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


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