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  *你* | 你* | *你
you (informal, as opposed to courteous )
HSK 1
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  *右* | 右* | *右
(bound form) right; right-hand side / (bound form) (politics) right of center / (bound form) (old) west / (literary) the right side as the side of precedence
HSK 1
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  *有* | 有* | *有
to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional)
HSK 1
to drink a toast / Cheers! (proposing a toast) / Here's to you! / Bottoms up! / lit. dry cup
HSK 2
you (plural)
HSK 1
everybody / all (guests, colleagues etc) / all of you
HSK 3
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  *由* | 由* | *由
to follow / from / because of; due to / by; via; through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
HSK 3
goodbye / see you again later
HSK 1
contrary to what one might expect / actually / contrariwise / why don't you
HSK 5
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  *妳* | 妳* | *妳
you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)
HSK 1
you're welcome / don't mention it / impolite / rude / blunt
HSK 1
to thank / thanks / thank you
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *您* | 您* | *您
you (courteous, as opposed to informal )
HSK 1
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  *油* | 油* | *油
oil / fat / grease / petroleum / to apply tung oil, paint or varnish / oily / greasy / glib / cunning
HSK 2
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  *又* | 又* | *又
(once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway
HSK 2
it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind / think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome
HSK 1
we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5]
HSK 2
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  *遊* | 遊* | *遊
to walk / to tour / to roam / to travel
HSK 3
only have ...; there is only ... / (used in combination with ) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 "the only thing you can do is give in")
HSK 3
what are you doing? / what's he up to?
HSK 1
thank you (humorous phonetic rendering of the English phrase)
(before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...? / Is there a ...? / (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)? / Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)?
HSK 6
(Internet slang) if you don't like it, don't flame; please don't attack me if you disagree
lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me
HSK 5
(idiom) to have one's wishes come true; wish you the best!
HSK 7-9
(lit.) an interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time (saying) / (fig.) time is precious
(proverb) if you deal with a threat but fail to eliminate it, it may come back to harm you
(saying) you reap what you sow
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
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  *優* | 優* | *優
excellent / superior
HSK 7-9
lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom) / fig. to pay for what you want in cash / simple and direct transaction
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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)
lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving / happy and sad / inspiring and tragic
HSK 7-9
if you want sth done well, do it yourself (idiom)
fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy
(courteous expression) you have made a long and exhausting journey / you will be making a long trip (when asking a favor that involves going to a faraway place)
(neologism, attested by 2014) (slang) Are you interested? (originally an invitation for casual sex, later generalized as a playful or humorous invitation for any activity)
modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you fall behind (quote of Mao Zedong)
(interjection) fuck you / (intensifier) fucking
you get what you pay for
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  *憂* | 憂* | *憂
to worry / to concern oneself with / worried / anxiety / sorrow / (literary) to observe mourning
lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom) / fig. Be sure to wait! / See you there!
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  *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)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *友* | 友* | *友
friend
serves you right for doing sth so stupid (Internet slang)
May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)
see you tomorrow / (coll., jocular) food that passes through the digestive system more or less intact (esp. enoki mushrooms)
Lu You (1125–1210), widely regarded as the greatest of the Southern Song poets
nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words / You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)
HSK 7-9
whatever you like / to do as one pleases
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *儂* | 儂* | *儂
you (Wu dialect) / I, me (classical)
you and I / everyone / all of us (in society) / we (people in general)
never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)
rare; seldom seen / (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you
HSK 7-9
lit. heart and mouth as one (idiom); to say what you think / honest and straightforward
much worse than having something stolen is when a thief has you in his sights (idiom)
lit. (may you) have abundance year after year / (an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year)
with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) / fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape / you can't run from the long arm of the law
if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal
reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human
mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study. / Excellence in work is only possible with diligence. / Practice makes perfect.
wish you all the best! (when signing off on a correspondence)
(Tw) all-you-can-eat (food) / (fig.) unlimited usage (digital services etc)
listen to both sides and you will be enlightened; heed only one side and you will remain ignorant (idiom)
What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects) / Do as you would be done by. / Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
lit. you can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom) / fig. wisdom only comes with experience
lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius) / to use this in place of that / what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
not to forgive easily / not to let off / (You, He) won't get away with it!
lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom) / fig. with money, you can get anything done; money talks
Get along with you!
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)
as you see fit / to do as one likes
error / fallacy / misconception / scoundrel / You swine!
what are you doing? / whatever for? / why on earth?
to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future / make merry while you can / carpe diem
you (used to a superior or between persons of the same generation) / below the foot
honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you. / It's an honor to meet you at last.
HSK 7-9
lit. if one is fake, I shall compensate you for ten of them / fig. (of goods) 100% genuine
lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise. / You flatter me too much.
lit. peace when you come or go / peace wherever you go
to part without hard feelings; to cut the knot as smoothly as you tied it
(saying) however strong you are, there is always someone stronger
the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you / you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
(idiom) you and me both; that makes two of us
(polite response) you're welcome; just doing my duty; no problem
If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom) / Long may you live!
(archaic) you all
(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country
to regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally. / It feels like we have known each other all along.
you're too kind; you flatter me
according to the location / everywhere / any place / from any location / from wherever you like
you (in a formal letter)
study hard and every day you will improve (idiom)
refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb)

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