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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *点* | 点* | *点
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
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  *带* | 带* | *带
band / belt / girdle / ribbon / tire / area / zone / region / CL: 條|条 / to wear / to carry / to take along / to bear (i.e. to have) / to lead / to bring / to look after / to raise
HSK 2
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  *养* | 养* | *养
to raise (animals) / to bring up (children) / to keep (pets) / to support / to give birth
HSK 2
to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about
HSK 2
to bring / (fig.) to bring about; to produce
HSK 2
to arise; to come into being; to come about / to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate
HSK 3
to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails / innovation
HSK 3
to create / to bring about / to produce / to set (a record)
HSK 3
to bring about; to create; to cause
HSK 3
accomplishment / success / achievement / CL: 個|个 / to achieve (a result) / to create / to bring about
HSK 3
to reduce; to lower; to bring down
HSK 4
to display / to exhibit / to bring out implicit or innate qualities / to express (a thought or moral) / to develop (an idea) / to elaborate (on a theme)
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
to bring relief / to alleviate (a crisis) / to dull (a pain)
HSK 4
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  *苦* | 苦* | *苦
bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly
HSK 4
to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
HSK 4
usable; serviceable / feasible; workable; doable / to make; to cause; to bring about
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *落* | 落* | *落
to leave out / to be missing / to leave behind or forget to bring / to lag or fall behind
HSK 5
to mediate / to bring parties to an agreement
HSK 5
to transfer / to maneuver (troops etc) / movement of personnel / to mobilize / to bring into play
HSK 5
to mention; to bring up / (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise / to initiate (legal proceedings)
HSK 5
to plot / to scheme / to bring about / to engineer / planning / producer / planner
HSK 6
to sue / to bring a lawsuit against / to prosecute
HSK 6
to bring under control / to regulate / to restore to good condition / (coll.) to fix (a person) / to prepare (a meal etc)
HSK 6
family education / upbringing / to bring sb up / private tutor
HSK 7-9
fate or chance that brings people together / predestined affinity or relationship / (Budd.) destiny
HSK 7-9
to facilitate; to help bring about
HSK 7-9
to bring up / to train / to contribute to / achievements (usually of young people)
HSK 7-9
to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc) / to bring a lawsuit
HSK 7-9
to bring into / to channel into / to integrate into / to incorporate
HSK 7-9
to display ostentatiously / to bring out into the open / to make public / to spread around / flamboyant / brash
HSK 7-9
to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point
HSK 7-9
to question / to ask questions / to inquire / to bring to account / to interrogate
HSK 7-9
to expose / to bring to light / to disclose / revelation
HSK 7-9
to foster / to bring up / to raise
HSK 7-9
ahead of schedule / sooner than planned / to bring forward (to an earlier time)
HSK 7-9
hard to tell (i.e. hard to judge or hard to predict) / cannot bring oneself to say it
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *捎* | 捎* | *捎
to bring sth to sb / to deliver
HSK 7-9
to develop and promote / to carry forward / to bring to great height of development
HSK 7-9
railtrack connection / to integrate into sth / to dock / to connect / to be in step with / to bring into line with / to align
HSK 7-9
to bring under permanent control / to effect a radical cure
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 educate; to bring up; to nurture / upbringing; breeding; culture
HSK 7-9
say no more / don't bring it up / drop the subject
HSK 7-9
to bring together / to make do in a bad situation / to just get by / to improvise / passable / not too bad
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *纳* | 纳* | *纳
to receive / to accept / to enjoy / to bring into / to pay (tax etc) / nano- (one billionth) / to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing
(of fuse wire) to melt; to blow / (fig.) to halt stock trading / (fig.) to suspend an airline from operating flights on a given route (as a penalty, e.g. for bringing in more than a specified number of passengers who test positive for COVID)
to bring one's own / BYO / (of software) preinstalled
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *育* | 育* | *育
to have children / to raise or bring up / to educate
to exhale; to breathe out / to make an outgoing call / (computing) to bring up (a menu, search bar, virtual keyboard etc)
preparedness / to bring sth to a state of readiness
to mention / to raise (a subject) / to bring to sb's attention
to bring out the best in each other (idiom) / to complement one another well
to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions / you asked for it / to bring it on oneself (sth unpleasant)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *辱* | 辱* | *辱
disgrace / dishonor / to insult / to bring disgrace or humiliation to / to be indebted to / self-deprecating / Taiwan pr. [ru4]
to bring in / to call in / to transfer (a person, data) / (computing) to call / to load (a subroutine etc)
to pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby / (obstetrics) to induce labor / to expedite childbirth / (fig.) to be a driving force in bringing sth into existence
to bring peace and stability to a country, region etc
to discredit / to defame / to smear sb's name / to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc) / to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage) / to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鞠* | 鞠* | *鞠
to incline (one's torso); to bow / leather ball used in ancient times / (literary) to bring up; to rear / Taiwan pr. [ju2]
mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail / also written 辟邪 / fig. valiant soldier
to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
net for fishing or bird catching / (fig.) fetters / to snare (a valuable new team member etc) / to bring together under the one umbrella
to turn over (when lying) / (fig.) to free oneself / to emancipate oneself / to bring about a change of one's fortunes
lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom) / fig. to offer sb a humble apology
to close (flower, eyes, suitcase etc) / to bring together / (insect or bird when not flying) to fold (its wings)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *攒* | 攒* | *攒
to bring together
to bring up to full strength / to make up a deficiency / to fill (a vacancy, gap etc)
to plaster / to render (a wall) / (fig.) to bring shame on / also pr. [mo4 hui1]
to foster / to bring up / to raise
to gather / to collect / to bring together
harmonious / to adjust / to tune (e.g. wireless receiver) / to bring into harmony
to promote estrus / to bring an animal to heat by artificial means
comprehensive / thorough / to bring one's help / to assist
to bring to a conclusion / to settle (a dispute) / to do away with (oneself) / to break off (a relationship) / resolution (of a problem)
to bring up (children) / to raise / to bear
to bring out the main theme / to make the point / to bring out the substance concisely
to discuss / to bring up various ideas for discussion
to bring honor to one's ancestors
program bringing education to underdeveloped areas / to work in such a program
to mention / to bring up (a subject) / with regard to / as for
to punish according to the law / to bring to justice
to rear / to bring up / to nurture
to bring to justice / to file away (a document)
(derog.) (of a woman) to bring one's children into a second marriage / children by a previous marriage
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *煞* | 煞* | *煞
to terminate / to cut short / to bring to a stop / to squeeze / to tighten / to damage / variant of 殺|杀
bringing great benefits (idiom); very useful / of great service / to help greatly / to serve one well
(polite) your business / what brings you?
comet or supernova viewed as evil portent / (fig.) sb or sth that brings disaster
to include / to embrace / to bring together
to reconcile / to mediate / to bring warring parties to agreement / to arbitrate
(idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions
to wind up / to bring to an end / to finish
to bring back to life
to knock over; to knock down; to lay flat; to fell; to bring down
to drag down; to bring down
to bring up the rear
to constrict / to draw tight / to gather (one's thoughts) / to bring to a close / to pack (for a journey)
lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom) / fig. troublemaker / black sheep / rotten apple
to concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials

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