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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *靠* | 靠* | *靠
to lean against or on / to stand by the side of / to come near to / to depend on / to trust / to fuck (vulgar) / traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *穿* | 穿* | *穿
to wear / to put on / to dress / to bore through / to pierce / to perforate / to penetrate / to pass through / to thread
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *累* | 累* | *累
tired / weary / to strain / to wear out / to work hard
HSK 1
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  *帶* | 帶* | *帶
band / belt / girdle / ribbon / tire / area / zone / region / CL: 條|条 / to wear / to carry / to take along / to bear (i.e. to have) / to lead / to bring / to look after / to raise
HSK 2
(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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *服* | 服* | *服
clothes / dress / garment / to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc) / to obey / to be convinced (by an argument) / to convince / to admire / to acclimatize / to take (medicine) / mourning clothes / to wear mourning clothes
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *圍* | 圍* | *圍
to encircle / to surround / all around / to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)
HSK 3
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  *戴* | 戴* | *戴
to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc) / to respect / to bear / to support
HSK 4
(Tw) nightlife venue where hostesses wear their own casual clothes (as opposed to costumes or formalwear)
(Tw) nightlife venue where hostesses wear formal evening gowns
to subdue / to check / to bring under control / (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status / uniform (army, party, school etc) / livery (for company employees) / CL:
HSK 7-9
lit. to wear out one's iron shoes (idiom) / fig. to search high and low
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *磨* | 磨* | *磨
to rub / to grind / to polish / to sharpen / to wear down / to die out / to waste time / to pester / to insist
HSK 6
to wear (as an accessory: jewelry, pedometer, ID card etc)
to wear (on one's face)
honeybee; (fig.) industrious person (esp. one who shuttles back and forth) / voice booster (microphone headset with a wearable speaker)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *衣* | 衣* | *衣
to dress / to wear / to put on (clothes)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *著* | 著* | *著
to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蹬* | 蹬* | *蹬
to step on; to tread on / to put on; to wear (shoes, trousers etc) / (slang) to dump (sb) / Taiwan pr. [deng4]
HSK 7-9
to wear (as accessories) / carry at the waist
to put on / to wear (mouthguard, contact lenses, hearing aid etc)
to wear inside out (clothes)
(physics, fig.) vacuum / (slang) to not wear underwear
HSK 7-9
to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out
HSK 7-9
to wear a hat / (fig.) to stigmatize / to be branded as
to wear a condom
to put on a suit of armor / to put on dress / to wear
to wear a watch / homophone for 代表 used to avoid Internet censorship in the PRC
to wear (a garment)
lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom) / to make life difficult for sb
HSK 7-9
to wear down / to sap / to whittle away / to while away / to idle away
wear and tear / to wear away over time
to wear (one's shoes) like babouche slippers / (onom.) shuffling sound
to break in / to wear in
HSK 7-9
to wear out one's lips (idiom) / to talk until one is blue in the face / to repeat again and again
overcoat / down jacket / winter wear
four-eyes (facetious term for a person who wears glasses)
to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom); pointlessly blather / to talk incessant nonsense / blah blah
female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority / women meddle in politics / The female wears the trousers.
durable / proof against wear and tear
Zepp Health Corporation, Chinese company providing digital health management based on wearable devices, established in 2013
lit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom) / fig. to live a life of poverty and hard work / fig. to act stupidly
to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
to wear mourning garb / to be in mourning
wear and tear / wearing out by friction
to look (tired, pleased etc) / to wear (a smile, a puzzled expression etc)
to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others / to wear oneself out for the general good
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *靸* | 靸* | *靸
children's shoe (old) / to wear one's shoes babouche style
to wear
clothing that exposes the arms and legs (e.g. shorts, sleeveless top); to wear such clothing
to wear out (clothes) / to pierce (a membrane etc)
to wear shoes
wear and tear
to wear the same outfit as sb else (in public)
maternity wear
(of a high-ranking official) to wear plain clothes in order to go about incognito
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *摜* | 摜* | *摜
to fling / to fall / to wear
to wear out (tools)
wear resistant
to wear out the doorstep (idiom) / to crowd at sb's door
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
to wear mourning clothes / to be in mourning / also written 披麻戴孝
female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority / women meddle in politics / The female wears the trousers.
(of writing etc) indistinct (due to water damage or wear)
to wear mourning clothes / to be in mourning / also written 披麻帶孝|披麻带孝
to corrode; to erode; to wear away (lit. and fig.)
to corrode; to erode; to wear away (lit. and fig.)
informal wear / home clothes (old) / women's underwear / lingerie
to cover one's face; to wear a mask / brazen; shameless
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *佩* | 佩* | *佩
to respect / to wear (belt etc)
to pull a long face / to wear a mournful expression


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