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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *归* | 归* | *归
to return / to go back to / to give back to / (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by / to belong to / to gather together / (used between two identical verbs) despite / to marry (of a woman) (old) / division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor
HSK 4
despite / although / even though / in spite of / unhesitatingly / do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc) / (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
HSK 5
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *饶* | 饶* | *饶
rich / abundant / exuberant / to add for free / to throw in as bonus / to spare / to forgive / despite / although
HSK 7-9
householder who refuses to vacate his home despite pressure from property developers
Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅 depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom) / to remain perplexed despite much thought
to defend sb (a relative, friend or oneself) despite knowing that that person is in the wrong
tough upright grass / (fig.) a staunch character who is loyal despite danger and hardship
lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition / incorrigible / unrepentant
(idiom) to moan and groan despite not being sick; to feign illness; to complain without cause; (of writing) to indulge in confected sentimentality
(idiom) to put up fierce resistance despite being surrounded; to stubbornly refuse to admit defeat
friends despite the difference in age
old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years
to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened / to remain cheerful (despite a crisis)
to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
great despite minor blemishes / a rough diamond
to die of illness or injury despite receiving medical help
(neologism c. 2014) (coll.) to be criticized, blamed or implicated in sth despite having done nothing to deserve it; to be unfairly targeted; to catch a stray (abbr. for 躺著也中槍|躺着也中枪)
to insist on doing sth / must do it, despite everything
(law) judgement defaulter (person who has failed to fulfill obligations set forth in a written court judgement, such as paying compensation to sb, despite having the means to do so) / debt dodger
to keep on fighting despite continual setbacks (idiom)
lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation
lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation
to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom) / fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers
lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom) / fig. sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use
to show warm feelings but meet with cold rebuke (idiom) / to be snubbed despite showing good intentions
to succeed through failure / to achieve one's final aim despite apparent setback
to not be wiser despite being older / (humble) to be older than (you) by
to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)
no matter what / despite / to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)
soft on the inside despite one's hard shell / appearing tough on the outside as to mask one's inner vulnerability / also written 內柔外剛|内柔外刚
ambitious despite a lack of talent (idiom)
lit. to eat meat from one's bowl, then put down one's chopsticks and scold one's mother (idiom) / fig. to complain despite being privileged / to be ungrateful for what one has been given
silvery spear point actually made of pewter (idiom); fig. worthless despite an attractive exterior


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