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HSK
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  *不* | 不* | *不
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
HSK 1
whatever / no matter what (who, how etc) / regardless of / not to discuss
HSK 3
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  *个* | 个* | *个
(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier) / (bound form) individual
HSK 1
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  *任* | 任* | *任
to assign / to appoint / to take up a post / office / responsibility / to let / to allow / to give free rein to / no matter (how, what etc) / classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)
HSK 3
only / merely / no more than / but / however / anyway (to get back to a previous topic) / cannot be more (after adjectival)
HSK 2
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  *再* | 再* | *再
again; once more; re- / further; beyond this point of time / (before an adjective) more / then (after sth, and not until then) / no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) or for emphasis) / (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则, 再就是 etc) / (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
HSK 1
won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable
HSK 2
not to be concerned / regardless of / no matter
HSK 4
is or isn't / yes or no / whether or not
HSK 1
have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid
HSK 3
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  *凭* | 凭* | *凭
to lean against / to rely on / on the basis of / no matter (how, what etc) / proof
HSK 5
not so / no / or else / otherwise / if not / How about ...?
HSK 4
can only / obliged to do sth / to have no other choice
HSK 2
no more; no longer
HSK 6
only; merely; nothing but; no more than / it's just that ...
HSK 5
to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
HSK 3
even / even if / even though / no matter how
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *卖* | 卖* | *卖
to sell / to betray / to spare no effort / to show off or flaunt
HSK 2
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  *吗* | 吗* | *吗
(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
HSK 1
not need / have no use for
HSK 5
only have ...; there is only ... / (used in combination with ) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 "the only thing you can do is give in")
HSK 3
to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort
HSK 4
say no more / don't bring it up / drop the subject
HSK 7-9
have plenty of / there's no lack of
HSK 3
to be finished / to be done for / ruined / gone to the dogs / oh no
HSK 5
to be obstructed / to be blocked up / to be impassable / to make no sense / to be illogical
HSK 6
(coll.) can't do anything about it / (coll.) there's no way that ...; it's simply not credible that ... / (coll.) couldn't be (better) (i.e. simply wonderful)
HSK 4
no / is not / not
solely engrossed in one thing / just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) / simply / by all means / please feel free / do not hesitate (to ask for sth)
HSK 6
to do everything one can / to spare no effort / to strive
HSK 7-9
there is no need / why should
HSK 7-9
no matter what or how / regardless of whether...
HSK 4
no less than / not inferior to
HSK 7-9
to belong to / to be affiliated to / to fall under the jurisdiction of / a place where one feels that one belongs / one's final destination (where one need look no further)
HSK 7-9
boring / of no interest
HSK 7-9
to keep a firm grip on / to pay close attention to / to lose no time in (doing sth)
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *无* | 无* | *无
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
HSK 4
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  *NG* | NG* | *NG
(loanword from Japanese "NG", an initialism for "no good") (film and TV) blooper; to do a blooper
to not calculate / to not count / to not be considered (as) / to have no weight
HSK 7-9
in vain / to no purpose / for nothing / white
HSK 7-9
not to distinguish; to make no distinction / (LGBT slang) versatile (open to either penetrative or receptive role)
easy / with no difficulty
HSK 7-9
to have no alternative / frustrated / exasperated / helpless / (conjunction) but unfortunately
HSK 5
to act against one's will / to have no alternative but to / to have to / to have no choice / must
HSK 7-9
quiet; making little or no noise / surreptitious; stealthy / anxious; worried / Taiwan pr. [qiao3qiao3]
HSK 5
to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances / not amenable to reason
inadvertent / accidental / to have no intention of (doing sth)
HSK 7-9
there are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst (from Mencius 孟子)
in any case; no matter what
there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
don't mention it / no formalities, please
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *伊* | 伊* | *伊
(old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she") / second person singular pronoun ("you") / (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she") / (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning / (preceding a noun) that
have no way out / have no alternative / abbr. to 無奈|无奈
HSK 7-9
you're welcome / don't mention it / no need to stand on ceremony
free; no charge; at no cost
HSK 7-9
lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact / no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)
housekeeper who looks after old people with no children or whose children do not live with them
no less than / not inferior to
no good
to spare no effort / to devote all one's energies
to conform to no conventional pattern / unconventional / offbeat
to work hard while accomplishing little / to toil to no avail
there is no alternative
(employee) having no fixed duties
to do something to sb / to deal with / to cope / how? / to no avail
He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects). / Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
HSK 6
to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
to refuse to acknowledge / to pay no attention to / to take no notice of / to ignore
HSK 7-9
to give up / to admit failure / to drop the matter / to reconcile oneself to loss / to have no more illusions about
HSK 7-9
everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others / selfish / mercenary
HSK 7-9
it's better to make slow progress than no progress at all (proverb)
not at all; by no means
lit. leave no hole undrilled (idiom); to latch on to every opportunity
unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice / no unanimous decision / still a matter of discussion
(coll.) rock-solid; no-nonsense; undeniably genuine (esp. of skills, effort, performance or service)
no matter if / regardless of / don’t worry about (it, him etc) / doesn’t matter
to take seriously / serious / No joking, really!
HSK 7-9
all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
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  *徒* | 徒* | *徒
(bound form) disciple; apprentice; believer; (derog.) wrongdoer (as in 騙徒|骗徒 "swindler" or 叛徒 "traitor" etc) / (bound form) on foot / (bound form) bare; empty / (bound form) to no avail; in vain / (bound form) merely; just; only / (bound form) prison sentence
bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb / undaunted by perils
nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words / You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)
HSK 7-9
(neologism c. 2016) no tv shows to watch
flower but no fruit (idiom); handsome exterior but hollow inside / flashy
to spare no effort
to have no way out / to have no alternative
no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
HSK 7-9
to have the nerve / what a cheek! / to feel no shame / to overcome the shame / (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)
(polite response) you're welcome; just doing my duty; no problem
No comment!
to disregard / to take no account of
dried food (including dried fruits, mushrooms and seafoods such as shrimp and abalone) / (fig.) (coll.) knowledge presented in readily assimilable form; just what you want to know: no more, no less (no padding 水分)
there is no harm in; might as well
HSK 7-9
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  *瞎* | 瞎* | *瞎
blind / groundlessly / foolishly / to no purpose
HSK 7-9
there is no lack of
to have no strength / to feel weak / exhausted / feeling listless / boring / of no interest
HSK 7-9
no wonder (that...)
lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory
for no reason
(idiom) nothing more than this; that's all; no big deal; not very impressive

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