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  *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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  *里* | 里* | *里
lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里
HSK 1
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  *一* | 一* | *一
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
HSK 1
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  *也* | 也* | *也
also; too; as well; (not ...) either / (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) / (literary) particle having functions similar to
HSK 1
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  *还* | 还* | *还
still / still in progress / still more / yet / even more / in addition / fairly / passably (good) / as early as / even / also / else
HSK 1
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  *很* | 很* | *很
very; quite / (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
HSK 1
to know; to become aware of / also pr. [zhi1dao5]
HSK 1
to stand up; to get up / also pr. [qi3lai2]
HSK 1
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  *谁* | 谁* | *谁
who / also pr. [shui2]
HSK 1
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  *花* | 花* | *花
variant of / flower / blossom / also pr. [wei3]
HSK 1
a moment / a while / in a moment / now...now... / also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]
HSK 1
where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) / humble expression denying compliment / also written 哪裡|哪里
HSK 1
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  *又* | 又* | *又
(once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway
HSK 2
same; equal; similar / similarly; also; too
HSK 2
(not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore
HSK 2
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  *熟* | 熟* | *熟
ripe; mature / thoroughly cooked; done / familiar; acquainted / experienced; skilled / (of sleep etc) deep; profound / also pr. [shou2]
HSK 2
dictionary / also written 辭典|辞典 / CL: ,
HSK 2
benefit; advantage; merit / gain; profit / also pr. [hao3chu4]
HSK 2
good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed") / charity / happy occasion / Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead
HSK 2
we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5]
HSK 2
early morning / CL: 個|个 / also pr. [zao3chen5]
HSK 2
at that time (in the past or the future) / also pr. [nei4 hui4 r5]
HSK 2
not only (... but also ...)
HSK 2
father / also pr. [fu4 qin5] / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
below / under / next / the following / also pr. [xia4 mian5]
HSK 3
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  *较* | 较* | *较
(bound form) to compare / (literary) to dispute / compared to / (before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather / also pr. [jiao3]
HSK 3
inside / interior / also pr. [li3 mian5]
HSK 3
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  *并* | 并* | *并
and / furthermore / also / together with / (not) at all / simultaneously / to combine / to join / to merge
HSK 3
apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他誰也沒來|除了他谁也没来 "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語他也會法語|除了英语他也会法语 "in addition to English, he also knows French") / (used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了 + A + 就是 + B, "either A or B")
HSK 3
on top of / above-mentioned / also pr. [shang4 mian5]
HSK 3
ahead / in front / preceding / above / also pr. [qian2 mian5]
HSK 3
mother / also pr. [mu3 qin5] / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense) / surface / exterior / external appearance
HSK 3
military skill or technique (in former times) / all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development) / self-defense / tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage) / also called kungfu 功夫 / CL: 種|种
HSK 3
to grasp (also fig.) / to seize / to hold / assurance / certainty / sure (of the outcome)
HSK 3
to come down / (completed action marker) / (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) / (indicates continuation from the past towards us) / to be harvested (of crops) / to be over (of a period of time) / to go among the masses (said of leaders)
HSK 3
not just; not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
HSK 3
to download / also pr. [xia4zai4]
HSK 4
role; part (in a play or movie etc) / also pr. [jiao3se4]
HSK 4
big sister / elder sister / older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker)
HSK 4
delighted / to one's heart's content / straightforward / also pr. [tong4 kuai5]
HSK 4
friction / rubbing / chafing / fig. disharmony / conflict / also written 磨擦
HSK 5
part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sleeve, etc)
HSK 5
look / style / appearance / approximation / about / CL: 個|个 / also pr. [mo2 yang4]
HSK 5
genuine / legal / see also 盜版|盗版
HSK 5
to expose / to reveal / to lay bare / also pr. [pu4 lu4]
HSK 6
pirated / illegal / see also 正版
HSK 6
(idiom) exactly alike; identical / also pr. [yi1mo2-yi1yang4]
HSK 6
in a moment / later / also pr. [dai1 hui3 r5] or [dai1 hui5 r5]
HSK 6
busy season / peak period / see also 淡季
HSK 7-9
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  *缩* | 缩* | *缩
to withdraw / to pull back / to contract / to shrink / to reduce / abbreviation / also pr. [su4]
