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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
surname and given name; full name
HSK 2
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  *满* | 满* | *满
to fill / full / filled / packed / fully / completely / quite / to reach the limit / to satisfy / satisfied / contented
HSK 2
full of / brimming with / very full / permeated
HSK 3
ample / sufficient / adequate / full / fully / to the full
HSK 4
whole / full
HSK 3
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  *饱* | 饱* | *饱
to eat till full / satisfied
HSK 2
one head / a head full of sth / one end (of a stick) / one side / headlong / directly / rapidly / simultaneously
HSK 7-9
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  *圆* | 圆* | *圆
circle / round / circular / spherical / (of the moon) full / unit of Chinese currency (yuan) / tactful / to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
HSK 4
rich / full / substantial / to enrich / to augment / to substantiate (an argument)
HSK 7-9
special duty / assigned full time to a task
HSK 7-9
without doubt / with full self-confidence / forty years of age
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  *担* | 担* | *担
picul (100 catties, 50 kg) / two buckets full / carrying pole and its load / classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole
HSK 7-9
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  *充* | 充* | *充
sufficient; full / to fill / to serve as; to act as / to act falsely as; to pose as
HSK 7-9
to display one's remarkable skill or prowess / to give full play to one's brilliant abilities
to concentrate on; to give full attention to
full / plump
HSK 7-9
a full mouth of (sth tangible) / to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises etc) / (to agree etc) unreservedly
with all one's strength / full strength / all-out (effort) / fully (support)
HSK 6
in front of one's eyes / in full view as a panorama / right now
(of facts or truth) to become fully revealed; to come to light / (old) wine cup / (coll.) whiting (used in whitewash) / (coll.) (neologism, attested by 2020) healthcare worker in a full-body protective suit (from the white robot Baymax in Disney's "Big Hero 6", called "大白" in Chinese)
in full swing (idiom) / (in a) frenzy / buzzing with activity
to develop / to make full use of
HSK 7-9
ruthless and lacking in conscience / vicious mind full of hatred and jealousy / black core (flaw in pottery)
HSK 7-9
full throttle / top speed
lit. (like) ten thousand horses galloping (idiom) / fig. going full steam ahead
entire text / full text
HSK 7-9
to assume full responsibility / to be in full control / to monopolize
to be full of / to flood / to congest
to join forces / to give full cooperation
the full light of day (idiom) / fig. peace and prosperity / in broad daylight
to have the full responsibility of a job / allocated task
to focus; to concentrate; to give one's full attention
HSK 7-9
full of joy (idiom); jubilation
to pay back in full / to redeem a debt
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *望* | 望* | *望
full moon / to hope / to expect / to visit / to gaze (into the distance) / to look towards / towards
HSK 7-9
fundus of the eye (containing the choroid, retina, optic nerve etc) / inside the eye / right in front of one's eyes / in full view as a panorama
full of joy and expectations / animatedly
(idiom) to be on very good terms with each other / to hit it off with sb / to be passionately in love with each other / to carry on intimately with / (of trading, conflict etc) to be in full swing
main job / day job / steady full-time job (as opposed to temporary or casual) / chief or principal post (as opposed to deputy)
guests filled all the seats (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
Pudong, a district of Shanghai to the east of the Huangpu River, full name 浦東新區|浦东新区
elegant and graceful posture / splendid, full of content
to have more work than one can deal with / to have one's hands full
(of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes
to contain / to hold / (of a person or style etc) reserved / restrained / (of words, writings) full of hidden meaning / implicit / veiled (criticism)
HSK 7-9
to be full of wit and humor
mellow and full / suave / smooth and round / rich (in voice)
resourceful / full of stratagems
HSK 7-9
to spur the horse to full speed (idiom) / to go as fast as possible
(dialect) to be full of zeal / high-spirited / exhilarating / to stir sb up
full-length mirror
verdant / lush green and full of life
lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom) / fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
to go at full throttle / (fig.) to go all out / to kick into high gear
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the full picture (i.e. the whole situation) / panorama
full moon
full of enthusiasm
(idiom) to talk big; to sound off; to be full of hot air
HSK 7-9
bellyful (of sth) / full of (sth)
vigorous; flourishing; full of vitality
HSK 7-9
full responsibility
to have a future full of promise
full stop / period (punct.)
full to capacity; fully loaded
to accelerate at full power (idiom); at full speed / fig. to work as hard as possible
(of personnel or positions) having permanent status under China's official staffing system 編制|编制, with full benefits and job security
to be full of; to be rich in
rich / strong / heavy (fragrance) / dense / full-bodied / intense
HSK 7-9
to become exhilarated (idiom); in high spirits / full of zest
lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
full to the point of bursting / (coll.) at most
sufficient / full (payment)
blooming / in full flower
HSK 7-9
full / closely packed
(idiom) full of vitality / relaxed and alert
to be full (after eating)
thorough and detailed / exhaustive / the tedious details in full
HSK 7-9
full-time (schooling, work etc)
lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly / in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state / Rome wasn't built in a day
to have a full house / to be sold out / no vacancy
to stuff full / to cram in / packed tight / chock full
to make sth of oneself / to become a person who is worthy of respect / (of a tree) to grow to full size / to become useful for timber
to mop the floor / (of a gown etc) to trail on the ground / full-length
to have one's heart filled with / (to collide) full on / (of farm animals) heavy with young
HSK 7-9
to concentrate entirely on sth / fully engaged / with full force
complete picture / full view
top speed / at full speed
to provide full board
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *匝* | 匝* | *匝
(literary) to encircle; to go around; to surround / (literary) whole; full / (literary) classifier for a full circuit or a turn of a coil
full marks
to transfer to full membership / to obtain tenure
full marathon (abbr. for 全程馬拉松|全程马拉松) / the whole of Malaysia
to disperse after a happy time (idiom) / everyone enjoys themselves to the full then party breaks up
bellyful (of sth) / full of (sth)
to gain advantage by any means, fair or foul; to be opportunistic; to be full of tricks
spirit trembling with excitement (idiom); in high spirits / lively and full of enthusiasm / full of energy / con brio
to admire the full moon
one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday)

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