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HSK
bad; harmful; unhealthy / (of a device, connection, material etc) defective; faulty
HSK 5
to turn off (a machine or device) / to finish shooting a film
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *招* | 招* | *招
to recruit / to provoke / to beckon / to incur / to infect / contagious / a move (chess) / a maneuver / device / trick / to confess
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *键* | 键* | *键
key (on a piano or computer keyboard) / button (on a mouse or other device) / chemical bond / linchpin
HSK 5
(electrical) appliance / device
HSK 6
to install / installation / equipment / system / unit / device
HSK 4
to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc) / (computing) to enable (a feature) / (of a system or device) to start operating automatically; to self-initiate / to open (sth that has been sealed)
HSK 7-9
to connect (a cable etc) / to hook up (a device) / to resume (a conversation) / to set (a bone)
Zepp Health Corporation, Chinese company providing digital health management based on wearable devices, established in 2013
display device; monitor
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *具* | 具* | *具
tool / device / utensil / equipment / instrument / talent / ability / to possess / to have / to provide / to furnish / to state / classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies
nuclear device
to break out of prison / to jailbreak (an iOS device etc)
transponder / electronic device that responds to a radio code
parallel and antithesis (paired sentences as rhetoric device)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *榨* | 榨* | *榨
to press / to extract (juice) / device for extracting juice, oils etc
HSK 7-9
conveyance (car, boat, aircraft etc); vehicle / (fig.) medium; platform; vector / (Tw) (Taiwan pr. [zai3 ju4]) a consumer's device (smart card or mobile app barcode etc) that can be scanned at checkout to save the receipt 統一發票|统一发票 to a cloud account
voice recorder (handheld digital device)
(coll.) to factory-reset a phone (or other device)
tracker (device)
scanner (device)
to drive / to propel / drive (vehicle wheel) / drive mechanism (tape or disk) / device driver (computing software)
HSK 7-9
entry-level (car, device etc) (Tw)
to destroy one's (reputation etc) / (of a device etc) to self-destruct
jack (mechanical lifting device)
device / component
imitation / to simulate / to imitate / analog (device, as opposed to digital)
HSK 7-9
to overstep the bounds of what is proper / to take sth too far / (of a measuring device) to go off the scale
(of a vehicle) to carry (a passenger or payload) / (of a device or system) to be equipped with (a piece of hardware or software)
(cinema, literature etc) scene / trope / plot device / (songwriting) bridge
a device used to check money and detect counterfeit bills
night vision device
foreshadowing (literary device)
button or key (on a device) / keystroke / CL: 個|个 / to press a button
HSK 7-9
blender (device) / juicer
sighting device / sight (for a firearm etc)
Buddha's teaching / Buddhist monk's apparel, staff etc / (Daoism) magic weapon / talisman / fig. specially effective device / magic wand
night vision device
to lock (a door) / to close with a latch / to lock into place / a lock / a latch / to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten) / to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection) / to focus attention on / to target
HSK 7-9
(computing) to mirror one's screen (to another device) / screen sharing / screen mirroring
machine / device
level (device to determine horizontal) / spirit level / surveyor's level
to present (a gift) / offering / to feed (a signal to a device, paper to a printer etc)
to turn hostile suddenly / face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of attitude expressing fright, anger etc
Android (operating system for mobile devices)
measuring device
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *壳* | 壳* | *壳
(coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc) / case; casing; housing (of a machine or device)
to introduce oneself / originally a theatrical device in which a character explains his own role
(of a device) designed to accept a cassette, cartridge or canister (loanword from "cassette") / designed to have a card or ticket inserted (also written 插卡式) (loanword from "card")
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *器* | 器* | *器
device / tool / utensil / CL: 臺|台
testing apparatus / monitoring device / checker / meter
sound device
adapter (device)
(military) caltrop (spiky metal device laid on the ground to create a hazard for enemy horses or troops in ancient times)
to restore sb or sth to its original position / to regain the throne / to reset (a dislocated joint, an electronic device etc) / reset
lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner / fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices / hoist with his own petard
fuse (for an explosive device) / electrical lead / intermediary / catalyst / (dialect) sewing needle
tapping device / bug
hardware-only device / computer without operating system or other software installed / mobile phone or pager without network subscription
paired phrases (poetic device)
pointing device (computing)
fireworks (i.e. pyrotechnic devices, not the display they produce)
orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on / left to one's own devices
fast charging / to fast charge (a device)
dual / duality / antithesis / coupled phrases (as rhetorical device) / spouse
to wait for an opportunity / (electronic devices) standby
to replace firmware (on a mobile device)
(of an object or device) designed to stand vertically; upright / (of an action) performed in a standing posture (e.g. shooting or exercise)
(of an audio device) to repeat a recorded phrase (e.g. for language learning)
electrical lead; connecting line / (Tw) to connect (to a network, device etc); to go online; connection / (congressional) caucus
gaming device / controller (for computer or console)
Jiepang (Chinese location-based social networking service for mobile devices, in operation 2010-2016)
airplane mode (on an electronic device)
muzzle (device)
(of an airplane, ship, vehicle etc) to continue a journey without refueling / (of an electronic device, battery etc) to run before needing to be recharged
mobile device (Tw)
tape player / video player / (media) player / play-only device
online / network / to connect online / to connect an electronic device to another device
photovoltaic device (e.g. solar cell)
to unbrick; to restore (an electronic device) to a functional state
assistive device (walking frame, hearing aid etc)
inverter, device that converts AC electricity to DC and vice versa
(of an object or device) horizontal in design; intended to lie flat or operate in a lying position / (of an action) performed lying down
reduplication of words or syllables (as a stylistic device in Chinese)
alarm (e.g. burglar or fire alarm) / warning device
intrauterine device (IUD)
improvised explosive device (IED)
reinsurance (contractual device spreading risk between insurers)
storage device (computing)
to insert / to stick in / to plug in (an electronic device)
mobile device (smartphone, tablet, etc)
charge-coupled device (CCD) (electronics)
a device for extracting water (such as a centrifuge)
device driver (computing software)
fire bomb / incendiary device
(of an electronic device) to brick; to become inoperable
foreshadowing (literary device); foretaste of material to come (in an essay or story)
(of a device, e.g. public telephone, ticket inspection machine) designed to have a card or ticket inserted
nuclear explosion device
input device (computer)

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