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  *元* | 元* | *元
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / (bound form) first; original; primary / (bound form) basic; fundamental / (bound form) constituent; part / (prefix) meta- / (math.) argument; variable / era (of a reign) / (Tw) (geology) eon
HSK 1
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  *里* | 里* | *里
li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇 and neighborhood 鄰|邻 levels
HSK 1
computer / (Tw) calculator / CL: 臺|台
HSK 2
taxi / (Tw) rental car
HSK 2
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  *斤* | 斤* | *斤
catty / (PRC) weight equal to 500 g / (Tw) weight equal to 600 g / (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
HSK 2
wine shop / pub (public house) / hotel / restaurant / (Tw) hostess club
HSK 2
a copy of a film / film; motion picture; movie / (Tw) video; video clip / CL:
HSK 2
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  *列* | 列* | *列
to arrange / to line up / file / series / (in data tables) column / (Tw) row
HSK 4
to visit; to call on (a person or place) / (computing) to visit (a website); to access (a network resource etc) / (Tw) to interview (e.g. for a report or feature story) / CL:
HSK 3
potato / (Tw) peanut (CL:顆|颗)
HSK 5
pleasantly cool (weather etc) / to cool oneself; to cool off / (Tw) (slang) (of clothing) scanty; revealing / (coll.) to stay out of it; to butt out
HSK 2
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  *行* | 行* | *行
(bound form) row; line / (bound form) line of business; trade; profession / (bound form) commercial firm / (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row; (Tw) column / classifier for rows or lines
HSK 3
journey; travel route; itinerary / distance of travel / course (of history) / stroke (of a piston) / (Tw) (computing) process
HSK 6
to catch cold / (common) cold / CL: 場|场, / (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative) / (Tw) to detest / can't stand
HSK 3
host; master of ceremonies; (TV or radio) presenter; anchor / (Tw) (research project) principal investigator (PI); program director
HSK 6
(Tw) President Chain Store Corp., the operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain in Taiwan
steamed bun with sweetened bean paste filling / (Tw) beancurd skin sheet folded into a small square packet shape then dried
(Tw) personal information (abbr. for 個人資料|个人资料)
(Tw) nightlife venue where hostesses wear themed uniforms (e.g. nurse, student, maid etc), often featuring a more openly flirtatious or physically intimate style of service
baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum / (Tw) white wine (abbr. for 白葡萄酒)
HSK 5
(Tw) nightlife venue where hostesses wear their own casual clothes (as opposed to costumes or formalwear)
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  *嘛* | 嘛* | *嘛
used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽 / (Tw) (coll.) what?
to face; to turn towards; geared towards; catering for; -oriented / (Tw) aspect; facet
HSK 6
(Tw) nightlife venue where hostesses wear formal evening gowns
(Tw) Gothic / (Tw) Goethe (1749–1832), German poet and playwright
(Tw) pengbing, a hollow bun lined with brown sugar (from Taiwanese 膨餅, Tai-lo pr. [phòng-piánn])
(Tw) Sherpa
(Tw) to transition smoothly with no gap, interruption or adjustment period; to move directly from one position, stage or relationship to another; to dovetail seamlessly
(Tw) liberal profession; profession practiced independently rather than as an employee
(Tw) chief marketing officer (CMO)
(Tw) seal of approval; certification mark (logo indicating compliance with specified standards)
(Tw) to remove the background from an image
(PRC) national civil service exam (abbr. for 國家公務員考試|国家公务员考试) / (Tw) national examination for civil service recruitment or professional licensing
passenger transportation / (Tw) intercity bus
HSK 7-9
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  *罩* | 罩* | *罩
to cover; to spread over / a cover; a shade; a hood / bamboo fish trap / bamboo chicken coop / (Tw) (coll.) to protect; to have sb's back / (Tw) (coll.) awesome; incredible / (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住) to have things under control; to be able to handle it
HSK 7-9
(Tw) (esp. baseball) professional sports club (as a business entity)
(Tw) associate technical specialist (a technical-staff rank in Taiwan's civil service)
convenience store (Tw)
Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar (Tw)
(Tw) senior technical specialist (a technical-staff rank in Taiwan's civil service)
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  *MC* | MC* | *MC
(Tw) (coll.) menstruation (from "menstrual cycle")
