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only have ...; there is only ... / (used in combination with ) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 "the only thing you can do is give in")
HSK 3
to assemble; to combine; to compose / combination; association; set; compilation / (math.) combinatorial
HSK 3
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  *借* | 借* | *借
to borrow / (used in combination with 給|给 or etc) to lend / to make use of; to avail oneself of / (sometimes followed by 著|着) by; with
HSK 2
until / (used in combination with words like or in constructs of the form ...為止|到...为止)
HSK 5
inferior (often in the combination 毫無遜色|毫无逊色, not in the least inferior)
HSK 7-9
(coll.) good mood (usu. used in the negative) / angry (usu. used in combination with 好笑)
harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
combination ticket
to combine / combination / composite character (i.e. a synonym of 合體字|合体字) / (of clothes) to be a good fit
you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom) / you can't judge a book by its cover / often in combination 人不可貌相海水不可斗量
combination lock
combination pliers; lineman's pliers
chemical combination
mother and son / interest and capital / combination of a large object and a smaller one of the same type
fire and ice / combination of sharply contrasting or incompatible elements
to translate a term into Chinese using a combination of characters or words that suggests its meaning (as opposed to transliteration 音譯|音译) (e.g. 超文本, 火車|火车)
choronym (a family's region of origin, used as an indicator of superior social status in a surname-choronym combination) (For example, the Tang writer Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈 is also known as 韓昌黎|韩昌黎, where 韓|韩 is his surname and 昌黎 is his clan's ancestral prefecture .)
a combination of punches / (fig.) a set of measures
harmony (pleasing combination of sounds)
to tag along (with sb) / (in combination with 與|与 or ) to accompany (sb) / (fig.) (of one situation) to go hand in hand (with another)
combination of a signific component and a phonetic element to form a phono-semantic character, as in , which has signific and phonetic (also referred to as 形聲|形声) / (of words or characters) homophonous
brilliant and varied / (often in the combination 精彩紛呈|精彩纷呈)
string of pearl and jade (idiom); ideal combination / perfect pair
lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei / fig. an impossible combination / an impossible turn of events (idiom)
combination lock
to bear / to enjoy (usually in negative combination, meaning unable to enjoy)
to expect (often in negative combination, I never expected...) / to look forward to
wing (of an air force) / sports team representing a combination of entities (e.g. United Korea)


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