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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *不* | 不* | *不
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
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
same / ordinary / so-so / common / general / generally / in general
HSK 2
don't!; must not
HSK 2
it doesn't matter
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *等* | 等* | *等
to wait for; to await / by the time; when; till / and so on; etc.; et al. / (bound form) class; rank; grade / (bound form) equal to; same as / (used to end an enumeration) / (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
HSK 1
just (in time) / just right / just enough / to happen to / to chance to / by chance / it just so happens that
HSK 2
won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable
HSK 2
haven't / hasn't / doesn't exist / to not have / to not be
HSK 1
unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind / it looks all right, but
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *而* | 而* | *而
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)
HSK 4
the top and bottom of sth / the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom / to go up and down / before and after (as in 上下文 "context") / (used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so / (in a social hierarchy) the high and the low; seniors and juniors (as in 上下和睦 "harmony between superiors and subordinates") / all members of a group (as in 舉國上下|举国上下 "the entire nation") / relative superiority (as in 不相上下 "evenly matched")
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *別* | 別* | *別
to leave; to part (from) / (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish / (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc) / (bound form) other; another; different / don't ...! / to fasten with a pin or clip / to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement) / (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别, 派別|派别)
HSK 1
therefore / as a result / so / the reason why
HSK 2
contrary to what one might expect / actually / contrariwise / why don't you
HSK 5
have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid
HSK 3
original; former / originally; formerly; at first / so, actually, as it turns out
HSK 2
you're welcome / don't mention it / impolite / rude / blunt
HSK 1
not so / no / or else / otherwise / if not / How about ...?
HSK 4
hasn't yet; hasn't ever
HSK 5
so long as; provided; if
HSK 2
so much / this much / how much? / this way / like this
HSK 2
and so on / and such
HSK 6
it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind / think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome
HSK 1
as for / as to / to go so far as to
HSK 6
so as not to; so as to avoid
HSK 6
unbearable / unable to endure / can't stand
HSK 4
so that / so as to / in order to
HSK 5
to be reborn / to regenerate / to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person) / recycling / regeneration
HSK 6
won't do / unable to / (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
HSK 6
able to / so that sb can / enabling / in order to / finally in a position to / with sth in view
HSK 5
unexpectedly / to one's surprise / go so far as to
HSK 5
didn't expect
HSK 4
like that; in that way; to that extent / (before a number) ... or so; about ... / then; in that case
HSK 2
like this; so; such
HSK 5
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
this way; like this; so / (before a noun) this kind of; such
HSK 2
(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
HSK 7-9
lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius) / fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully
HSK 7-9
whether (or not) / if / is or isn't
HSK 4
can't say for sure / maybe
HSK 4
don't tell me ... / could it be that...?
HSK 3
so far / to this day / until now
HSK 3
(haven't done sth) for a long time / a long time since we last met
HSK 7-9
(loanword) T-shirt
really isn't
HSK 7-9
(idiomatic usage) with great difficulty / to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc) / (literal usage) so easy
HSK 6
don't think (that) / don't imagine (that)
HSK 7-9
(Internet slang) if you don't like it, don't flame; please don't attack me if you disagree
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *乃* | 乃* | *乃
to be / thus / so / therefore / then / only / thereupon
HSK 7-9
can't bear to (do sth emotionally painful)
unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as
HSK 6
even; so much so that
HSK 4
lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me
HSK 5
to pad an order; to add extra items to an order so as to reach the minimum spend required to use a coupon, get a discount or qualify for free shipping
can't help / cannot but
HSK 7-9
(neologism, attested by 2017) (coll.) chill about everything (typically used to describe young people who don't buy into aspirational society)
(coll.) can't do anything about it / (coll.) there's no way that ...; it's simply not credible that ... / (coll.) couldn't be (better) (i.e. simply wonderful)
HSK 4
readily / flatly (deny, admit and so on) / a mouthful / a bite
shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan / traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation / a martial art
HSK 7-9
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) / you can run this time, but you'll have to come back / I'll get you sooner or later
can't help (doing sth)
say no more / don't bring it up / drop the subject
HSK 7-9
hen / don't know (humorous slang mimicking Cantonese 唔知, Jyutping: m4 zi1)
HSK 6
sufficient to... / so much so that / so that
HSK 6
that's right / sure! / rest assured! / that's good / can't go wrong
HSK 4
not to allow / must not / can't
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *休* | 休* | *休
to rest / to stop doing sth for a period of time / to cease / (imperative) don't
unavoidable / can't be avoided
HSK 7-9
in order to avoid / so as not to
HSK 7-9
so deep one cannot see to the bottom / limitless
isn't that so?
reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
it isn't worth it / not cost-effective / not profitable / too expensive
(literary) (similar to 多麼|多么, used before an adjective in exclamations) how (fortunate etc); so (many etc)
Don't get a reward if it's not deserved. (idiom)
so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)
T-junction
even more (so)
HSK 6
not particularly good / so-so
so that / to the point that
and even; to go so far as to
HSK 7-9
to assume / to suppose / supposed / so-called / assumption / hypothesis
HSK 7-9
can't see the wood for the trees
even / so much so that
peanut gallery (esp. in online forums) / onlookers who are interested in the spectacle but don't have anything knowledgeable to say about it / (neologism c. 2016)
splitcharactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *PUA* | PUA* | *PUA
(neologism, attested by 2019) to exert control over (sb) by means of psychological manipulation (e.g. negging) / a person who does so (loanword from "pickup artist")
can't bear to
to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters / condescending / to go about with one's nose in the air
HSK 7-9
things like this (idiom); and so on / and the rest / etc
HSK 7-9
what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ... / (derog.) so-called
HSK 7-9
lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom) / fig. Be sure to wait! / See you there!
a perception that doesn't reflect reality / a notion based on an erroneous belief
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *爾* | 爾* | *爾
thus / so / like that / you / thou
you're welcome / don't mention it / no need to stand on ceremony
to know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards)
no matter if / regardless of / don’t worry about (it, him etc) / doesn’t matter
in other words / that is to say / so / thus
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
HSK 7-9
can't help (doing sth) / can't refrain from
HSK 6

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