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HSK
当然
only natural / as it should be / certainly / of course / without doubt
HSK 3
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  *这* | 这* | *这
(pronoun) this; these / (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) / (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)
HSK 1
 
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  *这* | 这* | *这
(coll.) this
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  *也* | 也* | *也
surname Ye
 
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  *也* | 也* | *也
also; too; as well; (not ...) either / (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) / (literary) particle having functions similar to
HSK 1
仅仅
barely / only / merely / only (this and nothing more)
HSK 3
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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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  *是* | 是* | *是
variant of
HSK 1
宽裕
comfortably off / ample / plenty
一些
some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
HSK 1
毕竟
after all / all in all / when all is said and done / in the final analysis
HSK 5
家里
home
HSK 1
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  *还* | 还* | *还
surname Huan
 
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  *还* | 还* | *还
still / still in progress / still more / yet / even more / in addition / fairly / passably (good) / as early as / even / also / else
HSK 1
 
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  *还* | 还* | *还
to pay back / to return
HSK 1
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  *白* | 白* | *白
surname Bai
 
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  *白* | 白* | *白
white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera
HSK 1
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  *养* | 养* | *养
to raise (animals) / to bring up (children) / to keep (pets) / to support / to give birth
HSK 2
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  *了* | 了* | *了
(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
HSK 1
 
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to finish / (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 "cannot forget") / (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无 or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least / to understand clearly (variant of 瞭|了)
HSK 3
 
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  *了* | 了* | *了
(of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly
HSK 3
 
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unofficial variant of
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  *个* | 个* | *个
 
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  *个* | 个* | *个
(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier) / (bound form) individual
HSK 1
 
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  *个* | 个* | *个
variant of 個|个
HSK 1
秀才
a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical) / scholar / skillful writer / fine talent
坯子
base / semifinished product / (fig.) the makings of (a talented actor etc)
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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
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  *四* | 四* | *四
four / 4
HSK 1
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  *呢* | 呢* | *呢
particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") / particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation
HSK 1
 
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  *呢* | 呢* | *呢
dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)
成天
(coll.) all day long / all the time
HSK 7-9
什么
what? / something; anything
HSK 1
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  *活* | 活* | *活
to live / alive / living / work / workmanship
HSK 3
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  *儿* | 儿* | *儿
child / son
 
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  *儿* | 儿* | *儿
non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final
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  *都* | 都* | *都
surname Du
 
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  *都* | 都* | *都
all; both; entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all
HSK 1
 
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  *都* | 都* | *都
capital city / metropolis
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  *不* | 不* | *不
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
HSK 1
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  *干* | 干* | *干
old variant of 乾|干
HSK 1
 
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  *干* | 干* | *干
surname Gan
 
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  *干* | 干* | *干
dry / dried food / empty; hollow / taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster / futile; in vain / (dialect) rude; blunt / (dialect) to cold-shoulder
HSK 1
 
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  *干* | 干* | *干
variant of 乾|干
HSK 1
 
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  *干* | 干* | *干
surname Gan
 
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  *干* | 干* | *干
(bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with / one of the ten heavenly stems 天干 / (archaic) shield
HSK 1
 
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tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed
HSK 1
一心
wholeheartedly / heart and soul
HSK 7-9
只读
(computing) read-only
圣贤书
holy book
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  *还* | 还* | *还
surname Huan
 
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  *还* | 还* | *还
still / still in progress / still more / yet / even more / in addition / fairly / passably (good) / as early as / even / also / else
HSK 1
 
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  *还* | 还* | *还
to pay back / to return
HSK 1
三五
several / three or five
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  *不* | 不* | *不
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
HSK 1
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  *时* | 时* | *时
old variant of 時|时
HSK 3
 
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  *时* | 时* | *时
surname Shi
 
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  *时* | 时* | *时
o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period
HSK 3
不是
no / is not / not
 
fault; blame
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  *要* | 要* | *要
(bound form) to demand; to coerce
 
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  *要* | 要* | *要
to want; to need; to ask for / will; shall; about to / need to; should / if (same as 要是) / (bound form) important
HSK 1
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  *交* | 交* | *交
to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect / variant of
HSK 2
束脩
(literary) salary of a private tutor
就是
exactly; precisely / only; simply; just / (used correlatively with ) even; even if
HSK 3
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  *要* | 要* | *要
(bound form) to demand; to coerce
 
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  *要* | 要* | *要
to want; to need; to ask for / will; shall; about to / need to; should / if (same as 要是) / (bound form) important
HSK 1
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  *买* | 买* | *买
to buy / to purchase
HSK 1
笔墨
pen and ink / words / writing
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  *纸* | 纸* | *纸
variant of 紙|纸
HSK 2
 
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  *纸* | 纸* | *纸
paper (CL:張|张,) / classifier for documents, letters etc
HSK 2
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  *砚* | 砚* | *砚
ink-stone
偶尔
occasionally / once in a while / sometimes
HSK 5
考试
to take an exam / exam / CL:
HSK 1
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  *前* | 前* | *前
front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 293) / former / formerly
HSK 1
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  *还* | 还* | *还
surname Huan
 
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still / still in progress / still more / yet / even more / in addition / fairly / passably (good) / as early as / even / also / else
HSK 1
 
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to pay back / to return
HSK 1
需要
to need; to want; to demand; to require / needs
HSK 3
银钱
silver money (in former times)
打点
to bribe / to get (luggage) ready / to put in order / to organize things / (baseball) RBI (run batted in)
什么
what? / something; anything
HSK 1
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  *的* | 的* | *的
of; ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的 "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 "new one") / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs
HSK 1
 
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  *的* | 的* | *的
a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士)
 
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really and truly
 
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(bound form) bull's-eye; target


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