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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *也* | 也* | *也
also; too; as well; (not ...) either / (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) / (literary) particle having functions similar to
HSK 1
to act on; to affect / action; function; activity / impact; result; effect / purpose; intent / (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用, inhibition
HSK 2
function; capability
HSK 3
(of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course / (fig.) to function; to be in operation / (of a train service etc) to operate; to run / (of a computer) to run
HSK 5
to associate (cognitively) / to make an associative connection / mental association / word prediction and auto-complete functions of input method editing programs
HSK 5
function; performance; behavior
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *枪* | 枪* | *枪
gun / firearm / rifle / spear / thing with shape or function similar to a gun / CL: , , 桿|杆, 條|条, / to substitute for another person in a test / to knock / classifier for rifle shots
HSK 5
function / role
HSK 5
(numerical, statistical) index / (math.) exponent / index / exponential (function, growth)
HSK 6
online; connected to the Internet / (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; functioning at a high level
HSK 7-9
public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)
HSK 7-9
Guozijian, the highest educational administrative body in imperial China, in some dynasties also functioning as the highest institution of academic research and learning (Imperial College, aka Imperial Academy)
a place set up to serve a specific function (train station, bus stop, toll plaza, bike rental station, meteorological station etc) / (Internet) site (website, FTP site etc)
to suffer a loss of cognitive function; to develop dementia
inverse function (math.)
function (math.)
hyperbolic cosecant, i.e. function cosech(x)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *郎* | 郎* | *郎
(arch.) minister / official / noun prefix denoting function or status / a youth
function of a complex variable (math.)
even function (math.)
function
to make blood (function of bone marrow)
(math.) to evaluate (an expression, function etc)
eye-catching; striking; impressive / sighted eyes; functioning eyes
(math.) differential (of a function) / differential (equation etc) / to differentiate / differentiation
midnight / to order à la carte / (math.) zero of a function
organic function; physical faculty; sense (of sight, hearing, smell etc)
image (or range) of a function (math.)
hands-free (telephone function)
different function
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *莅* | 莅* | *莅
to attend (an official function) / to be present / to administer / to approach (esp. as administrator)
(linguistics) function word
(math.) tangent (trigonometric function)
word / phrase / (old) (grammar) function word / predicate
Ministry of Railways (MOR), disbanded in 2013 with its regulatory functions taken over by the Ministry of Transport 交通運輸部|交通运输部
easy to use / to function well / so that / in order to
peer competition / to function as rivals / to make claims as an equal
form word / in Classical Chinese, the first character of phrase having auxiliary grammatical function
to work solely on / to have as one's (or its) sole function / person or agency responsible for one specific thing
lit. to stop the enemy at the banquet table / fig. to get the better of an enemy during diplomatic functions
Moments (social networking function of smartphone app WeChat 微信)
hyperbola / hyperbolic (function)
callback function (computing)
to have an effect / to play a role / to be operative / to work / to function
saddle point (math.), a critical point of a function of several variables that is neither a maximum nor a minimum
(dialect) to stop functioning
linear function (math.)
(math.) one-to-one function; injective map
special functions (math.)
function library
kidney function
logarithmic function
continuous function
super-ministry system (reform aimed at streamlining government department functions)
(math.) theory of functions of a real variable
(TCM) consumptive disease, chronic deficiency disorder due to impaired function of inner organs, deficiency of qi, blood, yin and yang / asthenia
(linguistics) auxiliary word; function word; particle
function of a real variable (math.)
(math.) algebraic function
spline function (math.)
(math.) elliptic function
(math.) theory of functions of a complex variable
implicit function
not differentiable (function in calculus)
one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom) / an empty sack cannot stand upright
periodic function
derived function / derivative f' of a function f
function word
multivalued function (math.)
(math.) complex analytic function theory
algebraic function theory (math.)
odd function (math.)
exponential function
trigonometric function
codomain of a function (math.)
quadratic function
(Tw) hands-free (telephone function)
switch hook (button or cradle of a telephone, whose function is to disconnect the call)
the trigonometric functions
real-valued (math.) / taking real numbers as values (of a function)
real-valued (math.) / taking real numbers as values (of a function)
barrage (military) / "bullet screen", function which allows viewers to post on-screen comments in videos, movies etc in real time / danmaku (video game subgenre)
function
normal operation / proper functioning
generating function (math.)
wave function (in quantum mechanics)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *浰* | 浰* | *浰
to attend (official functions)
life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations) / Physical effort is vital for our bodies to function (Aristotle). / Life derives from physical exercise.
examination discipline / (Tw) performance assessment and discipline (abbr. for 考核 + 紀律|纪律), used in reference to internal review and oversight functions within political parties
(math.) an analytic function (of a complex variable)


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