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  *个* | 个* | *个
(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier) / (bound form) individual
HSK 1
specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc) / article, report or program etc on a specific topic
HSK 3
specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose) / specially; specifically (for a particular purpose) / (of institutions, personnel etc) designated or assigned for a specific task; special
HSK 3
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  *来* | 来* | *来
to come / (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) / hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来) / ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来) / for the past (amount of time) / (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世) / (between two verbs) in order to / (after a round number) approximately / (used after to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来, or after to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来)
HSK 1
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  *投* | 投* | *投
to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) / to cast (a ballot) / to cast (a glance, a shadow etc) / to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine) / to send (a letter, a manuscript etc) / to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide) / to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of / (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water
HSK 4
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  *药* | 药* | *药
medicine / drug / substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) / CL: 種|种, , / to poison
HSK 2
special; specific; designated; particular
HSK 5
concrete; specific; detailed
HSK 3
unusual; special / very; especially; particularly / expressly; for a specific purpose / (often followed by ) in particular
HSK 2
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  *场* | 场* | *场
large place used for a specific purpose / stage / scene (of a play) / classifier for sporting or recreational activities / classifier for number of exams
HSK 2
(psychology) emotional anchor; a mental cue used to evoke a specific emotional state
specific (to) / characteristic (of) / distinctive
HSK 5
proportion / specific gravity
HSK 5
to go online; to put sth online / to reach a specific standard / to put into production / handler (person who oversees and directs the activities of another person in a gang, spy ring etc)
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  *林* | 林* | *林
(bound form) woods; forest / (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people) / (bound form) a collection (of similar things)
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  *伊* | 伊* | *伊
(old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she") / second person singular pronoun ("you") / (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she") / (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning / (preceding a noun) that / (bound form) Iraq (abbr. for 伊拉克) / (bound form) Iran (abbr. for 伊朗)
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  *堂* | 堂* | *堂
(main) hall / large room for a specific purpose / CL: 間|间 / relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family / of the same clan / classifier for classes, lectures etc / classifier for sets of furniture
HSK 7-9
specialist / person appointed for specific task
HSK 7-9
to be in charge of something specific
specific example / rare instance
application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)
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  *拜* | 拜* | *拜
to bow to; to pay one's respects / (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion) / to make a courtesy call / (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony / to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc) / (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)
nationality / country-specific (history, report etc)
the Legalist school of political philosophy, which rose to prominence in the Warring States period (475–221 BC) (The Legalists believed that social harmony could only be attained through strong state control, and advocated for a system of rigidly applied punishments and rewards for specific behaviors.) / a Legalist
specific provisions (based on general regulations)
specific to a particular stage (of a project etc) / interim (policy etc) / occurring in stages / phased
specific currency
(rocketry) specific impulse
person in charge of a (section or department) / head / chief / director / (in a class in a school) student responsible for a specific duty, e.g. 風紀股長|风纪股长 discipline monitor
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  *泛* | 泛* | *泛
(bound form) general / non-specific / extensive / pan- / to flood / (literary) to float about / to be suffused with (a color, emotion, odor etc)
to embody into / to apply to / to take the shape of / specific to
kansei engineering (product design that aims to engender specific subjective responses in the consumer) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 感性工学 "kansei kougaku")
standard salary for a specific job (contrasted with performance pay 績效工資|绩效工资 or commission 提成 etc)
specific heat
post allowance; job-specific subsidy
leading small group (LSG), a CCP body that exercises general oversight on matters relating to a specific area (LSG for foreign affairs 外事工作, LSG for comprehensively deepening reforms 全面深化改革 etc) / aka central leading group
to make a definite diagnosis / confirmed (case of a specific disease)
HSK 7-9
(computing) to tap (on a touchscreen); to click (with a mouse) / (massage) to apply focused pressure to specific points on the body
to determine a location / designated / appointed / specific / fixed (time) / fixed point (geometry) / fixed-point (number)
(of a film etc) to be set to be released on a specific date
effective medicine for a specific condition / highly effective medicine
the specific model of a machine (e.g. cell phone model, laptop model, aircraft model)
to transfer (for a specific purpose) / to allocate / (computing) to invoke (a command, an application etc)
specific / specificity / idiosyncrasy
careless / any-old-how, regardless of the specific task
dish (food prepared according to a specific recipe)
full-time / to appoint sb to a specific task
acupuncture point (any point on any meridian) / category of 12 specific acupuncture points near the wrist or ankle, each lying on a different meridian (one of five categories collectively termed 五輸穴|五输穴)
(Tw) (neologism) (Internet slang) to send money to a live streamer (to get a specific response or just to sponsor) (loanword from "donate")
detailed listing / specific item
(of a shoe) designed to be worn on a specific foot – either the left or the right
Puebla, a city southeast of Mexico City / term used to refer to plants whose specific epithet is pueblensis, such as Tillandsia pueblensis (an air plant) and Echeveria pueblensis (a succulent)
to own exclusively; unique to; specific / there is only
(biology) specific epithet
Advanced Subjects Test, university entrance exam that assesses candidates’ higher level knowledge of specific subjects and their readiness to study in their selected academic discipline (Tw) / abbr. to 指考
for a specific purpose / specially
to work solely on / to have as one's (or its) sole function / person or agency responsible for one specific thing
specific responsibility
(biology) specific epithet
to come with a specific purpose in mind
(of a member of a specific cohort) lower than average in age
a place set up to serve a specific function (train station, bus stop, toll plaza, bike rental station, meteorological station etc) / (Internet) site (website, FTP site etc)
Advanced Subjects Test, university entrance exam that assesses candidates’ higher level knowledge of specific subjects and their readiness to study in their selected academic discipline (Tw) / abbr. for 大學入學指定科目考試|大学入学指定科目考试
subheading / specific item
vague and general / not specific / shallow / empty
(biology) specific epithet
to cut food into a specific size or shape (strips, slices or cubes etc) / (dialect) screwdriver
gauge held against an object to judge thickness, diameter etc (e.g. feeler gauge, calipers) / rubric (i.e. a guide listing specific criteria for grading) (abbr. for 評價量規|评价量规)
rubric (i.e. a guide listing specific criteria for grading)
to pay respects / to wish good health / in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千)
specific volume
specific humidity


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