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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *那* | 那* | *那
(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4]) / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations) / then (in that case)
HSK 1
the top / above / overhead / upwards / the top margin / above-mentioned / those higher up
HSK 1
those
HSK 1
in those days; back then; in those years / to be in the prime of life
HSK 5
the top; the upper part; (its) surface / the authorities; those in charge; the higher-ups
HSK 7-9
then / at that time / in those days
HSK 2
casualty / victim / those injured and wounded
one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with) / subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself) / belonging to / affiliated / under one's command
HSK 7-9
to take over (from those working the previous shift) / to take over (in a leadership role etc) / to succeed sb
HSK 7-9
to be included among those selected for
HSK 7-9
lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb)
(idiom) an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved
narcissus / daffodil / legendary aquatic immortal / refers to those buried at sea / person who wanders abroad and does not return
(neologism 2015) the Zhao family (derogatory term for those who hold power in the PRC)
to go to Taiwan / refers to those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949
in the years of / during those years / period (of dynasty or decade)
to swagger off / to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind
to help those in distress (idiom)
lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom) / fig. the new is constantly replacing the old / each new generation excels the previous / (of things) to be constantly evolving
to rank (number 1, or third last etc) / to be among (those who are in a particular group)
mythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of those who die / (fig.) death
the younger generation / those who come after
those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom) / you are the product of your environment
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *彼* | 彼* | *彼
that / those / (one) another
those who understand others are intelligent, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经)
educated youth (esp. those sent to work in rural areas during the Cultural Revolution) (abbr. for 知識青年|知识青年)
to help those in distress (idiom)
premature death of a budding talent / those whom the Gods love die young
to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power / social climbing
those with lofty ideals (idiom) / men of vision
(law) privileges granted to foreigners exceeding those accorded to nationals of the host country (cf. 國民待遇|国民待遇, national treatment)
lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom) / fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
to help those in distress
those on our side / ourselves / one's own people / one of us
lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom) / fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
(idiom) poor people; those who live from hand to mouth
social gathering at which those attending take it in turns to perform for the whole group (music, dancing or comedy etc)
doctors like to treat those who are not sick so that they can get credit for the patient's "recovery" (idiom)
heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with / those whom the Gods love die young
a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom); those upholding justice will find help all around
to challenge an established martial arts school to a fight (to prove one's skills or gain reputation) / (fig.) to prove oneself by competing against those already established in a particular field
(slang) (derog.) person who uncritically admires the West, esp. Western liberal ideals, and criticizes China by those standards
arms like those of an ape — muscular, or long and dexterous
(coll.) those who are in a rush to get married
More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記|史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).
an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved (idiom)
to wipe out dissenters / to exterminate those who disagree
ruler / those in power / the authorities
calamity will befall those whose moral standards are not in keeping with their social status
the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition
typhoon shelter (a cove where boats shelter from strong winds and rough seas, esp. in Hong Kong) / (attributive) typhoon shelter-style, a cooking method associated with those who lived on boats in the coves, where crab, prawn or other meat is fried and flavored with spices and black beans
lit. to meet those arriving, to send of those departing (idiom); busy entertaining guests / all time taken over with social niceties
people of this province / (in Taiwan) Han Chinese people other than those who moved to Taiwan from mainland China after 1945 and their descendants
to be narrowly partisan / to unite with those of the same views but alienate those with different views
clean flowing water / (fig.) (literary) honorable person, untainted by association with disreputable influences / scholars who (in former times) kept themselves aloof from the corrupting influence of those in power
to treat as guilty those associated with an offender (family, neighbors etc)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *棳* | 棳* | *棳
small pillars that support the roof, those which rest on the main beam
those who did not benefit from the Chinese economic reforms of the 1980s / see also 富二代
(category defined by the Communist Party) poor and lower-middle peasants: farmers who, before land reform, possessed little or no land (poor peasants) and those who were barely able to support themselves with their own land (lower-middle peasants)
those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949


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