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  *就* | 就* | *就
(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then / (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after / (same as 就是) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly / only; as little as / as much as; as many as / to approach; to move towards / to undertake; to engage in / (often followed by 著|着) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to; concerning / (pattern: ... ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: ... ...) if not ... then must be ...
HSK 1
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  *花* | 花* | *花
flower / blossom / CL: , , , , , / fancy pattern / florid / to spend (money, time) / (coll.) lecherous / lustful
HSK 1
appearance / manner / pattern / model
HSK 2
way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc) / CL: 種|种
HSK 3
apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他誰也沒來|除了他谁也没来 "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語他也會法語|除了英语他也会法语 "in addition to English, he also knows French") / (used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了 + A + 就是 + B, "either A or B")
HSK 3
model / mold / matrix / pattern
HSK 4
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  *牌* | 牌* | *牌
signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (CL:塊|块) / brand; trademark (CL:個|个) / mahjong tile; domino; playing card (CL:張|张) / (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌 and 曲牌)
HSK 4
design; pattern
HSK 4
rule (e.g. of science) / law of behavior / regular pattern / rhythm / discipline
HSK 4
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  *式* | 式* | *式
type / form / pattern / style
HSK 5
shape / form / pattern / morphology
HSK 5
mode; pattern; model
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *样* | 样* | *样
manner / pattern / way / appearance / shape / classifier: kind, type
HSK 6
to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) / revolution / revolutionary / to revolt (against sb or sth) / to revolutionize (sth) / (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern noun的命) / CL:
HSK 7-9
pattern / way of doing sth / trick / ruse / fancy-style (as in 花樣滑冰|花样滑冰 figure skating)
HSK 7-9
pattern / style / design / CL: 種|种
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *格* | 格* | *格
square / frame / rule / (legal) case / style / character / standard / pattern / (grammar) case / (classical) to obstruct / to hinder / (classical) to arrive / to come / (classical) to investigate / to study exhaustively
HSK 7-9
structure / pattern / layout
HSK 7-9
veined pattern / wrinkles / vein lines (in marble or fingerprint) / grain (in wood etc)
(coll.) bald crown; male pattern baldness
leopard pattern; leopard print
forms of versification / conventions regarding set number of words and lines, choice of tonal patterns and rhyme schemes for various types of Classical Chinese poetic composition / metrical verse
mold / matrix / pattern or die / Taiwan pr. [mo2 ju4]
joseki (fixed opening pattern in go game)
sequence of movements in martial arts / routine / pattern / standard method
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *模* | 模* | *模
to imitate / model / norm / pattern
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *模* | 模* | *模
mold / die / matrix / pattern
restriction mapping (in genomics) / restriction pattern
crosswise pattern
subject-verb-object SVO or subject-predicate-object sentence pattern (e.g. in Chinese grammar)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *范* | 范* | *范
pattern / model / example
sentence pattern / sentence structure / syntax
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *纹* | 纹* | *纹
line / trace / mark / pattern / grain (of wood etc)
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  *袭* | 袭* | *袭
(bound form) to raid; to attack / (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate / (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding
sentence pattern (in grammar)
form / pattern / formula / (Tw) (computing) program
tax stamp / to print a pattern or design on fabric
everyday life / regular pattern of life
spiral pattern / whorl of fingerprint / thread of screw
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *楷* | 楷* | *楷
model / pattern / regular script (calligraphic style)
a frame; a circle / set pattern; convention; restriction
according to a pattern / regular / orderly / structured / neat and tidy
carving / decorative carved pattern / arabesque
crystal lattice (the regular 3-dimensional pattern formed by atoms in a crystal)
venation (pattern of veins on a leaf)
checked pattern / square box character (in Chinese text) indicating an illegible character
(printing) proof; specimen page / sample photograph / (fashion design) pattern sheet
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *渼* | 渼* | *渼
ripple pattern
mold / matrix / pattern or die
conventional patterns / cliché
(as a resultative verb suffix) unable to (do sth) / (pattern: {verb} + 個|个 + ~) without end; incessantly
rib (in fabric) / ribbed pattern
Jacquard weave (machine weaving leaving protruding pattern)
not stick to one pattern
Chinese percussion fixed pattern / percussion rhythm
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
frost forming a pattern on a surface / rime
brocade / silk fabric with colored pattern
lit. to follow the recipe (idiom) / fig. to follow a set pattern
paper pattern as model in dressmaking / paper patten
woven pattern
lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom) / fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification
seersucker (cotton cloth with pattern of dimples)
to follow old patterns / to imitate existing models / to continue along the same lines
lattice / check (pattern of squares)
Jyōmon period of Japanese prehistory, with rope pattern pottery
veined pattern / wrinkles / vein lines (in marble or fingerprint) / grain (in wood etc)
(idiom) to slavishly follow old patterns; to stick to outdated conventions
type / pattern / version / style
silk material with grained pattern
pattern
form / pattern
law / pattern
pattern matching (puzzle game) / matching (type of test question in which presented items are to be paired up)
pattern-syndrome identification based on the eight principles (TCM)
suit / a set / a collection / of the same kind / the same old stuff / set pattern of behavior
conforming to a pattern; up to standard / variant of 合適|合适
lit. a hair plucked from (person A) would be thicker than (person B)'s waist (idiom) / fig. A is far richer (or more powerful) than B / (used in a pattern such as A拔根汗毛比B的腰粗)
trick / pattern / novel idea / knack
to conform to no conventional pattern / unconventional / offbeat
subject-object-verb SOV or subject-object-predicate sentence pattern (e.g. in Japanese or Korean grammar)
alternate phyllotaxy (leaf pattern)
hatched lines / cross-hatched graphic pattern
form / shape / type / style / pattern
norm (typically observed pattern)
checkered pattern / chessboard
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *矩* | 矩* | *矩
carpenter's square / rule / regulation / pattern / to carve
stereotypical pattern / rut
leaf venation (botany) / the pattern of veins on a leaf, characteristic of each species


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