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  *次* | 次* | *次
next in sequence / second / the second (day, time etc) / secondary / vice- / sub- / infra- / inferior quality / substandard / order / sequence / hypo- (chemistry) / classifier for enumerated events: time
HSK 1
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  *起* | 起* | *起
to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group
HSK 1
to exercise; to move about; to work out / shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc) / movable; flexible; liquid (capital etc) / (volcanic, seismic, economic etc) activity / (outdoor etc) activity; event; (political) campaign; (military) maneuver (CL:項|项) / to use personal influence, connections, bribes etc
HSK 2
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  *度* | 度* | *度
to pass / to spend (time) / measure / limit / extent / degree of intensity / degree (angles, temperature etc) / kilowatt-hour / classifier for events and occurrences
HSK 2
(TV or radio) program; show / item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event) / a planned activity (in one's schedule) / CL: 個|个, 場|场, 項|项, 臺|台, , 檔|档
HSK 2
if / in case / in the event that
HSK 2
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  *辦* | 辦* | *辦
to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event) / to establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise) / (law) to handle; to investigate; to prosecute (a case or suspect) / (bound form) office (as in 招辦|招办, admissions office) (abbr. for 辦公室|办公室)
HSK 2
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  *件* | 件* | *件
item / component / classifier for events, things, clothes etc
HSK 2
incident; event
HSK 3
since (a previous event)
HSK 3
course of events / process / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
to conduct; to hold (an event)
HSK 3
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  *輪* | 輪* | *輪
wheel; disk; ring / steamship / to take turns; to rotate / classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn
HSK 4
item / project / (sports) event / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
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  *陣* | 陣* | *陣
disposition of troops / wave / spate / burst / spell / short period of time / classifier for events or states of short duration
HSK 4
opportunity; favorable turn of events; stroke of luck
HSK 4
in advance / before the event / beforehand / prior
HSK 4
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  *屆* | 屆* | *屆
to arrive at (place or time) / period / to become due / classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation)
HSK 5
to organize / to host (a conference or sports event)
HSK 5
major event / major political event (war or change of regime) / major social event (wedding or funeral) / (do sth) in a big way / CL: , 樁|桩
HSK 5
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  *檔* | 檔* | *檔
(bound form) shelves (for files); pigeonholes / (bound form) files / crosspiece (of a table etc) / (bound form) (of goods) grade / vendor's open-air stall / (Tw) timeslot for a show or program / classifier for shows / classifier for events, affairs etc / Taiwan pr. [dang3]
HSK 6
well-known for sth / to become well known / to make one's mark / to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc)
HSK 6
after the event
HSK 6
after the event / in hindsight / in retrospect
HSK 6
to restore to the original state / to reconstruct (an event) / reduction (chemistry)
HSK 7-9
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  *逢* | 逢* | *逢
to meet by chance / to come across / (of a calendar event) to come along / (of an event) to fall on (a particular day) / to fawn upon
HSK 7-9
in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally
HSK 7-9
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  *樁* | 樁* | *樁
stump; stake; pile / classifier for events, cases, transactions, affairs etc
HSK 7-9
bore; caliber; diameter; aperture / (fig.) stance (on an issue); version (of events); account; narrative; line
HSK 7-9
(idiom) whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means
HSK 7-9
record of actual events / documentary (factual rather than fictional)
HSK 7-9
lit. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom) / fig. the whole sequence of events; causes and effects
HSK 7-9
course of events; process
HSK 7-9
crack / gap between two objects / gap in time between two events
HSK 7-9
Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
HSK 7-9
to show one's support for a performer or theatrical troupe etc by attending their show; to attend an event to cheer on the participants / to patronize a restaurant or store / to sing the praises of
HSK 7-9
to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom) / overjoyed at the turn of events
HSK 7-9
deed / past achievement / important event of the past
HSK 7-9
past events / former happenings
HSK 7-9
an upset (esp. in sports) / unexpected turn of events / to pull off a coup / a breakthrough
HSK 7-9
shift in the trend of events / turnaround / plot shift in a book / turn in the conversation
HSK 7-9
to begin / to open / to start / beginning of an event
HSK 7-9
too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
item / event / project
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *場* | 場* | *場
threshing floor / classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout
sound of gunfire / fig. news of momentous events
(of a singer) autograph session / record signing event
calendar of events
(physics) chain reaction / (idiom) chain reaction; series of events each caused by the previous one
way of speaking / wording / formulation / one's version (of events) / statement / theory / hypothesis / interpretation
chronology (the science of determining the dates of past events)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *遭* | 遭* | *遭
to meet by chance (usually with misfortune) / classifier for events: time, turn, incident
reeking of blood / bloody (events)
(military) supply vehicle / (sports) support vehicle during cycling events, marathons etc
according to reason / usually / in the normal course of events / to attend to
lasting for ages / long drawn out / remote in time or space / unhurried / a great number (of events) / preposterous / pensive
afterthought / reflection after an event / a review (of a movie etc)
in advance; before the event
to solicit articles, essays or pieces of literature (on a subject or in commemoration of an event)
gap (between two objects) / interval of time (between events) / opening in one's schedule / free time / (fig.) gap (in the market etc)
to interpret (a visual document, a medical exam, an historical event etc) / to analyze data (from a chip, a black box etc)
an unforeseen event / accident / misfortune
to talk (or write) about one's recollections of past events
not expected at the outset (idiom) / unforeseen / to be surprised by the turn of events
gap; spacing; distance between objects; interval between events
to fix a date (for an event) / to select an auspicious date
wind direction / the way the wind blows / fig. trend / direction of events / how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself) / public opinion (concerning one's actions) / publicity (usually derog.) / limelight
incident / unforeseen event / events (in general)
to compete / to take part (in a sports event)
to recognize sth after the event / posthumous recognition / to ratify / to endorse retroactively
to dramatize historical events / novel or play on historical theme
to recur (of events, esp. adverse ones) / to repeat (a performance)
front part (of an object) / first part (of an event) / previous paragraph
to be involved in the matter (Example: 涉事三人, the three people involved) / (archaic) to recount the events
future events / and what happened next... (in fiction) / funeral arrangements
lingering fear / fear after the event / post-traumatic stress
to learn of (an event) / to hear about (sth)
(idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
unheard of / an extremely rare and unprecedented event
lit. urgent beating of gongs and drums (idiom) / fig. to urgently prepare for an upcoming event
two simultaneous happy events in the family
bar / bold line / horizontal bar (gymnastics event)
genuine people and true events
man proposes, God disposes (idiom) / one's plans can be derailed by unforeseen events
lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom) / fig. to change the course of events / to turn things around
(idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
to recall the past / to cherish the memory of past events / to reminisce / nostalgic
parallel bars (gymnastics event)
sale / market / state of the market / sales event
to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)
an upset (esp. in sports) / unexpected turn of events / to pull off a coup / a breakthrough
Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.
roll-call (e.g. at athletics event) / check the record
anyhow / in any event / just / only
to keep a record of events / record / to start to form memories (after one's infancy)
field events (athletics competition)
track events (athletics competition)
to postpone (an activity) in the event of wet weather
to make a report after the event / to make a supplementary report / to repay a kindness
Rashomon, Japanese novel and movie / (fig.) situation where conflicting interpretations of the same event obscure the truth / unsolvable case

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