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HSK
for; for the purpose of; in order to
HSK 3
specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose) / specially; specifically (for a particular purpose) / (of institutions, personnel etc) designated or assigned for a specific task; special
HSK 3
to act on; to affect / action; function; activity / impact; result; effect / purpose; intent / (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用, inhibition
HSK 2
purpose; aim; goal; target; objective
HSK 2
deliberately; on purpose
HSK 2
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  *药* | 药* | *药
medicine / drug / substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) / CL: 種|种, , / to poison
HSK 2
specially / for a special purpose
HSK 6
unusual; special / very; especially; particularly / expressly; for a specific purpose / (often followed by ) in particular
HSK 2
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  *场* | 场* | *场
large place used for a specific purpose / stage / scene (of a play) / classifier for sporting or recreational activities / classifier for number of exams
HSK 2
omnipotent / all-purpose / universal
HSK 7-9
vocabulary / list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes) / word
HSK 4
name / titular / nominal / in name / ostensible purpose
HSK 6
in vain / to no purpose / for nothing / white
HSK 7-9
intention / purpose / intent / inclination / disposition
HSK 7-9
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  *专* | 专* | *专
for a particular person, occasion, purpose / focused on one thing / special / expert / particular (to sth) / concentrated / specialized
(idiom) (of a principle, purpose etc) consistently upheld; adhered to from beginning to end
tongue / CL: 個|个 / enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
HSK 6
problem or question solved for illustrative purposes in the classroom; practice question (used in preparation for an exam); sample question
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *堂* | 堂* | *堂
(main) hall / large room for a specific purpose / CL: 間|间 / relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family / of the same clan / classifier for classes, lectures etc / classifier for sets of furniture
HSK 7-9
special-purpose phone line or communications link / hotline / special rail line (e.g. between airport and city) / CL: 條|条
to choose for some purpose / to select and use
HSK 7-9
to use for the purpose of / to serve as
with the same idea in mind / with a common purpose
(slang) social media post whose purpose is to humblebrag
to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one
(of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age
chess piece / CL: 個|个, 顆|颗 / (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes)
HSK 7-9
to shift (funds) / to (legitimately) take funds set aside for one purpose in order to use them for another / to embezzle / to misappropriate
applied writing / writing for practical purposes (business letters, advertising etc)
all-purpose flour / flour for making dumplings and noodles
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  *瞎* | 瞎* | *瞎
blind / groundlessly / foolishly / to no purpose
HSK 7-9
courting / meeting for purpose of marriage / to settle into a relationship
to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one
HSK 7-9
area established for a designated purpose / (PRC subprovincial administrative region 1949-1975) prefecture
to have as its purpose / to be intended to / to aim to (do sth)
HSK 7-9
to use it (or do it) for the purpose of (allaying hunger, relieving boredom etc) to some extent
special fund / money allocated for a particular purpose
main content / matter / work / origin of an incident / cause / purpose / subject (of business letter)
specifically / specially (for that purpose)
HSK 7-9
to live without purpose
one's purpose in coming
other use / other purpose
(of two performers) to speak or sing alternately / to be fit for the purposes of a job or task / (of food) to suit sb's taste
to use (sth) for a purpose other than its original one; to adapt (tools, methods etc) for another purpose
intention / purpose
HSK 7-9
for the sake of / for the purpose of
lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
to dress up in disguise (idiom); to pretend for the purpose of deceit
to share / to use in common / suitable / fit for purpose / useable
to become demoralized / to lose one's sense of purpose
to capture enemy personnel (for intelligence purposes)
Chinese Taipei, name for Taiwan to which the PRC and Taiwan agreed for the purpose of participation in international events
(music) theme; principal melody / (fig.) central theme; main idea / (of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view
international exchange of visits / to visit as envoy / to visit as family representative for purpose of marriage arrangement (traditional culture)
to transfer (for a specific purpose) / to allocate / (computing) to invoke (a command, an application etc)
focus / direction / purpose / relevance
Buddhist griftress (female Internet influencer who exploits Buddhist imagery for self-promotion or commercial purposes)
project to raise low-lying water for irrigation purposes
suona, Chinese shawm (oboe), used in festivals and processions or for military purposes / also written 鎖吶|锁呐 / also called 喇叭
to move / to shift / to move out of the way / to divert (money etc) to a different purpose
used properly / used for its intended purpose / to put to good use / to serve its purpose
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  *巾* | 巾* | *巾
towel / general purpose cloth / women's headcovering (old) / Kangxi radical 50
military banner (often used figuratively, usually pejoratively, to mean "pretext" or "ostensible purpose") / flag signal; semaphore
intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
lacking in cohesion and unity of purpose
to adapt for use for another purpose
so as to / for the purpose of / in order to
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  *旨* | 旨* | *旨
imperial decree / purport / aim / purpose
for a specific purpose / specially
practice in which a novice monk is shouted at or hit with a stick with the purpose of bringing about instant awakening (Buddhism) / to rebuke sternly
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  *宗* | 宗* | *宗
school / sect / purpose / model / ancestor / clan / to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work) / classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs
HSK 7-9
to come with a specific purpose in mind
(Tw) to make a telephone call (generally as a representative of a company, school or agency etc, to an individual, often for the purpose of conducting a survey) (abbr. for 電話訪問|电话访问)
tenement building, typically of 2-4 stories, with a shop on the ground floor and upper floors used for residential purposes (esp. in southern China)
(coll.) to cover a shortfall by using funds intended for another purpose or by borrowing some money / (coll.) to snack
meetings conducted by rulers in feudal China for the purpose of formalizing alliances, finalizing treaties
to have no other use or purpose (idiom)
to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
to use it for the purpose of relieving the tedium to some extent
to put one's palms together (in prayer or greeting) / to work with a common purpose / harmonious / convenient (to use)
motive / purpose / (sth) being the motive or purpose
(TCM) coating on the tongue (examined for the purpose of diagnosis)
to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence
Loongson (a family of general-purpose CPUs developed within China)
recreative seal, bearing not the owner's name but a well-known verse or such, and used for artistic purposes on paintings etc
one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch
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  *砘* | 砘* | *砘
(agriculture) to compact loose soil with a stone roller after sowing seeds / stone roller used for this purpose
(idiom) to form a clique for self-serving purposes
deliberately / on purpose
to examine a wound or injury (typically for forensic purposes)
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  *垱* | 垱* | *垱
(dialect) earthen dyke in a river or rice paddy (for irrigation purposes)


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