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  *他* | 他* | *他
(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his / (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 and 他人)
HSK 1
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  *别* | 别* | *别
to leave; to part (from) / (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish / (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc) / (bound form) other; another; different / don't ...! / to fasten with a pin or clip / to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement) / (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别, 派別|派别)
HSK 1
one side / either side / on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while
HSK 1
outside / outer surface / abroad / place other than one's home
HSK 1
else / other
HSK 1
to meet; to see each other / CL:
HSK 1
other people; others; other person
HSK 1
parts of the country other than where one is
HSK 2
other / (sth or sb) else / the rest
HSK 2
can only / obliged to do sth / to have no other choice
HSK 2
apart from / other than / except for / external / outside of / on the other side of / beyond
HSK 2
additional / in addition / besides / separate / other / moreover / furthermore
HSK 3
the other person; the other side; the other party
HSK 3
on the other hand / another aspect
HSK 3
to part; to leave each other / to distinguish; to tell apart / difference; distinction / in different ways; differently / separately; individually
HSK 3
each other / mutual
HSK 3
compassion / kindness / care for others / love / CL: / charity (bazaar, golf day etc) / heart (the symbol ♥)
HSK 3
to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
HSK 3
each other / mutually / mutual
HSK 3
to realize; to be aware of; to feel that; to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself) / responsible; predisposed to do the right thing; considerate of others
HSK 3
other people / sb else / he, she or they / I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people")
HSK 4
in turn / successively / one after the other / bit by bit
HSK 4
the rest / the others / remaining / remainder / apart from them
HSK 4
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  *键* | 键* | *键
key (on a piano or computer keyboard) / button (on a mouse or other device) / chemical bond / linchpin
HSK 5
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  *挤* | 挤* | *挤
to crowd in / to cram in / to force others aside / to press / to squeeze / to find (time in one's busy schedule)
HSK 5
to share (let others have some of sth good)
HSK 5
each other; one another
HSK 5
to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)
HSK 5
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  *旁* | 旁* | *旁
one side / other / different / lateral component of a Chinese character (such as , etc)
HSK 5
or / either one or the other
HSK 5
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  *另* | 另* | *另
other / another / separate / separately
HSK 6
track (for trains etc) / orbit (of a satellite) / (fig.) a person's established path in life / desired trajectory (of a business or other endeavor) / (audio engineering) track / (quantum mechanics) orbital
HSK 6
or / either one or the other
HSK 6
to draw on (others' experience) / to learn from (how others do things) / lesson to be learned (by observing others)
HSK 6
in other words / that is to say
HSK 6
in other words; that is
HSK 6
another person; sb else; other people
HSK 7-9
in other words
HSK 7-9
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  *栏* | 栏* | *栏
fence / railing / hurdle / column or box (of text or other data)
HSK 7-9
reverse side / backside / the other side (of a problem etc) / negative / bad
HSK 7-9
to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat / measure for measure
HSK 7-9
considerate (of other people's needs)
HSK 7-9
the other day / a few days ago
HSK 7-9
to extract (ore or other resource from a mine) / to exploit / to mine
HSK 7-9
to help each other
HSK 7-9
complementary / to complement each other
HSK 7-9
to accompany sb / to accompany each other
HSK 7-9
to give thought (to others) / to consider (other people's needs) / also pr. [zhao2 xiang3]
HSK 7-9
tacit understanding / mutual understanding / rapport / connected at a deep level with each other / (of team members) well coordinated / tight
HSK 7-9
mirroring others / identical
HSK 7-9
(of mountains etc) to stand facing each other / (fig.) to confront each other
HSK 7-9
chess piece / CL: 個|个, 顆|颗 / (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes)
HSK 7-9
to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means / to try this, that and the other
HSK 7-9
to get to know each other / acquaintance
HSK 7-9
another day / some other day
HSK 7-9
scorching hot / (of a burn or other injury) painful; burning / (of one's mood) agitated; heated; intense / (of a personality) fiery; sharp-tongued / (Tw) (of a woman's figure) smoking hot
HSK 7-9
harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others
HSK 7-9
seedling (of rice or other grain) / CL:
HSK 7-9
everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others / selfish / mercenary
HSK 7-9
authority / power over others
HSK 7-9
to mix with others / to socialize / to deal with / to contend
HSK 7-9
in other words / that is to say / so / thus
HSK 7-9
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  *株* | 株* | *株
tree trunk / stump (tree root) / a plant / classifier for trees or plants / strain (biology) / to involve others (in shady business)
HSK 7-9
to show / to take out and show to others / to display
HSK 7-9
to like to look good in the eyes of others; sensitive about how one is regarded by others; proud
HSK 7-9
to reveal one's talent (idiom) / to rise above others; to distinguish oneself
HSK 7-9
lit. only one end of the barber's pole is hot (idiom) / fig. one-sided enthusiasm / one party is interested, but the other, not so much / (Note: In former days, street barbers carried their equipment on a pole, with tools and a stool at one end and a brazier at the other.)
(Internet slang) uploader (person who uploads a video or other content to the Internet) / pronounced [a4 pu5 zhu3] / (loanword from Japanese うp, "upunushi")
brethren on the other side of the border (used in the context of China-Myanmar friendship) (loanword from Burmese "paukphaw", meaning "close kin")
to lift (sth heavy) using a crane or other mechanical means
car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc)
for sb / for others' interest
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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
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  *和* | 和* | *和
to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence / to join in the singing / to chime in with others
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  *哦* | 哦* | *哦
sentence-final particle that conveys informality, warmth, friendliness or intimacy / may also indicate that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of
one after the other / in single file
to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information / to touch upon other matters not central to the topic being discussed
lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom) / fig. inseparable
to split the bill (where the male counterpart foots the larger portion of the sum) / (theater) a system where two actors take turns in acting the main role, with one actor replacing the other if either is unavailable
five crops, e.g. millet , soybean , sesame , barley 麥|麦, rice or other variants / all crops / all grains / oats, peas, beans and barley
(Tw) to draw on (others' experience) / to learn from (how others do things) / lesson to be learned (by observing others)
(fig.) (derog.) beer or other alcoholic drink (esp. cheap or poor-quality)
Zhang Yi (c. 3rd century), literary figure from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, other name 稚讓|稚让, named as compiler of earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia 廣雅|广雅 and several lost works
pleasure from helping others
vying to be the most glamorous / each more gorgeous than the other / beauty contest
to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument
bypath / trail / bribery as a means of achieving a goal / minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman)
pewter (alloy of tin 錫|锡, lead 鉛|铅 and other metals)
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  *相* | 相* | *相
each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶 (a fret on the soundboard is called a )
lit. a thief crying "Stop the thief!" (idiom) / fig. to accuse sb of a theft and try to sneak away oneself / to cover up one's misdeeds by shifting the blame onto others
to start off before the others; to precede / to proceed in advance
on the other hand... / conversely...
to see each other / to meet in person
(adjective) other
human ladder (formed to help sb climb a wall etc); (fig.) person who sacrifices himself for others' success
He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night. / Rest with a clear conscience.
to clap one's hands / to clap each other's hands / high five
blind date / arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]) / to be deeply attached to each other
to reincarnate / reincarnation (Buddhism) / (of the seasons etc) to follow each other cyclically / cycle / CL: 個|个
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  *异* | 异* | *异
different / other / hetero- / unusual / strange / surprising / to distinguish / to separate / to discriminate

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