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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *中* | 中* | *中
within; among; in / middle; center / while (doing sth); during / (dialect) OK; all right
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *是* | 是* | *是
to be (followed by substantives only) / correct; right; true / (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well / (adverb for emphatic assertion)
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *好* | 好* | *好
good / appropriate; proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close; on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello
HSK 1
correct / right / not bad / pretty good
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *右* | 右* | *右
(bound form) right; right-hand side / (bound form) (politics) right of center / (bound form) (old) west / (literary) the right side as the side of precedence
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *成* | 成* | *成
to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth
HSK 2
right side / right, to the right
HSK 1
just (in time) / just right / just enough / to happen to / to chance to / by chance / it just so happens that
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *对* | 对* | *对
right; correct / towards; at; for / concerning; regarding / to treat (sb a certain way) / to face / (bound form) opposite; facing; matching / to match together; to adjust / to fit; to suit / to answer; to reply / to add; to pour in (a fluid) / to check; to compare / classifier: couple; pair
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *正* | 正* | *正
straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive
HSK 1
unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind / it looks all right, but
HSK 4
at any time; at all times / at the right time; whenever necessary
HSK 2
left and right / nearby / approximately / attendant / to control / to influence
HSK 3
correct; sound; right; proper
HSK 2
to correct / to amend / to put right / correction / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
timely; at the right time / promptly; without delay
HSK 3
that's right / sure! / rest assured! / that's good / can't go wrong
HSK 4
at once / right away / immediately / on horseback (i.e. by military force)
HSK 1
immediately; at once; right away
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *吧* | 吧* | *吧
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume.
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *行* | 行* | *行
(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel / (literary) trip; journey; visit / (bound form) temporary; makeshift / (bound form) current; in circulation / (bound form) to do; to perform / capable; competent / all right; OK!; will do / behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4]) / (literary) about to; soon
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *当* | 当* | *当
to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at
HSK 2
right (i.e. an entitlement to sth) / (classical) power and wealth
HSK 4
itinerary / route / political line (e.g. right revisionist road) / CL: 條|条
HSK 3
right and wrong / quarrel
HSK 7-9
as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right
HSK 7-9
to start / to put one's hand to / to set about / the seat to the right of the main guest
HSK 7-9
to correct / to make right
HSK 6
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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *权* | 权* | *权
authority / power / right / (literary) to weigh / expedient / temporary
HSK 6
as it turns out / by lucky coincidence / (of number, time, size etc) just right
HSK 6
all right! / that's enough!
HSK 5
(idiom) to keep on the right side of everyone (often at the expense of principle)
Correct! / Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) / Oh, by the way, ...
lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper / right and unalterable / a matter of course
HSK 7-9
glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
HSK 7-9
in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side / to have the courage of one's convictions / just and forceful
HSK 7-9
to be ill / (coll.) to be not right in the head
even if / even though / right away / immediately
HSK 7-9
in front of one's eyes / in full view as a panorama / right now
way of doing sth / the right social connection
HSK 7-9
patent right
front / obverse side / right side / positive / direct / open
HSK 7-9
to exercise (a right etc)
HSK 7-9
property right
Alxa Right Banner, Mongolian Alshaa Baruun khoshuu, in Alxa League 阿拉善盟, Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)
(in former times) upper, middle and lower army / army of right, center and left / (in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force
unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice / no unanimous decision / still a matter of discussion
to flow right off the tongue (of lyrics or poetry) / to recite with ease / catchy (of a song)
to adjust to the right value / to tune / to focus (a camera etc) / to set (the date, the time) to the correct value
length / accident; mishap / right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits
HSK 6
to arrive as planned / right on schedule
the right flank / (politically) right-wing
fundus of the eye (containing the choroid, retina, optic nerve etc) / inside the eye / right in front of one's eyes / in full view as a panorama
(idiom) appropriate / apt / just right
HSK 7-9
black and white / right and wrong / monochrome
HSK 7-9
not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom) / not to distinguish between right and wrong
Spring Festival couplet (the first line of which is pasted on the right side of a doorway at New Year, and the second on the left side)
at once / right away
(coll.) all right? / OK?
right in front of sb's eyes / right under sb's nose / current / at the moment
younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)
corrective influence / to reform (a criminal) / redemption (of a sinner) / to influence (a malefactor to a better life) / to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example
right hand / right-hand side
coming right into one's face / imminent / to put first
not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom) / not to distinguish between right and wrong
to show sb how to get to the right path
the right of speech
lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom) / fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally
right forward (soccer position)
straight away; right off the bat / right on the head; right in the face
(political) right / right wing / rightist
left and right hands / (fig.) capable assistant / right-hand man
to have the right to / to be entitled to / to have authority / powerful
lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)
lit. black and white clearly contrasted (idiom) / fig. unambiguous; black-and-white; in sharp contrast; to distinguish clearly right from wrong
(coll.) serve sb right / deservedly / ought / should
HSK 7-9
not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong
apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
HSK 7-9
small figure / small amount / the part of a number to the right of the decimal point (or radix point) / fractional part of a number / number between 0 and 1 / decimal fraction
to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc) / to ring (true) / to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression) / to hear from somewhere
not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
(doing sth) in the right way / suitable / properly
the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time to go to war
right side
innate sense of right and wrong / conscience / bosom friend
set square / triangle (for drawing right angles)
(law) rightholder; party entitled to a legal right (e.g. to property, copyright etc)
to take one's seat according to the ticket number / (fig.) to put (things or people) in their right place / to take a general comment as a personal attack
to turn right
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *然* | 然* | *然
correct / right / so / thus / like this / -ly
at the last moment / right at the end
(coll.) to get one's just deserts / to serve sb right / to get one's share of (good or bad things) / every dog has its day
right-wing / reactionary / conservative / (PRC) rightist deviation
correct diagnosis / to prescribe the right cure for an illness / to suit the medicine to the illness
to distinguish right from wrong (idiom)
extreme right (politics)
both sides claim they're right (idiom)
lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven / the Divine Right of kings
lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits / pros and cons

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