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HSK
an ideal / a dream / ideal / perfect
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *精* | 精* | *精
essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic)
HSK 6
perfect
HSK 3
satisfactory; consummate; perfect
HSK 4
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) / (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect / each word is highly valued
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *練* | 練* | *練
to practice / to train / to drill / to perfect (one's skill) / exercise / (literary) white silk / to boil and scour raw silk
HSK 2
brilliant plan / ingenious method / perfect solution
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *善* | 善* | *善
good (virtuous) / benevolent / well-disposed / good at sth / to improve or perfect
HSK 7-9
with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect
perfect finish (idiom)
mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study. / Excellence in work is only possible with diligence. / Practice makes perfect.
a match made in heaven; a perfect couple
perfect / excellent / brought to the utmost degree
perfect match
(of an individual) to have a perfect attendance record / (of a group) to have no absentees
lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom) / ideal / perfect / (of a match) made in heaven / to be made for one another
"Ms Perfect" (i.e. fair-skinned, rich and beautiful) (Internet slang)
arriving early can't beat coming at the right time / perfect timing
qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony / marital harmony
most perfect song
lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom); fig. everything is wonderful / perfect happiness / conjugal bliss
harmonious / in perfect harmony
(idiom) to constantly seek to improve; to keep perfecting
HSK 7-9
lit. to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal / practice makes perfect
complete and beautiful / to be perfect (idiom)
flawless piece of jade / (fig.) perfect person or thing / virgin / to return sth intact
string of pearl and jade (idiom); ideal combination / perfect pair
Mr Perfect / Adonis / Prince Charming
not all gold is sufficiently red (idiom); no-one is perfect
perfect tense (grammar)
"Mr Perfect" (i.e. tall, rich and handsome) (Internet slang)
to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism) / to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft
flawless / immaculate / perfect
in perfect condition / without any defect
in perfect harmony / in sync / lit. qin and se sing in harmony
perfect and without blemish / flawless / to leave nothing to be desired
lit. to anoint your head with the purest cream (idiom); fig. to enlighten people with perfect wisdom / flawless Buddhist teaching
(of a wife) wise and kind / perfect in her traditional roles
faultless / complete / perfect / to leave nothing to be desired
HSK 7-9
left speechless by sth perfect (idiom)
in perfect order
faultless; perfect
perfect; complete
perfect (idiom); perfection / the best of all possible worlds / as good as it gets
to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom) / to fail utterly in trying to copy something / to get a reasonably good, if not perfect, result
it's just perfect / it's just right
HSK 7-9
to have perfect mastery of sth / to be up to the mark
HSK 7-9
nobody is perfect / everyone has their defect
full working hours / full marks / perfect score / (fig.) (after a attribute) couldn't be more (happy, romantic etc)
(old) perfect wife / you, my beloved wife
as the arm moves the finger (idiom) / freely and effortlessly / to have perfect command of
perfect person
no gourd is perfectly round, just as no man is perfect (proverb)
to attain a state of perfect governance (idiom)


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