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Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters) / (coll.) dictionary / CL:
HSK 2
atypical pneumonia / Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / SARS
classical music
civil code
model / typical case / archetype / typical / representative
HSK 4
Hanyu Da Cidian, the largest Chinese dictionary, with over 375,000 word entries, first published 1986-1994
sacrificial ceremony / religious festival
classical story or quote from the literature / the story behind sth
refined; elegant
Buddhist scriptures / Buddhist classics
ceremony
typical use / typical application
neoclassical
Sweden
thesaurus
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canon / law / standard work of scholarship / literary quotation or allusion / ceremony / to be in charge of / to mortgage or pawn
historical or literary anecdote that gives rise to a saying
ceremony / collection of classical writings
classical
HSK 6
case study / classic example
canonical text / treasury (i.e. book of treasured wisdom)
the classics / scriptures / classical / classic (example, case etc) / typical
HSK 4
classical music (mainly Western)
to pawn / pawnshop
dictionary / also written 辭典|辞典 / CL: ,
HSK 2
to use literary quotations; to use phrases taken from the classics
old classics / old customs / cause
celebration
HSK 7-9
classicists
lit. to quote the classics / to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
HSK 7-9
Athens, capital of Greece
to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots
encyclopedic dictionary
atypical pneumonia / Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / SARS
classical literature
favor / grace
majestic pomp / grand ceremony
wedding / marriage celebration
classical language
repository of items of cultural significance / collection
to mortgage / to pawn
warden
walking dictionary / well-informed person
Reuter's Financial Glossary
important classic text / severe laws
the Acropolis (Athens)
inauguration
the Kangxi Dictionary, named after the Kangxi Emperor, who in 1710 ordered its compilation, containing 47,035 single-character entries
pharmacopoeia
neoclassicism
graduation ceremony (abbr. for 畢業典禮|毕业典礼) / (Tw) (coll.) to graduate
opening ceremony
institution / institutional
Hanyu Da Zidian, one of the most comprehensive Chinese character dictionaries with 54,678 (and later 60,370) entries, first published between 1986-1990
Swede
drill book
ceremony; celebration
HSK 5
model / example / paragon
HSK 7-9
encyclopedia
Wiktionary (online dictionary)
encyclopedia
(Buddhism) the kitchen manager in a monastery / (Buddhism) (historical) monk responsible for various administrative and logistical duties
stereotype / exemplar / typification
graduation ceremony; commencement exercises
lexicography
classical field theory (physics)
argot / codeword
Swedish (language)
pocket dictionary
dengue fever
Buddhist doctrine / sutras
ancient books or records
(Tw) Urtext edition
ancient Athens
the Talmud
mental lexicon
legal code / statute
Timon of Athens, 1607 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
thesaurus
ground breaking ceremony
the Yongle Great Encyclopedia (1408)
sacred writing / canon
Athena
electronic dictionary
cult film
dictionary (variant of 詞典|词典) / CL: ,
HSK 5


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