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HSK
how much?; how many? / (phone number, student ID etc) what number?
HSK 1
what? / something; anything
HSK 1
why? / for what reason?
HSK 2
how? / what? / why?
HSK 1
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  *多* | 多* | *多
many; much; more; a lot of / too many; in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]) / (bound form) multi-; poly-
HSK 1
whatever / no matter what (who, how etc) / regardless of / not to discuss
HSK 3
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  *倒* | 倒* | *倒
to invert; to place upside down or frontside back / to pour out / to tip out; to dump / inverted; upside down; reversed / to go backward / contrary to what one might expect; but; yet
HSK 2
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  *争* | 争* | *争
to strive for / to vie for / to argue or debate / deficient or lacking (dialect) / how or what (literary)
HSK 3
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  *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
how / what kind
HSK 2
how (wonderful etc) / what (a great idea etc) / however (difficult it may be etc) / (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc) / to what extent
HSK 2
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  *话* | 话* | *话
dialect / language / spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said / CL: 種|种, , , ,
HSK 1
contrary to what one might expect / actually / contrariwise / why don't you
HSK 5
what's to be done
HSK 2
what kind?; what sort?
HSK 2
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  *凭* | 凭* | *凭
to lean against / to rely on / on the basis of / no matter (how, what etc) / proof
HSK 5
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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
how / what way / what
HSK 3
it is a pity / what a pity / unfortunately
HSK 5
what are you doing? / what's he up to?
HSK 1
which ones? / who? / what?
HSK 1
to say again / to put off a discussion until later / moreover / what's more / besides
HSK 6
no matter what or how / regardless of whether...
HSK 4
to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world / (esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent
HSK 7-9
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  *嘛* | 嘛* | *嘛
used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽 / (Tw) (coll.) what?
what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ... / (derog.) so-called
HSK 7-9
bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept / (sports) baseline / (sewing) under thread / spy; informer; plant
HSK 7-9
too bad / how terrible / what bad luck / terrible / bad
HSK 5
what one has learned (through experience, reading etc) / knowledge / insight / understanding / tips / CL: 項|项, 個|个
HSK 7-9
to subdue / to check / to bring under control / (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status / uniform (army, party, school etc) / livery (for company employees) / CL:
HSK 7-9
(to express one's) true feelings / what is on one's mind / secret mind
HSK 7-9
not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end / embarrassed and at a complete loss
to add up the total / to figure what sth amounts to / to consider
HSK 7-9
only the official is allowed to light the fire / Gods may do what cattle may not / quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi
you get what you pay for
in any case; no matter what
when?; at what time?
(idiom) to lack the ability to do what one would wish
HSK 7-9
to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates / to have well-defined likes and dislikes
where? / what place?
the rice is cooked / what's done is done / it's too late to change anything now (idiom)
who would believe it! / what rubbish!
what kind? / how, what / somewhat
(saying) you reap what you sow
what time? / when?
unable to make sense of what one is hearing
what one acquires / one's gains
to say what everyone says (idiom) / to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view / to follow the herd
lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom) / fig. to pay for what you want in cash / simple and direct transaction
how about / what kind of
(idiom) what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)
to agree / to go along with / to echo (what sb says)
HSK 7-9
What's up?; Is something the matter? / (coll.) (used in rhetorical questions of the form 關|关 + {person} + 什麼事|什么事 "what business is it of {person}'s?; what's it to {person}?")
to select; to make one's choice; to decide what to accept and what to reject
what has (he) got up (his) sleeve? / what's going on?
discourse / words / utterance / what one says / manner of speech
words and actions / what one says and what one does
HSK 7-9
to have the nerve / what a cheek! / to feel no shame / to overcome the shame / (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)
dried food (including dried fruits, mushrooms and seafoods such as shrimp and abalone) / (fig.) (coll.) knowledge presented in readily assimilable form; just what you want to know: no more, no less (no padding 水分)
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  *捧* | 捧* | *捧
to hold or offer with both hands / to sing the praises of / classifier for what can be held in both hands
HSK 7-9
let alone / to say nothing of / besides / what's more
HSK 7-9
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  *何* | 何* | *何
what / how / why / which / carry
lit. when a man stands straight, he doesn't worry that his shadow is slanting (saying) / fig. as long as one conducts oneself honorably, one need not worry about what people think; a clean hand wants no washing
satisfied with what one has (idiom)
to order with the chin / to indicate what one wants by facial gesture
to do what one is told / obedient
HSK 7-9
hanging in the balance / the future is hard to forecast / ¿Qué serà? / who knows what the future holds?
(dialect) what
lit. heart and mouth as one (idiom); to say what you think / honest and straightforward
to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom) / to discern what sb thinks from his body language
each takes what he needs (idiom)
(idiom) to reap what one has sown; to stew in one's own juice
at what time?; when?
(maxim) a mere "thank you" is an insufficient response to a huge favor / (expression of gratitude) words cannot express my appreciation for what you have done
to visit / to go to see what's going on
to have to pour out what's on one's mind (idiom)
to not know what sb is driving at / to be unintelligible
(indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened / (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason / (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people
HSK 7-9
tonic / healthy concoction / (fig.) just what the doctor ordered / (Tw) pirated software
exactly what one wants
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  *什* | 什* | *什
what
what for / why / how
(slang) what the ...!; oh my god!; that's insane!
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  *胡* | 胡* | *胡
non-Han people, esp. from central Asia / reckless / outrageous / what? / why? / to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written )
what is true and what is false / (to get to know) the real situation
and so on; and so forth; and what not
Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat! / fig. A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
live (e.g. broadcast or recording) / what is actually happening / scene / the real situation
HSK 7-9
regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom) / fig. to take what comes / to meet gains or losses with equanimity
to understand (by hearing) / to catch (what sb says)
what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)
not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
and then (what follows next)
HSK 7-9
no matter what may happen (idiom)
What decade are you living in? / That's so out-of-date!
to have a plan / to know what one is doing
to understand what one is reading or watching
to keep one's promise; to mean what one says
to overstep the bounds of what is proper / to take sth too far / (of a measuring device) to go off the scale

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