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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
function; capability
HSK 3
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; performance; behavior
HSK 5
(numerical, statistical) index / (math.) exponent / index / exponential (function, growth)
HSK 6
(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
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
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
(linguistics) auxiliary word; function word; particle
real-valued (math.) / taking real numbers as values (of a function)
function (math.)
linear function (math.)
to associate (cognitively) / to make an associative connection / mental association / word prediction and auto-complete functions of input method editing programs
HSK 5
algebraic function theory (math.)
trigonometric function
function
to have an effect / to play a role / to be operative / to work / to function
(dialect) to stop functioning
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 / role
HSK 5
easy to use / to function well / so that / in order to
normal operation / proper functioning
real-valued (math.) / taking real numbers as values (of a function)
odd function (math.)
exponential function
Moments (social networking function of smartphone app WeChat 微信)
function
life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations) / Physical effort is vital for our bodies to function (Aristotle). / Life derives from physical exercise.
peer competition / to function as rivals / to make claims as an equal
spline function (math.)
(linguistics) function word
word / phrase / (old) (grammar) function word / predicate
even function (math.)
codomain of a function (math.)
(math.) differential (of a function) / differential (equation etc) / to differentiate / differentiation
inverse function (math.)
derived function / derivative f' of a function f
hands-free (telephone function)
callback function (computing)
generating function (math.)
continuous function
(math.) one-to-one function; injective map
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *莅* | 莅* | *莅
to attend (an official function) / to be present / to administer / to approach (esp. as administrator)
function word
periodic function
quadratic function
to suffer a loss of cognitive function; to develop dementia
eye-catching; striking; impressive / sighted eyes; functioning eyes
(math.) algebraic function
different function
form word / in Classical Chinese, the first character of phrase having auxiliary grammatical function
kidney function
image (or range) of a function (math.)
function library
the trigonometric functions
wave function (in quantum mechanics)
midnight / to order à la carte / (math.) zero of a function
(math.) to evaluate (an expression, function etc)
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)
(Tw) hands-free (telephone function)
organic function; physical faculty; sense (of sight, hearing, smell etc)
not differentiable (function in calculus)
super-ministry system (reform aimed at streamlining government department functions)
to work solely on / to have as one's (or its) sole function / person or agency responsible for one specific thing
(TCM) consumptive disease, chronic deficiency disorder due to impaired function of inner organs, deficiency of qi, blood, yin and yang / asthenia
(math.) theory of functions of a complex variable
multivalued function (math.)
(math.) elliptic function
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
(math.) theory of functions of a real variable
hyperbolic cosecant, i.e. function cosech(x)
one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom) / an empty sack cannot stand upright
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)
(math.) an analytic function (of a complex variable)
special functions (math.)
implicit function
function of a complex variable (math.)
saddle point (math.), a critical point of a function of several variables that is neither a maximum nor a minimum
switch hook (button or cradle of a telephone, whose function is to disconnect the call)
lit. to stop the enemy at the banquet table / fig. to get the better of an enemy during diplomatic functions
(math.) tangent (trigonometric function)
function of a real variable (math.)
logarithmic function
(math.) complex analytic function theory
hyperbola / hyperbolic (function)
to make blood (function of bone marrow)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *郎* | 郎* | *郎
(arch.) minister / official / noun prefix denoting function or status / a youth
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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *浰* | 浰* | *浰
to attend (official functions)


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