HSK 7-9
to ripple / to undulate / also written 蕩漾|荡漾
HSK 7-9
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  *铜* | 铜* | *铜
copper (chemistry) / see also 紅銅|红铜 / CL: 塊|块
HSK 7-9
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  *凿* | 凿* | *凿
(bound form) chisel / to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig / (literary) certain; authentic; irrefutable / also pr. [zuo4]
HSK 7-9
thoughtful / considerate / attentive / thorough / also pr. [zhou1 dao5]
HSK 7-9
to leak (information); to divulge / also pr. [xie4lou4]
HSK 7-9
light bulb / see also 電燈泡|电灯泡 / third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) / CL: 個|个
HSK 7-9
to give thought (to others) / to consider (other people's needs) / also pr. [zhao2 xiang3]
HSK 7-9
to refer to / see also / compare (cf.) / to pay respect to
HSK 7-9
sharp and clear / crisp / melodious / ringing / tinkling / silvery (of sound) / fragile / frail / also written 輕脆|轻脆
HSK 7-9
to collect / to compile / to converge / also written 彙集|汇集
HSK 7-9
definite / conclusive / undeniable / authentic / also pr. [que4 zuo4]
HSK 7-9
steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1]
HSK 7-9
(of a seed) to germinate / (of a plant) to sprout; to bud / sprout; bud / (also used figuratively)
HSK 7-9
to hug / to cherish / within the bosom (of the family) / to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)
HSK 7-9
to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily / to bustle about / to hopscotch / also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠
HSK 7-9
to speak sarcastically / to make cutting remarks / also pr. [wa1 ku5]
HSK 7-9
to commit an offense / to violate the law / excuse me! (formal) / see also 得罪
HSK 7-9
combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements / also known as joint ideogram or associative compound / to comprehend without being told explicitly / to cotton on / knowing (smile, glance etc)
HSK 7-9
(coll.) now / this moment / also pr. [zhe4 hui3 r5]
HSK 7-9
girl / servant girl / (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)
HSK 7-9
not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) / aptly named / worthy of the name
HSK 7-9
lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom) / intoxicated by sth / obsessed with / mad about sth / also written 如癡如醉|如痴如醉
HSK 7-9
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  *亦* | 亦* | *亦
also
HSK 7-9
off season / slow business season / see also 旺季
HSK 7-9
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  *嚼* | 嚼* | *嚼
to chew / also pr. [jue2]
HSK 7-9
Holy sacrament / Christian rite (esp. Catholic) / also called 聖禮|圣礼 by Protestants
Guozijian, the highest educational administrative body in imperial China, in some dynasties also functioning as the highest institution of academic research and learning (Imperial College, aka Imperial Academy)
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  *载* | 载* | *载
to carry / to convey / to load / to hold / to fill up / and / also / as well as / simultaneously
copper (chemistry) / see also 銅|铜
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *阿* | 阿* | *阿
prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity / used in transliteration / also pr. [a4]
to lay a foundation (also fig.) / to make a first sketch / to eat sth before drinking / to apply an undercoat
albuterol (also known as proventil, salbutamol, ventolin), an asthma drug
Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王, played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou 西周, and is also known as the "God of Dreams"
Chinese phonetics (concerned also with rhyme in poetry)
(Taoism) to abstain from eating cereals; to fast / also pr. [pi4gu3]
(coll.) awesome / stunning / electrifying / breathtaking / (originally Cantonese) / also pr. [jin4 bao4]
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *彳* | 彳* | *彳
step with the left foot (Kangxi radical 60) / see also 彳亍
Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen / also written 灶神
to roar (of animals) / to wail / to cry out in distress / see also 呼號|呼号
lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom) / fig. to make an example of sb / also written 懲一儆百|惩一儆百
suona, Chinese shawm (oboe), used in festivals and processions or for military purposes / also written 鎖吶|锁呐 / also called 喇叭
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *哦* | 哦* | *哦
sentence-final particle that conveys informality, warmth, friendliness or intimacy / may also indicate that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of
Su Zhe (1039-1112), Song writer and politician, one of the Three Su's 三蘇|三苏 and also one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家
help to the needy / emergency relief / charity / to give to poorer relative / (also 賙濟|赒济)
for fear that / lest / also written 惟恐
Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子
Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 前漢|前汉, Former Han Dynasty
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *喾* | 喾* | *喾
one of the five legendary emperors, also called 高辛氏
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *纪* | 纪* | *纪
surname Ji / also pr. [Ji4]

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