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charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *会* | 会* | *会
can; to have the skill; to know how to / to be likely to; to be sure to / to meet; to get together / meeting; gathering / (suffix) union; group; association / (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3])
HSK 1
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *能* | 能* | *能
can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy
HSK 1
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *听* | 听* | *听
to listen to; to hear / to heed; to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
HSK 1
where? / wherever; anywhere; somewhere / (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...?
HSK 1
can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good
HSK 2
can only / obliged to do sth / to have no other choice
HSK 2
to be capable of / to be able to / can
HSK 2
only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with ) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 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 ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要 "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服 "the only thing you can do is give in")
HSK 3
to catch cold / (common) cold / CL: 場|场, / (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative) / (Tw) to detest / can't stand
HSK 3
have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid
HSK 3
it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) / it is (thus) clear / clear / visible
HSK 4
to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it
HSK 4
unbearable / unable to endure / can't stand
HSK 4
can't say for sure / maybe
HSK 4
that's right / sure! / rest assured! / that's good / can't go wrong
HSK 4
(coll.) can't do anything about it / (coll.) there's no way that ...; it's simply not credible that ... / (coll.) couldn't be (better) (i.e. simply wonderful)
HSK 4
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *可* | 可* | *可
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able / to approve; to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very
HSK 5
able to / so that sb can / enabling / in order to / finally in a position to / with sth in view
HSK 5
not at all / simply (can) not
HSK 5
not to allow / must not / can't
HSK 5
whether or not / can it or can't it / is it possible?
HSK 6
can't keep up with / can't catch up with / cannot overtake
HSK 6
won't do / unable to / (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
HSK 6
can't help (doing sth) / can't refrain from
HSK 6
can see / visible
HSK 6
equivalent to 就可以 / can then (do sth) / can immediately (do sth) / (do sth) and that will suffice
HSK 7-9
to do everything one can / to spare no effort / to strive
HSK 7-9
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *桶* | 桶* | *桶
bucket / (trash) can / barrel (of oil etc) / CL: 個|个, 隻|只
HSK 7-9
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *罐* | 罐* | *罐
can / jar / pot
HSK 7-9
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *魂* | 魂* | *魂
soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body)
HSK 7-9
can be seen everywhere
HSK 7-9
what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
HSK 7-9
unavoidably / can't help / really / rather
HSK 7-9
unavoidable / can't be avoided
HSK 7-9
lit. crow and peacock make no sound / absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard / absolute silence
HSK 7-9
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *捧* | 捧* | *捧
to hold or offer with both hands / to sing the praises of / classifier for what can be held in both hands
HSK 7-9
kettle / canteen / watering can
HSK 7-9
can be rated as / can be said to be
HSK 7-9
pull-top can / easy-open can (with ring-pull)
HSK 7-9
lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving / happy and sad / inspiring and tragic
HSK 7-9
can't compare with
HSK 7-9
everything that should be here is here (idiom); all one can think of is on hand / to have all one needs
HSK 7-9
can it be possible that / could it be
HSK 7-9
can be found everywhere
HSK 7-9
can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
HSK 7-9
tin / can / CL: 個|个
HSK 7-9
can't help it / can't bear it
HSK 7-9
handle / (fig.) information that can be used against sb
HSK 7-9
it is obvious that... / as one can well imagine...
HSK 7-9
an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
HSK 7-9
can't help / cannot but
HSK 7-9
how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous / ridiculous / absurd
HSK 7-9
to work hard for / to do all one can / to contend strongly
HSK 7-9
to be just like; can be compared to
HSK 7-9
from this, it can be seen that...
HSK 7-9
impossible / can't be done / no can do / unable to accomplish
HSK 7-9
can see / can tell
HSK 7-9
nothing can surpass
HSK 7-9
cannot afford / can't afford buying
HSK 7-9
(posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot? / is able to or not
bright moon / refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark / CL: 輪|轮
that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5]
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *堪* | 堪* | *堪
(bound form) may; can / (bound form) to endure; to bear / (in 堪輿|堪舆) heaven (contrasted with earth 輿|舆)
cotyledon of a bean (i.e. either of the halves of a bean seed that can be split apart after removing the seed coat) / thick bean sauce (abbr. for 豆瓣醬|豆瓣酱)
as far as the eye can see (idiom)
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *呗* | 呗* | *呗
modal particle indicating lack of enthusiasm / modal particle indicating that things should only or can only be done a certain way
close relation, no gap (idiom); intimate and nothing can come between
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *渠* | 渠* | *渠
how can it be that?
lit. to fill the whole sky / everywhere / as far as the eye can see
more than one can attend to (idiom) / deluged (with inquiries etc) / overwhelmed (by the beauty of the scenery)
it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom) / you can't change who you are / Can the leopard change his spots?
If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb / Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.
if this can be tolerated, what cannot? (idiom) / enough is enough
compelled by the circumstances (to do sth) / (have) no other choice (but do sth) / (used as a pun in romance) can't help but fall in love
water so clear you can see the bottom
as different as can be (idiom) / poles apart
lit. covering the mountains and the plains (idiom) / fig. as far as the eye can see / covering everything / omnipresent
with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)
when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers / When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.
cupboard / cupboard that can also be used as a table / sideboard
when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
want to stop but can't (idiom) / to be unable to stop oneself / to feel an urge to continue
lit. not one drop of water can leak out / watertight / rigorous (argument)
nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)
can't wait
without destruction there can be no construction
one can't tell how many / numerous similar cases
to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom); to act within one's competence / One does what one can.
to find a place where one can fit in / to make one's home / to seek shelter
one who is cut off from others (idiom) / one who has chosen to follow a solitary path / (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person)
lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)
one who is successful in one's studies, can become an official (idiom)
a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鸩* | 鸩* | *鸩
legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison / poisonous / to poison sb
capacity for liquor / how much one can drink
Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy. / Since this is so, we should accept it. / Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth. / If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it.
a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州, Guangdong / mythical Dragon gate where a carp can transform into a dragon
to scratch / to mess about with / to quarrel / to scramble to do / sb or sth that one can rely on

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