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HSK
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  *下* | 下* | *下
down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action
HSK 1
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  *亮* | 亮* | *亮
bright; light / to shine; to flash / loud and clear / to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc)
HSK 2
to open / to show (a ticket) / to turn on / to switch on
HSK 1
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  *发* | 发* | *发
to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds)
HSK 2
to appear / to arise / to emerge / to show up
HSK 2
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  *演* | 演* | *演
to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show) / (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)
HSK 3
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  *掉* | 掉* | *掉
to fall / to drop / to lag behind / to lose / to go missing / to reduce / fall (in prices) / to lose (value, weight etc) / to wag / to swing / to turn / to change / to exchange / to swap / to show off / to shed (hair) / (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
HSK 2
to show / to illustrate / to display / to demonstrate
HSK 3
to explain / to illustrate / to indicate / to show / to prove / explanation / directions / caption / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
to take care of / to show consideration / to attend to / to look after
HSK 2
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  *表* | 表* | *表
exterior surface / family relationship via females / to show (one's opinion) / a model / a table (listing information) / a form / a meter (measuring sth)
HSK 2
(of sb) to express; to state; to show / (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show / expression; manifestation
HSK 2
good-looking; nice-looking / (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good / in an embarrassing situation
HSK 1
to raise one's head; to look up / (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth / (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc
HSK 5
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  *戏* | 戏* | *戏
trick / drama / play / show / CL: 齣|出, 場|场, 臺|台
HSK 5
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  *卖* | 卖* | *卖
to sell / to betray / to spare no effort / to show off or flaunt
HSK 2
to appear personally / to step in / to step forth / to show up
HSK 6
play / show / performance / exhibition / to perform / to act / to demonstrate / CL: 場|场
HSK 3
serialized drama / dramatic series / show in parts
HSK 3
(TV or radio) program; show / item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event) / a planned activity (in one's schedule) / CL: 場|场, 項|项, 臺|台, , 檔|档
HSK 2
to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit
HSK 5
to start an engine / to boot up (a computer) / to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete / to begin shooting a film or TV show
HSK 2
to show concern and care for
HSK 6
esteemed guest / honored guest / guest (on a show)
HSK 6
to strike a pose (Chinese opera) / (fig.) to make a public appearance; to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc); (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc
HSK 7-9
to demonstrate / to show how to do sth / demonstration / a model example
HSK 5
show business
HSK 7-9
to take the lead / to show initiative
HSK 4
filial / dutiful / devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc) / to show filial piety towards (an older family member) / filial piety
HSK 7-9
to screen; to show (a movie)
HSK 7-9
to show / to show off / to display / to manifest / expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior
HSK 3
care / solicitude / to show care for / concerned about / attentive to
HSK 5
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  *透* | 透* | *透
(bound form) to penetrate; to seep through / to tell secretly; to leak / thoroughly; through and through / to appear; to show
HSK 4
to show ingenuity / (of a design) clever / brilliantly conceived
HSK 7-9
to put on display / to exhibit / exhibition / show / CL: 個|个,
HSK 5
to show respect for / to think highly of
HSK 6
to put on display / to be on show / to exhibit
HSK 7-9
to act (in a play) / to perform / to put on (a performance) / performance / concert / show / CL: 場|场,
HSK 3
to decorate / to adorn / sprinkled / studded / only for show
HSK 7-9
to project (an image onto a screen); to show (a movie, slide etc)
HSK 7-9
affectionate; intimate; warmhearted / to show affection for / (coll.) to get intimate with sb
HSK 7-9
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  *档* | 档* | *档
(bound form) shelves (for files); pigeonholes / (bound form) files / crosspiece (of a table etc) / (bound form) (of goods) grade / vendor's open-air stall / (Tw) timeslot for a show or program / classifier for shows / classifier for events, affairs etc / Taiwan pr. [dang3]
HSK 6
to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances / not amenable to reason
The Voice of China, PRC reality talent show
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  *露* | 露* | *露
to show / to reveal / to betray / to expose
HSK 6
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  *露* | 露* | *露
dew / syrup / nectar / outdoors (not under cover) / to show / to reveal / to betray / to expose
HSK 6
to refract / refraction / to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of)
HSK 7-9
to empathize / to allow (for sth) / to show understanding / to appreciate
HSK 7-9
to exhibit at or take part in a trade show etc
HSK 6
to take care of a matter all by oneself / to run the whole show
(literary) (lit.) to fix one's gaze on; (fig.) to show interest in; (favorable) attention; favor
to pardon / to forgive / to show tolerance / to contain / to hold / inclusive
HSK 7-9
dog show
to show disrespect; I'm awfully sorry – please forgive me
the entertainment world; show business
auto show; motor show
HSK 6
runway (for a fashion show etc); catwalk
to lead the way; to guide; to show the way / (fig.) to instruct
HSK 7-9
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  *献* | 献* | *献
to offer / to present / to dedicate / to donate / to show / to put on display / worthy person (old)
HSK 5
to show one's support for a performer or theatrical troupe etc by attending their show; to attend an event to cheer on the participants / to patronize a restaurant or store / to sing the praises of
HSK 7-9
to show results; to be effective
HSK 7-9
benefit performance / charity show
(loanword) talk show / stand-up comedy
ornament / decorative item / (fig.) sth that is merely for show
HSK 7-9
to show off (loanword, from English "show") / to grandstand / to perform in a stage show
to show respect from a distance (idiom) / to remain at a respectful distance
HSK 7-9
to undertake to do everything by oneself / to run the whole show
to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
(of a movie, show or restaurant) to attract customers / popular with the paying public; high-grossing / number of seats occupied (by moviegoers etc)
to show every possible consideration (idiom); meticulous care
ratings (of a TV show)
HSK 7-9
to compete to be the first to answer a question (as on a quiz show)
lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent / first sign of emerging talent / budding genius
the entertainment world; show business
(serialized TV or Internet drama) show; series
to show off / to try to be brave
HSK 7-9
not to hear, not to question (idiom) / to show no interest in sth / uncritical / not in the least concerned
exhibition; show
HSK 7-9
to show clearly
to place (hope, importance etc) on / to express; to show; to give
to show / to teach
to show sb how to get to the right path
trade show; sales exhibition
to empathize with; to show solicitude for / (loanword) T-shirt
to show filial respect / to give presents (to one's elders or superiors) / to support one's aged parents
HSK 7-9
to turn up one's nose / to show disdain for / to regard superciliously
to show love and compassion for all humankind
(allusion to Tao Qian 陶潛|陶潜, who used this phrase when he resigned from government service rather than show subservience to a visiting inspector) to bow and scrape for five pecks of rice (that being a part of his salary as a local magistrate) / (fig.) to compromise one's principles for the sake of a salary
Yang Lan (1968-), Chinese media proprietor, journalist, and talk show hostess
to show no quarter / ruthless / relentless
(of sales, TV show ratings etc) lukewarm / moderate / so-so / (of a person) calm / unruffled
evening show (at a theater etc) / nighttime entertainment venue (bar, nightclub, disco etc)
lit. the cow licking its calf fondly (idiom) / fig. to show deep affection towards one's children
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *著* | 著* | *著
to make known / to show / to prove / to write / book / outstanding
to reveal (indirectly, implicitly) / to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc
HSK 7-9
original and ingenious (idiom) / to show great creativity
to praise / to approve of / to show approval
HSK 7-9
(slang) to cheer sb on; to show one's support ("call" read as the English word)
(idiom) to bluff; to bluster; to make an empty show of strength
to point out / to indicate / to give directions / to show how (to do sth) / to censure / to pick at
HSK 7-9

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