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despite / although / even though / in spite of / unhesitatingly / do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc) / (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
(Internet slang) overly confident despite being average
to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened / to remain cheerful (despite a crisis)
to not be wiser despite being older / (humble) to be older than (you) by
lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom) / fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers
to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom) / to remain perplexed despite much thought
tough upright grass / (fig.) a staunch character who is loyal despite danger and hardship
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
no matter what / despite / to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)
persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
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
silvery spear point actually made of pewter (idiom); fig. worthless despite an attractive exterior
(neologism, attested by 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)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *饶* | 饶* | *饶
rich / abundant / exuberant / to add for free / to throw in as bonus / to spare / to forgive / despite / although
HSK 7-9
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 keep on fighting despite continual setbacks (idiom)
to die of illness or injury despite receiving medical help
lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition / incorrigible / unrepentant
(idiom) to put up fierce resistance despite being surrounded; to stubbornly refuse to admit defeat
to defend sb (a relative, friend or oneself) despite knowing that that person is in the wrong
to insist on doing sth / must do it, despite everything
householder who refuses to vacate his home despite pressure from property developers
ambitious despite a lack of talent (idiom)
to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation
(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 going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)
old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years
to show warm feelings but meet with cold rebuke (idiom) / to be snubbed despite showing good intentions
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
to succeed through failure / to achieve one's final aim despite apparent setback
(idiom) to moan and groan despite not being sick; to feign illness; to complain without cause; (of writing) to indulge in confected sentimentality
great despite minor blemishes / a rough diamond
lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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