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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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  *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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  *對* | 對* | *對
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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  *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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *都* | 都* | *都
all; both; entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all
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
now / at present / at the moment / modern / current / nowadays
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *點* | 點* | *點
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
to study at the same school / fellow student / classmate / CL: , 個|个
HSK 1
on the body / at hand / among
HSK 1
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  *笑* | 笑* | *笑
to laugh; to smile / to laugh at
HSK 1
to dismiss students at the end of the school day
HSK 1
at once / right away / immediately / on horseback (i.e. by military force)
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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
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
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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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  *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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  *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
the back; the rear; the last bit / behind; near the end; at the back / later; afterwards
HSK 1
at one's side / on hand
HSK 2
large and small / size / adults and children / consideration of seniority / at any rate
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *信* | 信* | *信
letter / mail / CL: / to trust / to believe / to profess faith in / truthful / confidence / trust / at will / at random
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *聞* | 聞* | *聞
to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at
HSK 2
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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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *當* | 當* | *當
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
then / at that time / while
HSK 2
at any time; at all times / at the right time; whenever necessary
HSK 2
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  *長* | 長* | *長
long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point; forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
HSK 2
nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)
HSK 2
good person / healthy person / person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle
HSK 2
then / at that time / in those days
HSK 2
camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机) / at the opportune moment / as the circumstances allow
HSK 2
to feel relieved / to feel reassured / to be at ease
HSK 2
joke; jest (CL:個|个) / to laugh at; to mock / ridiculous; absurd
HSK 2
way of looking at a thing / view / opinion / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
at the same time; simultaneously
HSK 2
during the night / at night / nighttime
HSK 2
as one wishes / as one pleases / at random / negligent / casual / wanton
HSK 2
safe and sound / well / without mishap / quiet and safe / at peace
HSK 2
already at an earlier time
HSK 2
at that time (in the past or the future) / also pr. [nei4 hui4 r5]
HSK 2
to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion)
HSK 2
at this time / at this moment
HSK 2
at that time
HSK 2
original; former / originally; formerly; at first / so, actually, as it turns out
HSK 2
the scene (of a crime, accident etc) / (on) the spot / (at) the site
HSK 3
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  *掛* | 掛* | *掛
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
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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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  *初* | 初* | *初
at first / (at the) beginning / first / junior / basic
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *並* | 並* | *並
and / furthermore / also / together with / (not) at all / simultaneously / to combine / to join / to merge
HSK 3
specialty / specialized field / main field of study (at university) / major / CL: 門|门, 個|个 / professional
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *緊* | 緊* | *緊
tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *頓* | 頓* | *頓
to stop / to pause / to arrange / to lay out / to kowtow / to stamp (one's foot) / at once / classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal
HSK 3
to handle; to deal with / to punish / to treat sth by a special process; to process / to sell at reduced prices
HSK 3
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  *照* | 照* | *照
according to / in accordance with / to shine / to illuminate / to reflect / to look at (one's reflection) / to take (a photo) / photo / as requested / as before
HSK 3
behind / at the back / in the rear / behind sb's back
HSK 3
immediately; at once; right away
HSK 3
before one's eyes / now / at present
HSK 3
at the present time / currently
HSK 3
timely; at the right time / promptly; without delay
HSK 3
quickly; at once
HSK 3
to run / to jog / (military) to march at the double
HSK 3
at last / in the end / finally / eventually
HSK 3
promptly; at once
HSK 3
to show / to show off / to display / to manifest / expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior
HSK 3
original / originally / at first / it goes without saying / of course
HSK 3
at that time / originally
HSK 3
the back; the rear; the last bit / behind; near the end; at the back / later; afterwards
HSK 3
at set dates / at regular intervals / periodic / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term
HSK 3
fundamental / basic / root / simply / absolutely (not) / (not) at all / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
at least / (to say the) least
HSK 3
always / at all times / never (if used in negative sentence)
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *隔* | 隔* | *隔
to separate / to partition / to stand or lie between / at a distance from / after or at an interval of
HSK 4
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  *酸* | 酸* | *酸
sour / tart / sick at heart / grieved / sore / aching / pedantic / impractical / to make sarcastic remarks about sb / an acid
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
in front / at the head / ahead / above
HSK 4
after; behind / (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
HSK 4
to be located at / to be situated at / to lie
HSK 4
to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
HSK 4
as the time draws near / at the last moment / temporary / interim / ad hoc
HSK 4
to be good at; to be adept at
HSK 4
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  *怪* | 怪* | *怪
bewildering / odd / strange / uncanny / devil / monster / to wonder at / to blame / quite / rather
HSK 4
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  *襬* | 襬* | *襬
hem (at the bottom of a garment)
HSK 4
first / primary / initial / original / at first / initially / originally
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *立* | 立* | *立
to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately
HSK 5
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  *屆* | 屆* | *屆
to arrive at (place or time) / period / to become due / classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation)
HSK 5
by the end of the year / at the end of the year; shortly before New Year
HSK 5
gaze / insight / foresight / vision / way of looking at things
HSK 5
as one wishes / according to one's wishes / at will / voluntary / conscious
HSK 5
this moment / now / at present
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden
HSK 5
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  *瞧* | 瞧* | *瞧
to look at / to see / to see (a doctor) / to visit
HSK 5
at long last / finally / on the whole
HSK 5
(at a school) to take as an elective / an elective / elective (subject)
HSK 5
to look attentively at; to closely watch; to gaze at
HSK 5
at the minimum; at the very least
HSK 5
one breath / in one breath / at a stretch
HSK 5

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