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  *里* | 里* | *里
li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇 and neighborhood 鄰|邻 levels
HSK 1
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  *东* | 东* | *东
east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord
HSK 1
why? / for what reason?
HSK 2
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  *好* | 好* | *好
good / appropriate; proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close; on intimate terms / (after a form of address) hello
HSK 1
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  *下* | 下* | *下
down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action
HSK 1
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  *得* | 得* | *得
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished
HSK 2
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  *提* | 提* | *提
to carry (hanging down from the hand) / to lift / to put forward / to mention / to raise (an issue) / upwards character stroke / lifting brush stroke (in painting) / scoop for measuring liquid
HSK 2
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  *快* | 快* | *快
rapid / quick / speed / rate / soon / almost / to make haste / clever / sharp (of knives or wits) / forthright / plainspoken / gratified / pleased / pleasant
HSK 1
the east / eastern part
HSK 3
to decline / to drop / to fall / to go down / to decrease
HSK 4
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  *先* | 先* | *先
beforehand; first; earlier / at first; originally / for the time being; for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
HSK 1
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  *分* | 分* | *分
to divide; to separate / to distribute; to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
HSK 1
cause / origin / root cause / reason / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
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  *奶* | 奶* | *奶
breast / milk / to breastfeed
HSK 1
unceasing / uninterrupted / continuous / constant
HSK 3
peasant; farmer
HSK 3
northeast
HSK 2
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  *松* | 松* | *松
loose / to loosen / to relax / floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling)
HSK 4
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  *度* | 度* | *度
to pass / to spend (time) / measure / limit / extent / degree of intensity / degree (angles, temperature etc) / kilowatt-hour / classifier for events and occurrences
HSK 2
way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem / CL: 條|条
HSK 2
to stop; to halt; to cease
HSK 3
to feel relieved / to feel reassured / to be at ease
HSK 2
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  *受* | 受* | *受
to receive / to accept / to suffer / subjected to / to bear / to stand / pleasant / (passive marker) / (LGBT) bottom
HSK 3
treasured object / treasure / darling / baby / cowry / good-for-nothing or queer character
HSK 4
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  *长* | 长* | *长
chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance
HSK 2
easy; straightforward / likely; liable to; apt to
HSK 3
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  *安* | 安* | *安
(bound form) calm; peaceful / to calm; to set at ease / safe; secure; in good health / content; satisfied (as in 安於|安于) / to place (sb) in a suitable position (job) / to install; to fix; to fit / to bring (a charge against sb) / to harbor (certain intentions) / ampere (abbr. for 安培)
HSK 4
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  *病* | 病* | *病
illness / CL: 場|场 / disease / to fall ill / defect
HSK 1
to like; to be fond of / to be happy; to be pleased / to tend to
HSK 1
please, have a seat
HSK 1
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  *治* | 治* | *治
to rule / to govern / to manage / to control / to harness (a river) / to treat (a disease) / to wipe out (a pest) / to punish / to research
HSK 4
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  *直* | 直* | *直
straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
HSK 3
pleasant to hear
HSK 1
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  *放* | 放* | *放
to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks)
HSK 1
to grow; to increase
HSK 3
abroad / external (affairs) / overseas / foreign
HSK 1
gaiety / gladness / glee / merriment / pleasure / happy / joyous / gay
HSK 3
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  *已* | 已* | *已
already / (bound form) to stop; to cease; to end / (literary) thereafter; afterward / (literary) too; excessively
HSK 3
valuable / precious / to value / to treasure / to set store by
HSK 4
therefore / as a result / so / the reason why
HSK 2
spring (season) / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
open; overt; public / to make public; to release
HSK 3
usable; serviceable / feasible; workable; doable / to make; to cause; to bring about
HSK 5
convenient; suitable / to facilitate; to make things easy / having money to spare / (euphemism) to relieve oneself
HSK 2
(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate / (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable
HSK 2
reason / grounds / justification / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
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  *倍* | 倍* | *倍
(two, three etc) -fold / times (multiplier) / double / to increase or multiply
HSK 4
delight; pleasure; joy
HSK 4
measure / step / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
at least / (to say the) least
HSK 3
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  *秒* | 秒* | *秒
second (unit of time) / arc second (angular measurement unit) / (coll.) instantly
HSK 5
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  *住* | 住* | *住
to live; to reside; to stay / to stop; to cease / (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state)
HSK 1
to have a pleasant journey / Bon voyage!
