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  *从* | 从* | *从
from; through; via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
HSK 1
where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) / humble expression denying compliment / also written 哪裡|哪里
HSK 1
where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) / humble expression denying compliment
HSK 1
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  *用* | 用* | *用
to use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using / to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness; utility / (bound form) expense; outlay / (courteous) to eat; to drink / (literary) hence; therefore
HSK 1
always / at all times / never (if used in negative sentence)
HSK 3
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  *断* | 断* | *断
to break / to snap / to cut off / to give up or abstain from sth / to judge / (usu. used in the negative) absolutely / definitely / decidedly
HSK 3
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  *没* | 没* | *没
(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
HSK 1
to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute) / (often used in the negative) to care about
HSK 4
to handle; to deal with; to tackle / to get by with; to make do / (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb)
HSK 4
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  *阴* | 阴* | *阴
overcast (weather) / cloudy / shady / Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang) / negative (electric.) / feminine / moon / implicit / hidden / genitalia
HSK 2
to negate / to deny / to reject / negative (answer) / negation
HSK 3
to catch cold / (common) cold / CL: 場|场, / (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative) / (Tw) to detest / can't stand
HSK 3
(math.) negative infinity
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  *了* | 了* | *了
to finish / (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 "cannot forget") / (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无 or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least / to understand clearly (variant of 瞭|了)
HSK 3
negative / passive / inactive
HSK 5
a bit; a little bit / (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit / (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er / a point (in a discussion etc) / (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) / one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟)
(folk religion) unfavorable divination result from casting moon blocks 筊杯 (both blocks rounded side up); negative response from a deity
to avoid stating openly (esp. sensitive or unpleasant matters, usu. in the negative, as in 不諱言|不讳言 "to state frankly")
hundred million; (fig.) enormous quantity / absolutely; certainly (usually followed by a negative expression)
HSK 7-9
reverse side / backside / the other side (of a problem etc) / negative / bad
HSK 7-9
(mainly used in the negative) in the first place; absolutely; simply
reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
(coll.) good mood (usu. used in the negative) / angry (usu. used in combination with 好笑)
male and female / both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc) / (chemistry) amphoteric
(idiom) to disregard all negative considerations; to cast aside all concerns
darling / (in negative sentences) heart / humanity
positive and negative / pros and cons / inside and outside
to take seriously (often with negative expression: "don't take it too seriously") / to treat conscientiously
to seem / to appear / (in a negative or interrogative sentence) to be sure
to test positive again (for COVID-19) after previously testing positive and then later, negative; to have a rebound positive test result
proper; appropriate (mostly used in the negative or in a rhetorical question)
to bounce / to bounce back / to boomerang / to ricochet / rebound (of stock market etc) / bounce / backlash / negative repercussions
HSK 7-9
sound (often with negative, not a sound) / whisper
derogatory sense / negative connotation
negative / the negative side
HSK 7-9
(finance) sth that engenders bearish sentiment; unfavorable news / (finance) (of news, data etc) unfavorable; negative
height; level; (music) pitch / relative superiority / propriety; discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低) / no matter what; just; simply (will not ..., must ... etc) / at long last
HSK 7-9
the shadow of a human figure / a trace of a person's presence (usu. combined with a negative verb)
at worst; if worst comes to worst / (usu. in the negative) serious; alarming
negative growth / economic recession
negative number
negative sentence
lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)
to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms / to place on a par with / (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)
HSK 7-9
negative feedback
to retreat / to withdraw troops / to recall troops / fig. to finish work / to wind up / to call it a day / used with negatives: the task is far from over
to keep close to the edge / near the mark / close to (the true figure) / relevant (used with negative to mean totally irrelevant)
negative value (math.)
passive / passivity / negative / negativity
to divert oneself from (loneliness, grief etc) / to dispel (negative thoughts etc)
(coll.) (usually used in the negative) (can't) hurt (to do sth) / (won't) hurt (to do sth)
fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action) / worries about the future consequences / often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
HSK 7-9
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  *价* | 价* | *价
particle used between an adverb and a verb or adjective / (dialect) particle used after a negative adverb such as or 別|别 without any other following element
(idiom) to let the matter rest; to just let it go; to take it lying down (usu. used in the negative)
to be in the way; to be a hindrance / (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence; to matter
HSK 7-9
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  *屁* | 屁* | *屁
fart / flatulence / nonsense / (usu. in the negative) what / (not) a damn thing
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  *负* | 负* | *负
to bear / to carry (on one's back) / to turn one's back on / to be defeated / negative (math. etc)
HSK 6
positive and negative
to test negative
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  *稀* | 稀* | *稀
sparse; scattered / rare; uncommon / diluted; thin; watery / (bound form) sth liquid or of thin consistency (as in 綠豆稀|绿豆稀 "sweet mung bean soup") / (bound form) totally; extremely (used with negative attributes, as in 稀糟 "utterly ruined")
HSK 7-9
negative score / minus (in grades, such as A-)
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  *兴* | 兴* | *兴
to rise / to flourish / to become popular / to start / to encourage / to get up / (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect) / maybe (dialect)
(usually used in the negative) to be of help or use
to spur sb into action by making negative remarks
to earn a living (esp. with negative)
negative pole / cathode
(used with negative) to conclude / (impossible) to end / (can't) finish
negative influence, effect that people's doings or behavior have on others (society)
negative correlation
negative character / bad guy (in a story)
to make inquiries (mostly used in the negative)
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  *啻* | 啻* | *啻
only (classical, usually follows negative or question words) / (not) just
negative / photographic plate
to believe (what sb claims) (usually used in the negative) / (math.) confidence (interval etc)
negative (in photography)
to acknowledge sb as senior or superior (often in negative) / to accept (a version of events) / to buy it
to imagine; to comprehend (usu. used in the negative, as in 不可思議|不可思议 "inconceivable")
negative example / sth that teaches one what not to do
negative (response, emotion etc)
false negative
to catch one's eye (usu. used in the negative)
it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative)
false negative
(photography) negative / photographic plate / (printing) plate / block
intimate / taking liberties / familiar (with a negative connotation)
to moisten one's lips / to sip (wine, tea etc) / esp. used with negatives: never touch a drop of the stuff
(usu. used in the negative) to acknowledge (sb's greeting etc); to respond; to answer
negative ion / acid radical
(coll.) Rh-negative blood type
cathode / negative electrode (i.e. emitting electrons)
to wave the hand (to say goodbye, or in a negative gesture) / crank handle
(in the negative) (not) to be trifled with
negative energy / negativity
negative ion / anion (physics)
(PRC) teacher by negative example / sb from whom one can learn what not to do
(usually used in the negative) major issue / serious problem / big deal
sth of good quality / good person (usu. in the negative) / (Tw) delicious food
to know shame / to feel shame (often with a negative, shameless)
to hold back / to check (i.e. to stop sb's advance) / to resist / esp. with negative, irresistible, unstoppable etc
a nonpositive number (i.e. negative or zero)

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