerned / (dialect) to make a phone call / to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor) / (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam) / classifier for sets or clusters of objects
HSK 3
original / originally / at first / it goes without saying / of course
HSK 3
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  *当* | 当* | *当
to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at
HSK 2
won't do / unable to / (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
HSK 6
as one wishes / as one pleases / at random / negligent / casual / wanton
HSK 2
in front / at the head / ahead / above
HSK 4
fundamental / basic / root / simply / absolutely (not) / (not) at all / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
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  *闻* | 闻* | *闻
to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at
HSK 2
at that time
HSK 2
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  *扑* | 扑* | *扑
to throw oneself at / to pounce on / to devote one's energies / to flap / to flutter / to dab / to pat / to bend over
HSK 6
to strike a pose (Chinese opera) / (fig.) to make a public appearance; to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc); (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc
HSK 7-9
way of looking at a thing / view / opinion / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
at the scene; on the spot
HSK 5
to be situated at / to find oneself at
HSK 5
a move / an action / in one move / at a stroke / in one go
HSK 7-9
behind / at the back / in the rear / behind sb's back
HSK 3
in the evening / when night falls / towards evening / at night fall / at dusk
HSK 6
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  *届* | 届* | *届
to arrive at (place or time) / period / to become due / classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation)
HSK 5
nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)
HSK 2
to entail strenuous effort / to toil at a task / strenuous / laborious / strain
HSK 5
the scene (of a crime, accident etc) / (on) the spot / (at) the site
HSK 3
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  *摘* | 摘* | *摘
to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc) / to select; to pick out / to borrow money at a time of urgent need
HSK 5
immediately / at once / at that moment / at the moment
HSK 7-9
to show / to show off / to display / to manifest / expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior
HSK 3
Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中|罗贯中, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, portraying Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备 Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉 as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操 Wei as villains
for a time / at one time / one time / once
HSK 7-9
this moment / now / at present
HSK 5
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  *兼* | 兼* | *兼
double / twice / simultaneous / holding two or more (official) posts at the same time
HSK 7-9

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