HSK 2
pleasantly cool (weather etc) / to cool oneself; to cool off / (Tw) (slang) (of clothing) scanty; revealing / (coll.) to stay out of it; to butt out
HSK 2
to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on / interest; hobby
HSK 1
satisfied / pleased / to one's satisfaction
HSK 2
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  *表* | 表* | *表
exterior surface / family relationship via females / to show (one's opinion) / a model / a table (listing information) / a form / a meter (measuring sth)
HSK 2
east / east side / eastern part / to the east of
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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  *升* | 升* | *升
to ascend; to rise / to promote; to elevate / liter / unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗)
HSK 3
proud of oneself / pleased with oneself / complacent
HSK 4
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  *加* | 加* | *加
to add / (math.) plus / to increase; to augment / (used before a disyllabic verb, often after an adverb like 不, 大, 稍 etc, to indicate that the action applies to sth previously mentioned, as in 稍加改良 "make some minor improvements to (it)")
HSK 2
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  *道* | 道* | *道
road; path (CL:條|条,股) / (bound form) way; reason; principle / (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization / (Daoism) the Way; the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division)
HSK 2
clear; obvious; unequivocal / sensible; reasonable / to understand; to realize
HSK 1
to put out / to come up with / to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc) / to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc) / to draw (conclusion) / to deliver (speech, judgment) / to devise (explanation) / to extract
HSK 4
quarter of a year / season (sports)
HSK 4
survey / to measure / to gauge / to determine
HSK 4
the media; mass media / (epidemiology) medium or route of transmission (of a disease)
HSK 6
to enjoy / to live it up / pleasure / CL: 種|种
HSK 5
to push out / to release / to launch / to publish / to recommend
HSK 6
east
HSK 2
anxious / worried / uneasy / to worry / to be anxious
HSK 4
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  *因* | 因* | *因
cause / reason / because
HSK 6
to raise / to increase / to improve
HSK 2
to increase / to strengthen
HSK 5
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  *增* | 增* | *增
(bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to
HSK 5
"please come in"
HSK 1
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  *租* | 租* | *租
to hire / to rent / to charter / to rent out / to lease out / rent / land tax
HSK 2
unpeaceful / unstable / uneasy / disturbed / restless / worried
HSK 3
(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) / (respectful) mistress of the house / CL: 位 / (coll.) boobies / breasts
HSK 1
to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action) / to take
HSK 3
not easy to do sth / difficult / unchanging
HSK 5
reason / intellect / rationality / rational
HSK 6
to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
HSK 4
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  *理* | 理* | *理
texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up
HSK 6
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  *甜* | 甜* | *甜
sweet / (fig.) pleasant; endearing; lovely
HSK 3
ruler (measuring instrument) / CL: 把
HSK 4
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  *美* | 美* | *美
beautiful / very satisfactory; good / to beautify / to be pleased with oneself
HSK 3
coast; seaside; seashore; beach
HSK 2
convenient / easy / to facilitate
HSK 5
to raise; to increase
HSK 3
as one wishes / as one pleases / at random / negligent / casual / wanton
HSK 2
rational; reasonable; sensible; fair
HSK 3
southeast
HSK 2
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  *节* | 节* | *节
joint; node / (bound form) section; segment / solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) / seasonal festival / (bound form) to economize; to save / (bound form) moral integrity; chastity / classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc / knot (nautical miles per hour)
HSK 2
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  *轻* | 轻* | *轻
light / easy / gentle / soft / reckless / unimportant / frivolous / small in number / unstressed / neutral / to disparage
HSK 2
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  *时* | 时* | *时
(bound form) time; hour; period; season / (after a numeral) o'clock; hour(s) / (after a verb phrase or clause) when; while
HSK 3
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  *整* | 整* | *整
(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly / (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat / (bound form) to put in order; to straighten / (bound form) to repair; to mend; to renovate / (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb / (dialect) to tinker with; to do sth to
HSK 3
unit (of measure) / unit (group of people as a whole) / work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform) / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
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  *量* | 量* | *量
to measure
HSK 4

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