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  *里* | 里* | *里
li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇 and neighborhood 鄰|邻 levels
HSK 1
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  *下* | 下* | *下
down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action
HSK 1
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  *提* | 提* | *提
to carry (hanging down from the hand) / to lift / to put forward / to mention / to raise (an issue) / upwards character stroke / lifting brush stroke (in painting) / scoop for measuring liquid
HSK 2
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  *度* | 度* | *度
to pass / to spend (time) / measure / limit / extent / degree of intensity / degree (angles, temperature etc) / kilowatt-hour / classifier for events and occurrences
HSK 2
way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem / CL: 條|条, 個|个
HSK 2
measure / step / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
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  *表* | 表* | *表
exterior surface / family relationship via females / to show (one's opinion) / a model / a table (listing information) / a form / a meter (measuring sth)
HSK 2
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  *升* | 升* | *升
to ascend; to rise / to promote; to elevate / liter / unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou )
HSK 3
survey / to measure / to gauge / to determine
HSK 4
to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action) / to take
HSK 3
ruler (measuring instrument) / CL:
HSK 4
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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
unit (of measure) / unit (group of people as a whole) / work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform) / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
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  *量* | 量* | *量
to measure
HSK 4
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  *尺* | 尺* | *尺
a Chinese foot / one-third of a meter / a ruler / a tape-measure / one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine / CL: ,
HSK 4
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  *测* | 测* | *测
to survey / to measure / to conjecture
HSK 4
strong medicine; potent remedy / (fig.) drastic measure
move; act; measure
HSK 7-9
to compete against / to measure oneself against / to go head to head (see who is best)
scale for measuring body weight; bathroom scale
to take measures to prevent miscarriage
in advance / before it happens (cf preventative measures) / forestalling
appearance / bearing / meter (i.e. measuring instrument)
HSK 7-9
to take sb's measurements / to measure sb up
safety measure; precaution / (coll.) (euphemism) contraception; protection
old system / weights and measures of former times
to oppose corruption / anti-graft (measures, policy etc)
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  *合* | 合* | *合
100 ml / one-tenth of a peck / measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng or liter, or one-hundredth dou
scale for measuring body weight; bathroom scale
to measure time / to time / to reckon by time
HSK 7-9
to crack down on / to take severe measures against
system of weights and measures
to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat / measure for measure
HSK 7-9
to size sb up / to look sb up and down / to take the measure of / to suppose / to reckon
HSK 7-9
to have a competition / to measure with one's hand or arm / to make a gesture of measuring
HSK 7-9
so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure / beside oneself with joy
to strike a severe blow / to crack down / to take strong measures
to take measures to mitigate the impact of disasters (including prevention, preparation, and support for stricken communities)
anti-infiltration (measures taken against subversive external forces) / (chemistry) reverse osmosis
to determine (by measuring or surveying)
HSK 6
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  *丈* | 丈* | *丈
measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) / to measure / husband / polite appellation for an older male
tape measure (usu. retractable) / CL:
to measure distance
to measure speed
quantity; weight; measure / (fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc); (of written material) density
HSK 7-9
earthquake intensity (measure of its destructive power)
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  *磅* | 磅* | *磅
scale (instrument for weighing) / to weigh / (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams) / (printing) point (unit used to measure the size of type) / (Tw) (printing) pound; ream weight (used to describe paper thickness)
HSK 7-9
classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word
Gini coefficient (a measure of statistical dispersion)
to overstep the bounds of what is proper / to take sth too far / (of a measuring device) to go off the scale
measures of national income and output
immunization injection / fig. forewarning / heads-up / preventive measure
lit. ferry bridge / fig. interim measure over some difficulty / a guide
to brandish (a figurative weapon, i.e. some measure intended to deal with the situation); to resort to (some tactic)
not take a proper measure of oneself / to overrate one's own abilities
to take preventative measures; to guard against accident or disaster
Big Mac Index, a measure of the purchasing power parity (PPP) between currencies
to receive in no small measure
HSK 7-9
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  *量* | 量* | *量
capacity / quantity / amount / to estimate / abbr. for 量詞|量词, classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word
lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter / scrupulous attention to detail
Big Mac Index, a measure of the purchasing power parity (PPP) between currencies
verbal classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word applying mainly to verbs
to measure / measurement
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action / to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
gauge / measuring tool
stratagem of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure / makeshift plan / interim step
measure (math.)
to calibrate (measure or apparatus) / fixed coefficient
to measure / measurement
inestimable / incalculable / beyond measure
liter and decaliter dry measure / (fig.) meager quantity of foodstuff
measure / tolerance / breadth / magnanimity / (math.) metric
to measure temperature
universal bevel (to measure angles)
an emergency measure
volt-ampere (measure of apparent power in alternating current circuits)
measuring device
to weigh oneself; to measure sb's weight
to be adjusted to uniformity (usually of weights and measures) (idiom)
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  *石* | 石* | *石
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou ; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2]
to oppose smuggling / anti-contraband (measures, policy etc)
"legal quotient" (LQ), a measure of one's awareness and knowledge of the law and one's standard of honorable conduct
steel set square (tool to measure right angles)
high-handed (measures) / with a heavy hand
tape measure
nominal classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word applying mainly to nouns
annoyed and amused in equal measure
(law) residential surveillance at a designated location (PRC legal measure confining suspects to government-assigned residences under continuous monitoring) (abbr. for 指定居所監視居住|指定居所监视居住)
lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
a combination of punches / (fig.) a set of measures
measuring vessel / measuring apparatus
range (of scales or measuring equipment)
scale for measuring body weight; bathroom scale
anti-seismic measures / seismic defenses / earthquake resistant
potency / titer (measure of effective concentration in virology or chemical pathology, defined in terms of potency after dilution by titration) / valence (perceived value in psychology) / valency
measure in traditional Chinese music / orderliness
plan of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure / makeshift stratagem / interim step
to forbid sb to go out / to confine to one location (e.g. student, soldier, prisoner, monk etc) / to ground (as disciplinary measure) / to gate / to curfew / restriction on movement / ban on visiting a place / out of bounds / off limits / caveat
soft measuring tape (non-retractable type used for body measurements etc)
to take drastic measures to deal with a situation / to pull the carpet from under sb

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