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  *好* | 好* | *好
good / appropriate; proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close; on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello
HSK 1
can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good
HSK 2
correct / right / not bad / pretty good
HSK 2
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  *做* | 做* | *做
to make; to produce / to write; to compose / to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) / (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) / (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for / to assume (an air or manner)
HSK 1
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  *早* | 早* | *早
early / morning / Good morning! / long ago / prematurely
HSK 1
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  *分* | 分* | *分
to divide; to separate / to distribute; to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
HSK 1
standard; norm; criterion / (adjective) standard / good; correct; conforming to a standard
HSK 3
to help / to lend a hand / to do a favor / to do a good turn
HSK 1
won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable
HSK 2
not equal to; not as good as; inferior to / it would be better to
HSK 2
treasured object / treasure / darling / baby / cowry / good-for-nothing or queer character
HSK 4
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  *长* | 长* | *长
long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point; forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
HSK 2
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  *安* | 安* | *安
(bound form) calm; peaceful / to calm; to set at ease / safe; secure; in good health / content; satisfied (as in 安於|安于) / to place (sb) in a suitable position (job) / to install; to fix; to fit / to bring (a charge against sb) / to harbor (certain intentions) / ampere (abbr. for 安培)
HSK 4
vigor; vitality / spirited / good-looking
HSK 3
good and honest / kindhearted
HSK 4
to be good at; to be adept at
HSK 4
good person / healthy person / person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle
HSK 2
good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed") / charity / happy occasion / Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead
HSK 2
good / favorable / well / fine
HSK 4
good-looking; nice-looking / (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good / in an embarrassing situation
HSK 1
not up to much / very indifferent / nothing great about it / nothing good to be said about it
HSK 6
that's right / sure! / rest assured! / that's good / can't go wrong
HSK 4
Good night! / Good evening!
HSK 2
honesty; trustworthiness; good faith
HSK 4
to take good care of (or conserve) one's health / to keep in good repair / to maintain / maintenance
HSK 5
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  *还* | 还* | *还
still / still in progress / still more / yet / even more / in addition / fairly / passably (good) / as early as / even / also / else
HSK 1
good luck
HSK 5
fine / good / first-rate
HSK 4
very good
HSK 2
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  *美* | 美* | *美
beautiful / very satisfactory; good / to beautify / to be pleased with oneself
HSK 3
luck (good or bad)
HSK 4
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  *弱* | 弱* | *弱
weak; feeble / young / inferior; not as good as / (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
HSK 4
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  *难* | 难* | *难
difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good
HSK 1
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  *整* | 整* | *整
(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly / (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat / (bound form) to put in order; to straighten / (bound form) to repair; to mend; to renovate / (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb / (dialect) to tinker with; to do sth to
HSK 3
fortunate; lucky / good fortune; luck
HSK 3
to regard as having good prospects
HSK 6
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  *福* | 福* | *福
good fortune / happiness / luck
HSK 3
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  *硬* | 硬* | *硬
hard; stiff; solid / (fig.) strong; firm / resolutely; uncompromisingly / laboriously; with great difficulty / good (quality); able (person) / (of food) filling; substantial
HSK 5
generous / magnanimous / stylish / in good taste / easy-mannered / natural and relaxed
HSK 4
almost / nearly / more or less / about the same / good enough / not bad
HSK 2
health protection / health care / to maintain in good health
HSK 6
good aspects / strong points
HSK 3
useless person; good-for-nothing
(coll.) (of a photographic subject) to photograph well; to yield good shots
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  *NG* | NG* | *NG
(loanword from Japanese "NG", an initialism for "no good") (film and TV) blooper; to do a blooper
human emotions / social relationship; friendship / favor; a good turn
HSK 7-9
exceptional; outstandingly good
HSK 7-9
to do well at / to do a good job
HSK 5
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  *利* | 利* | *利
sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit
HSK 6
tasty; to taste good
HSK 7-9
good faith / devotion / loyalty / dedication
HSK 6
good or bad / good and bad / standard; quality / (coll.) very bad
HSK 7-9
good faith / honor / trust and justice
kindhearted person / good Samaritan
HSK 7-9
to promise to keep sth in good repair / guarantee; warranty
HSK 7-9
to share (let others have some of sth good)
HSK 5
(idiom) not one good point; everything about it is wrong
to bring under control / to regulate / to restore to good condition / (coll.) to fix (a person) / to prepare (a meal etc)
HSK 6
To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
to be on good terms / to be close friends / striving for self-improvement
HSK 6
(slang) rich, good-looking guy
there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
to be a good fit / to be identical with / to adjust oneself to / to fit in
HSK 7-9
to introduce sb, putting in a good word for them in advance
kindness / good intentions
HSK 7-9
elegant / elegance / good taste
(coll.) profit-motivated article cynically disguised as feel-good content 雞湯|鸡汤 and designed to go viral
good opinion / favorable impression
HSK 7-9
good and bad / most unfortunate occurrence / in any case / whatever
HSK 7-9
to be good at; to be expert in
HSK 7-9
one divides into two / to be two-sided / there are two sides to everything / to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
good prospects in the long term (finance)
intact / in good condition
HSK 7-9
good-for-nothing / fool
not particularly good / so-so
no good
very good
to leave without saying good-bye
HSK 7-9
good-quality fake
(coll.) good mood (usu. used in the negative) / angry (usu. used in combination with 好笑)
man at birth is fundamentally good in nature (the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字經|三字经)
good friend / (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period)
sometimes good, sometimes bad
HSK 7-9
inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
as one wants; according to one's wishes / ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune
HSK 7-9
expert in / good at
HSK 7-9
precious / extremely valuable / (honorific) Please take good care of yourself!
HSK 7-9
positive (in its effect) / leading to good consequences / virtuous / (medicine) benign (tumor etc)
HSK 7-9
to sample; to taste / to appreciate / one's taste (i.e. in music, literature, fashion, food and drink etc); good taste
the "good-looks club": people who attach great importance to a person's appearance (pun on 外貿協會|外贸协会 foreign trade association)
social credit system, a system that incentivizes individuals and businesses by creating consequences for good and bad behavior
to accomplish much / to have good prospects / to have a promising future
good intention / kindness
HSK 7-9
to be good at using (sth) / to put (sth) to good use
(coll.) not bad / good / fine
length / accident; mishap / right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits
HSK 6
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  *俏* | 俏* | *俏
good-looking / charming / (of goods) in great demand / (coll.) to season (food)
good or not? / luckily / fortuitously
bad / ill / not good at / not to be pooh-poohed / quite impressive
(of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit / to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever

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