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HSK
before / formerly / previous / ago
HSK 2
emotion; sentiment / affection; feelings between two persons
HSK 3
to play ball / to play with a ball
HSK 1
accurate; exact; precise
HSK 2
mother
HSK 3
to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
HSK 4
one breath / in one breath / at a stretch
HSK 5
(facial) expression / to express one's feelings
HSK 4
before one's eyes / now / at present
HSK 3
orderly / neat / even / tidy
HSK 3
short-term
HSK 3
to request; to ask / request (CL:個|个)
HSK 2
early period; early phase; early stage
HSK 5
to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action) / to take
HSK 3
weapon / arms / CL: 種|种
HSK 3
amphibious / dual-talented / able to work in two different lines
HSK 7-9
cold air / air conditioning
HSK 6
to recall / to think of / to call to mind
HSK 2
tennis / tennis ball / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
courage
HSK 4
(idiom) not to be underestimated; not to be taken lightly
interesting; fascinating; amusing
HSK 4
shortage
HSK 7-9
to save money
HSK 6
to lighten / to ease / to alleviate
HSK 5
Shangdang, a district of Changzhi City 長治市|长治市, Shanxi
sovereignty
HSK 7-9
Taigu, a district of Jinzhong City 晉中市|晋中市, Shanxi
sled dog
(slang) idiot; fool
admission ticket; (fig.) qualification to enter a higher-level competition or field
HSK 7-9
rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其 + {verb1} + 不如 + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")
HSK 7-9
canker sore
Qingjiangpu, a district of Huai'an City 淮安市, Jiangsu
firewall
HSK 7-9
Yimei, a district of Yichun City 伊春市, Heilongjiang
before this / before then / previously
HSK 6
slack / in a slump
HSK 7-9
transfer of property rights; (real estate) title transfer
long-married couple
central heating / heater / warm air
HSK 4
engine (loanword) / CL: 臺|台
HSK 7-9
housing estate; community; neighborhood / (telecommunications) cell
HSK 7-9
jubilation / festive
HSK 7-9
Lukou, a district of Zhuzhou City 株洲市, Hunan
to feel wronged / to cause sb to feel wronged / grievance
HSK 7-9
oxygen
HSK 6
Belgian Malinois (dog breed) (abbr. for 馬里努阿犬|马里努阿犬)
to beg
HSK 7-9
sovereign country
factory premises; factory grounds
the current period / this term (usually in finance)
HSK 6
human organ
to be shortsighted
pistol / CL:
HSK 7-9
(slang) old money; (attributive) characterized by understated luxury and elite taste
chemical weapon
(of a sound) to come forth / (of a sound source) to ring out / to sound / to go off
HSK 7-9
well-off / wealthy
oral cavity
HSK 7-9
lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving / happy and sad / inspiring and tragic
HSK 7-9
several thousand
to twist / to warp / to distort
HSK 7-9
to withdraw money
bird
milk chocolate
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
to square accounts (between borrower and lender or between buyer and seller)
won't get far; unlikely to be successful
water heater
HSK 6
Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species"
to thump repeatedly with one's fist
state-owned enterprise
tone of voice / the way one speaks / manner of expression / tone
HSK 7-9
indispensable
(bird species of China) Brandt's mountain finch (Leucosticte brandti)
to provoke / to stir up / to incite
HSK 7-9
Lingya district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan
Jalainur, a district of Hulunbuir City 呼倫貝爾市|呼伦贝尔市, Inner Mongolia
to save up money
(bird species of China) white-rumped snowfinch (Onychostruthus taczanowskii)
vise / pincer pliers
History of Qi of the Northern Dynasties, eleventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Baiyao 李百藥|李百药 in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls
canal
property right
(bird species of China) black-winged snowfinch (Montifringilla adamsi)
Bridgetown, capital of Barbados
to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative / stickler for tradition
amphibian / amphibious animals
(dialect) to envy; to be jealous
Old Barag Banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾市|呼伦贝尔市, Inner Mongolia
rustic / uncouth / unsophisticated
(coll.) good mood (usu. used in the negative) / angry (usu. used in combination with 好笑)
compared with
HSK 7-9
Lishui, a district of Nanjing City 南京市, Jiangsu
the (communist) party and the army together (idiom)
unyielding character / courageous spirit / integrity / moral backbone
HSK 7-9
control; dominant position; decision-making power
sensor; transducer

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