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HSK
lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom) / fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
(idiom) to parade oneself ostentatiously about town
only / merely / no more than / but / however / anyway (to get back to a previous topic) / cannot be more (after adjectival)
HSK 2
to give sth only cursory attention / to treat sth as not very significant
to pass / to spend (time) / to survive / to get through
HSK 4
(idiom) to exaggerate; to overstate the facts
to feel very apologetic
HSK 7-9
lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom) / fig. everyone detests a lowlife
to get away with it / to slip through / to bluff one's way out / Taiwan pr. [meng1 hun4 guo4 guan1]
to skate around / to skip over / to skimp
lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom) / fig. to take a risk-averse approach
supply exceeds demand
jumpy / nervous / oversensitive
to flit across / to sweep past / to glance (strike at an angle)
excessive / over- / excess / going too far / extravagant / intemperate / overdue
HSK 5
not an exaggeration / not excessive / not wide of the mark
to take the blame for sb else / to be made a scapegoat
to squeeze through / to force one's way through
later / after a while
(of a meteor etc) to streak across (the sky) / (of a searchlight, lightning etc) to play across (the sky)
to let off / to let slip by / to let sb get away with sth
HSK 7-9
old-fashioned / out of date / to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon
HSK 6
cigarette filter; filter tip
to have a highly retentive memory / to have sth imprinted in one's memory
acceptable / passable / justifiable / (of a course of action) to make sense
wealth never survives three generations (idiom)
to have an easy time / (feel) well
to distrust / to be suspicious
couldn't be better / ideal / wonderful
(idiom) to mention only very briefly; to skate over (a topic)
(soccer) one-two / push-and-run
nothing can surpass
HSK 7-9
to weigh sth
overwork
to just scrape through with a narrow pass (in an exam)
excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)
premature / too soon
obsession / excessive concern
to overpraise / to flatter
HSK 7-9
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through / without high ambitions, but getting by
to accept criticism gladly (humble expr.) / to be happy when one's errors are pointed out
lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose / fig. to seize any opportunity / pragmatic
conversely / in reverse order / in an opposite direction
HSK 7-9
overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)
to make life difficult for / to embarrass / unable to make it through
HSK 7-9
allergic reaction / hypersensitive reaction / anaphylaxis
presentable / passable
to filter
HSK 7-9
to celebrate a festival / after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)
HSK 7-9
transient
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
excessive; undue / unduly; overly
HSK 4
(in the) past; former; previous / to go over; to pass by
HSK 2
(verb suffix)
transitional / bridging
previous sins
If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
to pass through a country's territory / transit
HSK 7-9
past one's prime / has-been
have a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb)
to excel / to surpass
the wrong way round (back to front, inside out etc)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than / it's just that ...
HSK 5
to celebrate the Chinese New Year
HSK 2
(stationery) to laminate
to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom) / to quickly amend one's ways
too clever by half; excessive ingenuity
to go through the motions
HSK 7-9
(of birds) to migrate south for the winter
to be unable to breathe easily
(idiom) to cover up one's faults; to whitewash
error / fault / (law) negligence / delinquency
HSK 7-9
hypersensitive / allergic reaction / anaphylaxis
hydrogen peroxide H2O2
peroxide
excessive
to feel sad / to feel unwell / (of life) to be difficult
HSK 2
to flash past / to flit by
can't persuade; unable to make (sb) change their mind; unable to resist (sb)
mapping process
(idiom) to survive a calamity / to get through a crisis
to be unable to breathe
things change with the passage of time (idiom)
a passer-by
to die / to pass away
to be excessive; to be more than is required
HSK 7-9
to make up for one's faults by doing good deeds (idiom)
to cross over / to pass through
HSK 7-9
an experienced person / sb who has "been around (the block)" / sb who has personally experienced it
to show an interest in / to get involved with
to repent and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
mistake / fault / responsibility (for a fault)
HSK 7-9
to surmount / to cross over
to pass through; to get through / to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation) / to pass (a test) / by means of; through; via
HSK 2
exaggeration
to miss (train, opportunity etc)
HSK 6

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