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HSK
same / like / equal to / the same as / just like
HSK 1
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  *像* | 像* | *像
to resemble / to be like / to look as if / such as / appearance / image / portrait / image under a mapping (math.)
HSK 2
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  *愛* | 愛* | *愛
to love; to be fond of; to like / affection / to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
HSK 1
seems as if / rather like / Taiwan pr. [si4 de5]
HSK 4
to like; to be fond of
HSK 1
to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on / interest; hobby
HSK 1
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  *被* | 被* | *被
quilt / to cover (with) / (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) / used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游 to "go on a trip")
HSK 3
so much / this much / how much? / this way / like this
HSK 2
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  *讓* | 讓* | *讓
to yield / to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) / by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like )
HSK 2
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  *加* | 加* | *加
to add / (math.) plus / to increase; to augment / (used before a disyllabic verb, often after an adverb like , , etc, to indicate that the action applies to sth previously mentioned, as in 稍加改良 "make some minor improvements to (it)")
HSK 2
as if / to seem like
HSK 2
(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as
HSK 6
immediately; at once; right away
HSK 3
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  *丁* | 丁* | *丁
male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干 / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl
HSK 7-9
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  *同* | 同* | *同
like / same / similar / together / alike / with
HSK 6
to like / to love / to be fond of / favorite
HSK 4
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  *串* | 串* | *串
to string together / to skewer / to connect wrongly / to gang up / to rove / string / bunch / skewer / classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of / to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus) / to move across
HSK 6
box; case / hezi – a savory turnover-like pie in northern Chinese and Mongolian cuisines
HSK 5
like that; in that way; to that extent / (before a number) ... or so; about ... / then; in that case
HSK 2
like this; so; such
HSK 5
this way; like this; so / (before a noun) this kind of; such
HSK 2
until / (used in combination with words like or in constructs of the form ...為止|到...为止)
HSK 5
to be just like; can be compared to
HSK 7-9
like / as
HSK 5
to seem / to be like
HSK 6
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  *Q* | Q* | *Q
cute (loanword) / (of food) having a pleasant chewiness (like mochi, tapioca pearls, taro balls etc – foods with a springy or gel-like mouthfeel) / (loanword) to cue sb
lit. like thunder piercing the ear / a well-known reputation (idiom)
time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
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  *股* | 股* | *股
thigh / part of a whole; portion of a sum / (finance) stock; share / strand of a thread / low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below / classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc / classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff / classifier for bands of people, gangs etc / classifier for sudden forceful actions
HSK 6
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  *喜* | 喜* | *喜
to be fond of / to like / to enjoy / to be happy / to feel pleased / happiness / delight / glad
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  *若* | 若* | *若
to seem / like / as / if
HSK 6
scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place
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  *似* | 似* | *似
to seem / to appear / to resemble / similar / -like / pseudo- / (more) than
similar to; like
HSK 7-9
such matters / things like this / this line of work / this pursuit / this hobby / this endeavor
troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse
philharmonic (used in names of orchestras) / to love music (used in compounds like 愛樂者|爱乐者 "music enthusiast")
lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom) / fig. extremely dangerous situation
to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom) / to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
to disappear without trace / to vanish all of a sudden / to spread fast / to spread like wildfire
HSK 7-9
to like / fond of / to prefer / to love / one's tastes / preference
HSK 7-9
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  *篰* | 篰* | *篰
sieve-like utensil
ostrich (Struthio camelus) / also written 鴕鳥|鸵鸟 / fabulous bird like Sinbad's roc
things like this (idiom); and so on / and the rest / etc
HSK 7-9
lit. like wolves and tigers / ruthless
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  *爾* | 爾* | *爾
thus / so / like that / you / thou
to pile up like a mountain (idiom) / a mountain of (paperwork etc) / a large number of sth
(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
HSK 7-9
to be just like
so / such / this way / like this
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  *棋* | 棋* | *棋
chess / chess-like game / a game of chess / CL: 盤|盘 / chess piece / CL: 個|个, 顆|颗
HSK 7-9
more and more emerge / innumerable succession / breeding like flies (idiom)
HSK 7-9
one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
to sound like
sinusoidal (shaped like a sine wave)
to pick up (a skill) in a very short time; to take to sth like a duck to water
to talk nonsense / to behave like a fool
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  *恩* | 恩* | *恩
favor; grace; kindness / (coll.) used like in online chat, expressing agreement
whatever you like / to do as one pleases
the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao" 道德經|道德经)
ring-like jade belt pendant
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  *峰* | 峰* | *峰
(of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit / mountain-like in appearance / highest level / classifier for camels
hypermarket / large warehouse-like self-service retail store
to like to look good in the eyes of others; sensitive about how one is regarded by others; proud
HSK 7-9
to rebuild; to reconstruct; to regenerate / (in set phrases like 恩同再造) to save sb's life
mouth like a torrent (idiom) / eloquent / glib / voluble / have the gift of the gab
I'd like to hear the details
sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely / sweating like a pig
to act like a spoiled child / to throw a tantrum / to act coquettishly
doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom)
like / similar to / as if
lit. like a tiger that has grown wings / with redoubled power (idiom)
(idiom) to be devoted to a common cause; to be like-minded
to want to / to feel like / to fancy / to care for sb / desirous of
(slang) to cheer sb on / to show one's support / ("call" is pronounced approximately like English "call")
to get round fast / to spread like wildfire
four seasons like spring / favorable climate throughout the year
to pay attention to one's appearance; to like to be well-groomed / (literary) on very friendly terms
tantamount to / to be like
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  *然* | 然* | *然
correct / right / so / thus / like this / -ly
like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
like father, like son (idiom)
a selfless, helpful person, like the model citizen Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋 (often used to refer to sb in a joking or teasing way)
like a swarm of bees; in droves (used to describe people flocking to do sth)
lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
lit. a tongue like a reed (idiom) / fig. a glib tongue
the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 文科)
HSK 7-9
to regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally. / It feels like we have known each other all along.
just as / no less than / like (sth momentous) / as good as / tantamount to
according to the location / everywhere / any place / from any location / from wherever you like
like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor
(literary) (swift like a) speeding horse
like a wisp of smoke / (to disappear etc) in an instant
like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom) / (of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative / unconstrained in style
like wildfire (idiom) / unstoppable
to surge like a gathering storm (idiom) / to grow by leaps and bounds
spark / meteor trail (mostly used in expressions like 急如星火)
lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom) / fig. at a total loss
to ward off evil spirits / mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅)

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