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  *是* | 是* | *是
to be (followed by substantives only) / correct; right; true / (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well / (adverb for emphatic assertion)
HSK 1
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  *很* | 很* | *很
very; quite / (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
HSK 1
very; really / unusual; extraordinary
HSK 1
not very (clear, far away etc); not too / not often; infrequently
HSK 1
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  *生* | 生* | *生
to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born / to arise; to occur / to light (a fire) / to live; to be alive / life / raw; uncooked; unprocessed / unfamiliar; strange / (bound form) student; person engaged in a field / (bound form) male role in traditional opera / (bound form) life; lifetime / (bound form) means of livelihood / (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼) / (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽)
HSK 2
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  *太* | 太* | *太
highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely
HSK 1
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  *可* | 可* | *可
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able / to approve; to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very / but; however
HSK 5
(used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding / (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent
HSK 5
unusual; special / very; especially; particularly / expressly; for a specific purpose / (often followed by ) in particular
HSK 2
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  *老* | 老* | *老
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough
HSK 1
very / completely / utterly / extremely / absolutely / hundred percent / to divide into ten equal parts
HSK 2
very good
HSK 2
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  *美* | 美* | *美
beautiful / very satisfactory; good / to beautify / to be pleased with oneself
HSK 3
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  *挺* | 挺* | *挺
straight / erect / to stick out (a part of the body) / to (physically) straighten up / to support / to withstand / outstanding / (coll.) quite / very / classifier for machine guns
HSK 2
cold (climate) / frigid / very cold
HSK 4
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  *特* | 特* | *特
special / unique / distinguished / especially / unusual / very / abbr. for 特克斯, tex
HSK 6
very long / endless
HSK 5
the not-very-distant past / modern times, excluding recent decades / (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919) / capitalist times (pre-1949)
HSK 4
near in time / in the near future / very soon / recent
HSK 3
very young puppy
very young kitten
to feel very apologetic
HSK 7-9
not very / not particularly
HSK 6
full of / brimming with / very full / permeated
HSK 3
very thin; delicate
not up to much / very indifferent / nothing great about it / nothing good to be said about it
HSK 6
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  *BM* | BM* | *BM
Brandy Melville, fashion brand known for clothes targeted at very slim young women / (generic usage) fashions for petite young women
very wealthy person
HSK 7-9
(idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night
for a very long time
to give sth only cursory attention / to treat sth as not very significant
terrific / terrible / (after ) very
peaceful death at a very advanced age
very early in the morning / in the wee hours
HSK 7-9
very far away
HSK 7-9
ten lines at a glance (idiom) / to read very rapidly
(dialect) very cold / chilled
enormous sum / millionaire / very rich
at the minimum; at the very least
HSK 5
very fast / at lightning speed / (coll.) razor-sharp
(idiom) to miss very much; to yearn for
very red / red through and through / to blush (deep red)
HSK 6
rampant / very popular
very good
good or bad / good and bad / standard; quality / (coll.) very bad
HSK 7-9
very late at night
HSK 7-9
not very
one instant / very short time / the twinkle of an eye
(idiom) things are very different now; times have changed
ceiling (of a room) / (fig.) upper limit; (slang) the very best (in a given field)
Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王 overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc
lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (proverb) / fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
a small appetizer / a piece of cake; very easy (idiom)
flower vase / (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent)
HSK 6
very happy; elated
HSK 7-9
(literary) (of an area) very small
can be compared / to be very similar
to pick up (a skill) in a very short time; to take to sth like a duck to water
(idiom) very few
HSK 7-9
very much / extremely / one ten thousandth part
HSK 7-9
to be very clear about sth (idiom)
lit. can be counted on one's fingers (idiom) / fig. very few
very capable person / precious object
to rise very quickly
(the) very first
very sweet
endlessly interesting (idiom) / very witty
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  *當* | 當* | *當
at or in the very same... / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / to replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student)
HSK 6
very concentrated type of tea drunk in Chaozhou, Fujian and Taiwan
thoroughly (idiom) / completely / one and all / very clean
HSK 7-9
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  *凍* | 凍* | *凍
to freeze / to feel very cold / aspic or jelly
HSK 5
this or that very day / in the next few days
wonderful / great / delightful / very kind / generous
(idiom) very close; almost within reach; close at hand
in one's seventies (age) / very old (of people)
much / very many
poverty-stricken / very poor / hard-pressed / in a predicament / embarrassed
HSK 7-9
pretty close / very near / about right
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  *俄* | 俄* | *俄
suddenly / very soon
(idiom) to mention only very briefly; to skate over (a topic)
affluent / very rich
to pay attention to one's appearance; to like to be well-groomed / (literary) on very friendly terms
very loudly / at the top of one's voice
very auspicious / extremely lucky
bringing great benefits (idiom); very useful / of great service / to help greatly / to serve one well
stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy
clamorous / noisy / sensational / very exciting
Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王 overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc
(coll.) (stative verb suffix) very; awfully
lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom) / fig. to be very familiar with a matter
not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom) / to take great pains / to be very patient
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  *巨* | 巨* | *巨
very large; huge; tremendous; gigantic / (coll.) very; extremely
(idiom) to be on very good terms with each other / to hit it off with sb / to be passionately in love with each other / to carry on intimately with / (of trading, conflict etc) to be in full swing
vile / nasty / of very poor quality
HSK 7-9
I'm afraid that... / perhaps / maybe / very likely
very rich / millionaire
(literary) very close; very near
strong card / honor card (card games) / very popular or successful person / self-important
(dialect) very; quite; properly; well; thoroughly
(affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy / old pal

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