| | 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 |
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| | can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy | HSK 1 |
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| | 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 |
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| | where? / wherever; anywhere; somewhere / (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...? | HSK 1 |
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| | can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good | HSK 2 |
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| | can only / obliged to do sth / to have no other choice | HSK 2 |
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| | to be capable of / to be able to / can | HSK 2 |
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| | only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才) 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 |
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| | to catch cold / (common) cold / CL: 場|场, 次 / (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative) / (Tw) to detest / can't stand | HSK 3 |
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| | have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid | HSK 3 |
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| | it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) / it is (thus) clear / clear / visible | HSK 4 |
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| | to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it | HSK 4 |
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| | unbearable / unable to endure / can't stand | HSK 4 |
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| | can't say for sure / maybe | HSK 4 |
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| | that's right / sure! / rest assured! / that's good / can't go wrong | HSK 4 |
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| | (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 |
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| | (prefix) can; may; able to; -able / to approve; to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very | HSK 5 |
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| | able to / so that sb can / enabling / in order to / finally in a position to / with sth in view | HSK 5 |
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| | not at all / simply (can) not | HSK 5 |
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| | not to allow / must not / can't | HSK 5 |
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| | whether or not / can it or can't it / is it possible? | HSK 6 |
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| | can't keep up with / can't catch up with / cannot overtake | HSK 6 |
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| | won't do / unable to / (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? | HSK 6 |
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| | can't help (doing sth) / can't refrain from | HSK 6 |
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| | can see / visible | HSK 6 |
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| | equivalent to 就可以 / can then (do sth) / can immediately (do sth) / (do sth) and that will suffice | HSK 7-9 |
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| | to do everything one can / to spare no effort / to strive | HSK 7-9 |
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| | bucket / (trash) can / barrel (of oil etc) / CL: 個|个, 隻|只 | HSK 7-9 |
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| | can / jar / pot | HSK 7-9 |
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| | soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body) | HSK 7-9 |
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| | can be seen everywhere | HSK 7-9 |
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| | what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom) | HSK 7-9 |
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| | unavoidably / can't help / really / rather | HSK 7-9 |
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| | unavoidable / can't be avoided | HSK 7-9 |
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| | lit. crow and peacock make no sound / absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard / absolute silence | HSK 7-9 |
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| | to hold or offer with both hands / to sing the praises of / classifier for what can be held in both hands | HSK 7-9 |
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| | kettle / canteen / watering can | HSK 7-9 |
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| | can be rated as / can be said to be | HSK 7-9 |
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| | pull-top can / easy-open can (with ring-pull) | HSK 7-9 |
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| | lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving / happy and sad / inspiring and tragic | HSK 7-9 |
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| | can't compare with | HSK 7-9 |
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| | everything that should be here is here (idiom); all one can think of is on hand / to have all one needs | HSK 7-9 |
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| | can it be possible that / could it be | HSK 7-9 |
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| | can be found everywhere | HSK 7-9 |
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| | can't help; involuntarily (idiom) | HSK 7-9 |
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| | can't help it / can't bear it | HSK 7-9 |
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| | handle / (fig.) information that can be used against sb | HSK 7-9 |
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| | it is obvious that... / as one can well imagine... | HSK 7-9 |
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| | an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit | HSK 7-9 |
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| | can't help / cannot but | HSK 7-9 |
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| | how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous / ridiculous / absurd | HSK 7-9 |
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| | to work hard for / to do all one can / to contend strongly | HSK 7-9 |
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| | to be just like; can be compared to | HSK 7-9 |
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| | from this, it can be seen that... | HSK 7-9 |
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| | impossible / can't be done / no can do / unable to accomplish | HSK 7-9 |
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| | can see / can tell | HSK 7-9 |
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| | nothing can surpass | HSK 7-9 |
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| | cannot afford / can't afford buying | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot? / is able to or not | |
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| | bright moon / refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark / CL: 輪|轮 | |
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| | 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] | |
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| | (bound form) may; can / (bound form) to endure; to bear / (in 堪輿|堪舆) heaven (contrasted with earth 輿|舆) | |
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| | 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) | |
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| | as far as the eye can see (idiom) | |
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| | modal particle indicating lack of enthusiasm / modal particle indicating that things should only or can only be done a certain way | |
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| | close relation, no gap (idiom); intimate and nothing can come between | |
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| | lit. to fill the whole sky / everywhere / as far as the eye can see | |
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| | more than one can attend to (idiom) / deluged (with inquiries etc) / overwhelmed (by the beauty of the scenery) | |
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| | 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? | |
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| | 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. | |
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| | if this can be tolerated, what cannot? (idiom) / enough is enough | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | water so clear you can see the bottom | |
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| | as different as can be (idiom) / poles apart | |
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| | lit. covering the mountains and the plains (idiom) / fig. as far as the eye can see / covering everything / omnipresent | |
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| | with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom) | |
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| | 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. | |
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| | cupboard / cupboard that can also be used as a table / sideboard | |
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| | when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom) | |
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| | want to stop but can't (idiom) / to be unable to stop oneself / to feel an urge to continue | |
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| | lit. not one drop of water can leak out / watertight / rigorous (argument) | |
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| | nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom) | |
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| | can't wait | |
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| | without destruction there can be no construction | |
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| | one can't tell how many / numerous similar cases | |
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| | to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom); to act within one's competence / One does what one can. | |
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| | to find a place where one can fit in / to make one's home / to seek shelter | |
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| | 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) | |
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| | 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) | |
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| | one who is successful in one's studies, can become an official (idiom) | |
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| | a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect | |
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| | can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab | |
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| | legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison / poisonous / to poison sb | |
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| | capacity for liquor / how much one can drink | |
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| | 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. | |
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| | a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect | |
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| | Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州, Guangdong / mythical Dragon gate where a carp can transform into a dragon | |
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| | to scratch / to mess about with / to quarrel / to scramble to do / sb or sth that one can rely on | |
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