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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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  *生* | 生* | *生
to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born / to arise; to occur / to light (a fire) / to live; to be alive / life / raw; uncooked; unprocessed / unfamiliar; strange / (bound form) student; person engaged in a field / (bound form) male role in traditional opera / (bound form) life; lifetime / (bound form) means of livelihood / (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼) / (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽)
HSK 2
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  *派* | 派* | *派
(literary) tributary; branch of a river / clique; school; group; faction / (bound form) style; manner / to send (a person or resource); to dispatch; to allocate (a resource or task); to appoint (sb) / classifier for factions, groups etc / (preceded by ) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc / (loanword) pi (Greek letter Π, π); the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159... / (loanword) pie
HSK 3
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  *筆* | 筆* | *筆
writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:,) / brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy) / (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork / (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character / (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business / (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)
HSK 2
way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc) / CL: 種|种
HSK 3
appearance / manner / pattern / model
HSK 2
manner / bearing / attitude / approach / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
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  *風* | 風* | *風
wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL: 陣|阵, 絲|丝
HSK 1
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  *樣* | 樣* | *樣
manner / pattern / way / appearance / shape / classifier: kind, type
HSK 6
tone of voice / the way one speaks / manner of expression / tone
HSK 7-9
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  *薄* | 薄* | *薄
thin / cold in manner / indifferent / weak / light / infertile
HSK 4
(of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious / (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting / to strictly enforce
HSK 5
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  *粗* | 粗* | *粗
(of sth long) wide; thick / (of sth granular) coarse / (of a voice) gruff / (of sb's manner etc) rough; crude; careless; rude
HSK 4
to decorate / to dress / to make up / to adorn / manner of dressing / style of dress
HSK 5
as before / (same) as usual / in the same manner / still / nevertheless
HSK 6
expression / manner / vigorous / impressive / lofty / pretentious
HSK 7-9
to fall downward in a scattered, lightly sprinkled manner (as light, petals, leaves etc) / (literary) carefree and unrestrained; natural and elegant
bearing / manner / presence
amiable manner / pleasant countenance
tone / manner of speaking / mood / CL: 個|个
HSK 7-9
not care about one's appearance (idiom) / slovenly in dress and manner
impressive / stylish / magnificent / imposing manner / dignified air
HSK 7-9
(of a person's manner or character) gentle and quiet
refined in manner / gentle
style / manner / ethos
HSK 7-9
Tiger Balm, an ointment applied topically to treat all manner of aches and pains / (fig.) (coll.) jack of all trades
imposing manner / loftiness / grandeur / energetic looks / vigor
HSK 7-9
way of doing sth / behavior / to act in an affected manner / mannerism / gestures in opera
(idiom) to act with confusion or in a disorderly manner; flustered
(idiom) overweening attitude; threatening manner
(slang) (of a person or manner) off-putting / (slang) to feel put off
manner / style / panache
evil smell / resentment / unpleasant manner
not stopping at anything / all manner of evil
going directly (without detour) / (fig.) direct / straightforward (in one's manner or speech)
(coll.) style; manner
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *般* | 般* | *般
sort / kind / class / way / manner
bearing / manner / mien
HSK 7-9
a tune / a melody / accent (distinctive way of pronouncing a language) / tone (manner of expression) / elegance / refinement
svelte / elegant manner / graceful bearing
HSK 7-9
affecting shyness or embarrassment / coy / mincing (walk, manner of speech) / mannered
coarse / crude (in one's manner) / boorish
HSK 7-9
as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner / frigid
amiable (manner) / unassuming / written in plain language / easy to take in
discourse / words / utterance / what one says / manner of speech
to assume / to adopt (a look, pose, manner etc) / to bring out for display
to add parallels and interpretations (to a story etc); to develop and embellish; to interpret (often in a strained manner)
cold and offensive (talk or manner)
manner / bearing / trace / mark / trail / etiquette
strange voice / affected manner of speaking
appearance / manner / bearing / deportment / look / expression / mien
HSK 7-9
imperious; aggressive; assertive / dictatorial manner; boldness (CL:)
style / manner
seductive appearance / fawning manner
affecting shyness or embarrassment / coy / mincing (walk, manner of speech) / mannered
committing all manner of crimes / completely unscrupulous
to be unable to continue living (in a certain manner) / to be unable to make a living
(idiom) strange accent; odd manner of speaking or singing
lolicon or rorikon (Japanese loanword) / manga or anime genre depicting young girls in an erotic manner
manner of speech / tone of voice
pet phrase / regularly used expression / manner of speaking
to fail to greet in timely manner
majestic presence / awe-inspiring manner
(idiom) (neutral) to narrate in a plain, unaffected manner; (mildly critical) to recount events in a flat, colorless style
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *顗* | 顗* | *顗
pleasing / respectful manner
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  *躚* | 躚* | *躚
to manner of dancing / to walk around
haughty manner / proud bearing
in a busy and hasty manner
fleeting (of quick passage time) / in a flash / distracted manner / vacantly / frustratedly
(coll.) gesture by an idol aimed at delighting fans (e.g. winking or throwing signed items); to interact with fans in such a manner (loanword from Japanese "fansābisu" – literally, "fan service")
to ogle / to glance in a shifty manner
coarse in speech and manner
to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
air / manner / model / paragon / demeanor
HSK 7-9
gaseous state (physics) / manner / air / bearing
(idiom) to speak in a pleasant and captivating manner
contemptuous (of manner) / high and distant / mysterious / grand / magnificent
stagnant / congealed / fig. grave in manner / low (of voice)
appearance / manner
official manner
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *躣* | 躣* | *躣
(manner of walking)
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  *蹡* | 蹡* | *蹡
(manner of walking)
shotacon (Japanese loanword) / manga or anime genre depicting young boys in an erotic manner


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