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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *出* | 出* | *出
to go out; to come out / to arise; to occur / to produce; to yield / to go beyond; to exceed / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
HSK 1
accomplishment / success / achievement / CL: 個|个 / to achieve (a result) / to create / to bring about
HSK 3
result / achievement / gain / profit / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
therefore / as a result / so / the reason why
HSK 2
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
result / effect / efficacy / (theater) sound or visual effects
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *住* | 住* | *住
to live; to reside; to stay / to stop; to cease / (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state)
HSK 1
thus; consequently; as a result
HSK 3
due to / as a result of / thanks to / owing to / since / because
HSK 3
thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
HSK 4
to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion)
HSK 2
outcome; result; consequence / in the end; as a result / to kill; to dispatch
HSK 2
fruit (produced by a plant) / (fig.) fruits (of success etc) / results / gains
HSK 4
to go to the bottom of a matter / after all / when all is said and done / (in an interrogative sentence) finally / outcome / result
HSK 4
effect / result
HSK 5
product / result (of)
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *功* | 功* | *功
meritorious deed or service / achievement / result / service / accomplishment / work (physics)
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to develop a conscience about sth after previously being unconcerned (usu. resulting in feeling remorse or making amends)
(folk religion) favorable divination result from casting moon blocks 筊杯 (one flat side and one rounded side up); affirmative response from a deity
(folk religion) unfavorable divination result from casting moon blocks 筊杯 (both blocks rounded side up); negative response from a deity
(folk religion) inconclusive divination result from casting moon blocks 筊杯 (at least one block lands on its edge); result interpreted as unclear or exceptional
(folk religion) inconclusive divination result from casting moon blocks 筊杯 (both blocks flat side up); ambiguous or noncommittal response from a deity
to accomplish in one step; to achieve the desired result in one go
victory or defeat / result
(idiom) to achieve twice the result with half the effort
therefore / as a result / thus / and as a result, ...
HSK 5
achievement; accomplishment / (in more recent usage) performance (of a business, employee etc); results
HSK 7-9
to be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results (idiom)
to produce the intended effect; to achieve the desired result
HSK 7-9
to crowdsource information about sb or sth (typically as a form of vigilantism resulting in doxing) (abbr. for 人肉搜索) / human (used attributively, as in 人肉盾牌, human shield)
to show results; to be effective
HSK 7-9
product (result of multiplication)
in the end / finally / as a result
HSK 7-9
to cause / to result in
HSK 7-9
lit. to blossom and bear fruit (idiom) / fig. to come to fruition; to yield favorable results
to put together / to make up (a set) / to round up (a number to a convenient multiple) / resulting in...
to bring to deadlock / to result in a stalemate
the result (becomes apparent) / now one understands
Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, which resulted in economic devastation, and millions of deaths from famine caused by misguided policies
different tunes played with equal skill (idiom) / different methods leading to the same result / different approach but equally satisfactory outcome
to test positive again (for COVID-19) after previously testing positive and then later, negative; to have a rebound positive test result
to crowdsource information about sb or sth (typically as a form of vigilantism resulting in doxing)
(of a stock price) to rise to the daily upper limit (resulting in a temporary halt in trading of the stock)
(as a resultative verb suffix) unable to (do sth) / (pattern: {verb} + 個|个 + ~) without end; incessantly
actual effect / practical result / efficacy
to recount (e.g. results of election) / to re-evaluate
to stop menstruating (as a result of pregnancy, menopause or medical condition etc)
to belong to / affiliated to / to result in sth / to incline towards
winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *积* | 积* | *积
to amass; to accumulate; to store up / (math.) product (the result of multiplication) / (TCM) constipation; indigestion
HSK 7-9
to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result / to have high ambitions
to demand the highest standards of sb (or oneself) (idiom) / to strive to achieve the best possible results / to be a perfectionist
(of a market index etc) to fall below (a given level) / to be injured or damaged as a result of a fall
to step on a mine / (fig.) to inadvertently do sth that has an unpleasant result / (fig.) to be accidentally exposed to a spoiler
all rivers run into the sea / use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)
lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom) / fig. huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
results (of an investigation, poll)
all roads lead to Rome / use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)
lit. set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom) / fig. to get instant results
(of a stock price) to fall to the daily lower limit (resulting in a suspension of trade in the stock)
statistical results
to win as a result of tenacious effort / to fight off tough competition
anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success / impatient for result / impetuous
to try to predict the outcome of an event (for betting on sports results or for fun etc)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *果* | 果* | *果
fruit / result / resolute / indeed / if really
Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864), a massive rebellion in southern China against the Qing Dynasty, led by Hong Xiuquan 洪秀全, who sought to establish the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國|太平天国, resulting in one of the deadliest conflicts in history with millions of casualties
to make (wine or spirits) / (fig.) to lead to (a bad result)
lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom) / fig. to take a risk-averse approach
lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom) / fig. (of a medical treatment) to give instant results / (of a solution or method) highly effective
(idiom) overweight as a result of living a life of privilege
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *镊* | 镊* | *镊
(bound form) tweezers / to use tweezers (to grasp, pick up, or pull out etc, depending on whether the following resultative verb is or or etc)
to achieve astounding results (idiom)
(desired) effect / (expected) result / effective
item (in a program of entertainments) / trick (act of mischief) / worthwhile result / accomplishment / sth significant but not immediately apparent / sth more than meets the eye
Baowu, the world's largest steel maker, resulting from the merger of Baosteel 寶鋼集團|宝钢集团 and Wuhan Iron and Steel 武漢鋼鐵|武汉钢铁 in 2016
lit. prodigious abundance of fruit (idiom) / fruit hangs heavy on the bough / fig. countless accomplishments / one great result after another
high in score but low in ability (as a result of teaching to the test)
to return to the same school and repeat a course from which one has already graduated, as a result of failing to get good enough results to progress to one's desired higher-level school
then / as a result
good result; success
performance / results / achievement
to tailgate / to hit the car in front as a result of tailgating
HSK 7-9
to produce the opposite of the desired result
to let slip / loss of speech (e.g. as a result of brain damage); aphasia
to yield results
(gaming, esp. MOBA) to recklessly enter the attack range of an enemy tower – a stationary defense structure that automatically fires on intruders – typically resulting in death / (neologism) (slang) to provoke the authorities (e.g. online) at great personal risk
collisional orogeny / mountain building as a result of continents colliding
quick results / fast-acting
to blend heterogeneous elements (from different sources, systems, styles or genres) / (linguistics) to combine incompatible sentence patterns, resulting in awkward or unclear expression
satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom); resting on one's laurels and despising others
to get there in one step (idiom); easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight
repetitive strain injury (resulting from frequent use of one's thumb, wrist etc)
results of the autumn imperial examinations
karmic retribution (resulting from evil deeds, in contrast to karmic reward 好報|好报)
Thucydides trap (theory that war results when a dominant established power fears the rise of a rival power)
to get there in one step (idiom); easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight
(idiom) to expend twice the effort for half the result
karmic reward (resulting from good deeds, in contrast to karmic retribution 惡報|恶报)
to drink as the result of having lost a bet
(coll.) to fall through / to result in failure / (of a relationship) to break up

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