(Tw) (folk religion) to divine by casting moon blocks 筊杯 (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [pua̍h-pue]) (equivalent to Mandarin 擲筊|掷筊)
tweet (on Twitter) / (HK, Tw) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile / to reply to original poster (or recommend a post) on PTT bulletin board
to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc) / (of a locality) to have a transportation service / (Tw) to commute
HSK 7-9
Sydney, capital of New South Wales, Australia (Tw)
(Tw) (of a teacher or parent volunteer) to perform student safety duty, guiding students and maintaining traffic order during arrival and dismissal
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  *雷* | 雷* | *雷
thunder / (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷 land mine / (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound / (Tw) (coll.) spoiler / (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb)
(Tw) (computing) denial-of-service attack (DDOS)
(Tw) (of a film, TV drama etc) to end its run; to stop being shown
(coll.) to serve time in prison; (Tw) (sarcastic) to live off the prison system (getting free meals)
college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试) / (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公務人員高等考試|公务人员高等考试)
HSK 6
single Chinese character / (Tw) word (of a foreign language)
(Tw) Mercedes-Benz, German car maker
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  *兆* | 兆* | *兆
(bound form) omen / to foretell / million; mega- / (Tw) trillion; tera- / (old) billion
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  *檔* | 檔* | *檔
(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
Double Tenth, the anniversary of the Wuchang Uprising 武昌起義|武昌起义 of October 10th, 1911 / (Tw) National Day
(Tw) to divide up an area / to assign a spot; to allocate a seat / one's assigned spot
junior high school (Tw) / abbr. for 國民中學|国民中学
the key (to solving a problem etc) / (Tw) (cryptography) key
menstrual leave (Tw)
fentanyl (loanword) (Tw)
(coll.) (usu. in the negative) to be able to bear (doing sth); to feel it is acceptable / (Tw) to feel one cannot bear it; to feel bad about (doing sth)
(Tw) assistant technical specialist (a technical-staff rank in Taiwan's civil service)
(Tw) to combat (bullying, money laundering etc) / to counter
(Tw) long-grained non-glutinous rice
Mali (Tw)
(Tw) Kurd ethnic group
server (computer) (Tw)
the skies above a certain place; (aviation) airspace / (Tw) topless
HSK 7-9
(Tw) life skills education; education in practical, emotional, social and moral aspects of daily living
(Tw) Matsusaka pork – premium cut of pork, usually from the neck or jowl, noted for its fine marbling and tenderness, named by analogy with Japan's famous Matsusaka beef, not by origin
(Tw, HK) South Korea
(Tw) to educate the public; to raise awareness
(Tw) Mbabane, administrative capital of Eswatini
to play house (Tw)
electric-powered / (Tw) video game
HSK 6
(Tw) value for money; bang for your buck
8:00 p.m. time slot (on television) / (Tw) (coll.) television drama series that airs in the prime time slot of 8:00 p.m.
(Tw) evacuation to an air-raid shelter
(Tw) (swimming) the crawl (front crawl stroke)
(Tw) (coll.) mouthy; cocky and verbally provocative
(Tw) to hike
(Tw) (loanword) bassoon
scorching hot / (of a burn or other injury) painful; burning / (of one's mood) agitated; heated; intense / (of a personality) fiery; sharp-tongued / (Tw) (of a woman's figure) smoking hot
HSK 7-9
Gundam, Japanese animation franchise / (Tw) Gouda (cheese)
the first stick of incense placed in the censer (believed to bring good luck esp. during festivities) / (slang) (Tw) the first reply to a blog post etc
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  *扣* | 扣* | *扣
to fasten / to button / button / buckle / knot / to arrest / to confiscate / to deduct (money) / discount / to knock / to smash, spike or dunk (a ball) / to cover (with a bowl etc) / (fig.) to tag a label on sb / (Tw) (loanword) code
HSK 6
(Buddhism) (from Sanskrit "adhiṣṭhāna") blessings / (fig.) empowerment; boost; support; backing / to give one's blessing; to empower / (Tw) to hold an additional (passport etc)
to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together / (Tw) religious ceremony in which offerings are made to a deity
to drive oneself somewhere / private vehicle / (Tw) self-driving car; autonomous car
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  *錼* | 錼* | *錼
neptunium (chemistry) (Tw)
(Tw) sanitary sewer system
(Tw) highway interchange / (fig.) channel of communication
(Tw) to contain / to include / to encompass
(Tw) Zika virus
synthetic resin; plastic cement / (Tw) plastic
Michigan, US state (Tw)
(Tw) disposable chopsticks
(Tw) Star Wars
strawberry / CL: 顆|颗 / (Tw) hickey / love bite

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