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HSK
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *别* | 别* | *别
to leave; to part (from) / (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish / (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc) / (bound form) other; another; different / don't ...! / to fasten with a pin or clip / to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement) / (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别, 派別|派别)
HSK 1
is or isn't / yes or no / whether or not
HSK 1
you're welcome / don't mention it / impolite / rude / blunt
HSK 1
it doesn't matter
HSK 1
it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind / think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome
HSK 1
haven't / hasn't / doesn't exist / to not have / to not be
HSK 1
don't!; must not
HSK 2
won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable
HSK 2
to catch cold / (common) cold / CL: 場|场, / (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative) / (Tw) to detest / can't stand
HSK 3
don't tell me ... / could it be that...?
HSK 3
have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid
HSK 3
whether (or not) / if / is or isn't
HSK 4
unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind / it looks all right, but
HSK 4
unbearable / unable to endure / can't stand
HSK 4
can't say for sure / maybe
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
didn't expect
HSK 4
that's right / sure! / rest assured! / that's good / can't go wrong
HSK 4
lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me
HSK 5
contrary to what one might expect / actually / contrariwise / why don't you
HSK 5
hasn't yet; hasn't ever
HSK 5
not to allow / must not / can't
HSK 5
can't help (doing sth) / can't refrain from
HSK 6
whether or not / can it or can't it / is it possible?
HSK 6
can't keep up with / can't catch up with / cannot overtake
HSK 6
won't do / unable to / (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
HSK 6
hen / don't know (humorous slang mimicking Cantonese 唔知, Jyutping: m4 zi1)
HSK 6
really isn't
HSK 7-9
can't help / cannot but
HSK 7-9
can't help it / can't bear it
HSK 7-9
unavoidable / can't be avoided
HSK 7-9
(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
HSK 7-9
can't compare with
HSK 7-9
don't think (that) / don't imagine (that)
HSK 7-9
(haven't done sth) for a long time / a long time since we last met
HSK 7-9
don't be fooled by the fact that
HSK 7-9
to guard against / to be vigilant / watch you don't (slip) / Taiwan pr. [ti2 fang2]
HSK 7-9
unavoidably / can't help / really / rather
HSK 7-9
shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan / traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation / a martial art
HSK 7-9
cannot afford / can't afford buying
HSK 7-9
nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words / You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)
HSK 7-9
lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius) / fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully
HSK 7-9
say no more / don't bring it up / drop the subject
HSK 7-9
to take seriously (often with negative expression: "don't take it too seriously") / to treat conscientiously
can't discern
T-shirt
T-shirt
a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5]
hard to say / can't guarantee / difficult to protect / difficult to preserve
not in the least concerned (idiom) / reckless / couldn't give a damn about it / unperturbed / couldn't care less / harum scarum
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *休* | 休* | *休
to rest / to stop doing sth for a period of time / to cease / (imperative) don't
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *甮* | 甮* | *甮
contraction of 勿用 / (dialect) need not / please don't
splitcharactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *CJB* | CJB* | *CJB
(Internet slang) doesn't live up to the hype
reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
lit. if the mountain won't move, the river will go around it (idiom) / fig. there's always a way forward, even when faced with obstacles
can't manage to count / too many to count
not fit to be seen by / should not be exposed to / can't bear to see
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *毋* | 毋* | *毋
(literary) no / don't / to not have / nobody
intermittent / now you see it, now you don't
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
you must not / Please don't... / be sure not to / on no account (do it)
a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer / fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions / ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
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
What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects) / Do as you would be done by. / Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom) / fig. can't see the forest for the trees
want to stop but can't (idiom) / to be unable to stop oneself / to feel an urge to continue
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *嫑* | 嫑* | *嫑
(dialect) don't / must not / (contraction of and )
If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things / naive / doesn't know who's who / no sense of priorities
can't bear to
(literary) isn't it truly …?; how … it is!
(computer networking) 100 megabits per second; 100Base-T
please don't
(coll.) (usually used in the negative) (can't) hurt (to do sth) / (won't) hurt (to do sth)
Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy. / Since this is so, we should accept it. / Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth. / If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it.
lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)
lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what / fig. not getting to any matter of substance / scratching the surface / superficial / perfunctory
don't mention it; not at all
to apply (sth hitherto used in a different context) / to use (rules, systems, models etc copied from elsewhere) (often implying that they aren't suited to the new situation) / to borrow (a phrase) / (Tw) (computing) to apply (a style, formatting etc)
to empathize with; to show solicitude for / (loanword) T-shirt
a modal particle indicating (don't mind it, ok)
Tyrannosaurus spp. / esp. T. rex
chicken stock / chicken soup / (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives)
T-joint / T-piece / T-pipe / three links
crew neck / round neck (of pull-over garment, e.g. T-shirt)
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
can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)
won't work / will get (you) nowhere
no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle / nothing one can't do / to carry everything before one
promoter / advocate / driving force / pushing hands (two-person training routine esp. in t'ai chi)
can't thank sb enough (idiom)
to have seen sth so often that it doesn't seem strange at all; to be well accustomed (to sth)
can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom) / fig. not seeing the wider picture / can't see the wood for the trees
spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom) / it's no use crying over spilt milk / what's done is done and can't be reversed / the damage is done / once divorced, there's no reuniting
to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering / ever victorious / nothing they can't do
not a single one is dispensable / can't do without either
lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring / Don't forget where your happiness come from. / Be grateful for all your blessings!
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *覅* | 覅* | *覅
contraction of 勿要 / must not / please don't

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