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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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  *最* | 最* | *最
(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est / (after 之) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 "the greatest in the world")
HSK 1
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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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  *得* | 得* | *得
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
HSK 2
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  *很* | 很* | *很
very; quite / (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
HSK 1
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  *性* | 性* | *性
nature / character / property / quality / attribute / sexuality / sex / gender / suffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity / essence / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
HSK 1
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  *地* | 地* | *地
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
HSK 1
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  *比* | 比* | *比
to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
HSK 1
standard; norm; criterion / (adjective) standard / good; correct; conforming to a standard
HSK 3
only / merely / no more than / but / however / anyway (to get back to a previous topic) / cannot be more (after adjectival)
HSK 2
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  *再* | 再* | *再
again; once more; re- / further; beyond this point of time / (before an adjective) more / then (after sth, and not until then) / no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 or 都 for emphasis) / (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则, 再就是 etc) / (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
HSK 1
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  *对* | 对* | *对
right; correct / towards; at; for / concerning; regarding / to treat (sb a certain way) / to face / (bound form) opposite; facing; matching / to match together; to adjust / to fit; to suit / to answer; to reply / to add; to pour in (a fluid) / to check; to compare / classifier: couple; pair
HSK 1
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  *者* | 者* | *者
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后 or 前 to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this
HSK 3
to adjust / to regulate / to harmonize / to reconcile (accountancy etc)
HSK 5
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  *够* | 够* | *够
enough (sufficient) / enough (too much) / (coll.) (before adj.) really / (coll.) to reach by stretching out
HSK 2
side; adjacent place
HSK 1
to adjust; to revise; to reorganize
HSK 3
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  *点* | 点* | *点
to touch briefly; to tap / to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) / to order (food etc); to select / to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) / to hint at; to imply / to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops / to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite / to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down / point; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock / a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more / classifier for small amounts
HSK 1
to adjust downwards / to lower (prices, wages etc)
HSK 7-9
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  *较* | 较* | *较
(bound form) to compare / (literary) to dispute / compared to / (before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather / also pr. [jiao3]
HSK 3
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  *调* | 调* | *调
to harmonize / to reconcile / to blend / to suit well / to adjust / to regulate / to season (food) / to provoke / to incite
HSK 3
(law) to judge; to adjudicate; verdict; judgement / (sports) to referee / (sports) umpire; referee; judge
HSK 5
a bit; a little bit / (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit / (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er / a point (in a discussion etc) / (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) / one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟)
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  *守* | 守* | *守
to guard / to defend / to keep watch / to abide by the law / to observe (rules or ritual) / nearby / adjoining
HSK 4
to lengthen and shorten / flexible / adjustable / retractable / extensible / telescoping (collapsible)
HSK 7-9
to raise (prices) / to adjust upwards
HSK 7-9
(Tw) to transition smoothly with no gap, interruption or adjustment period; to move directly from one position, stage or relationship to another; to dovetail seamlessly
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  *邻* | 邻* | *邻
neighbor / adjacent / close to
(math.) adjugate matrix; classical adjoint matrix
adjustable
to be a good fit / to be identical with / to adjust oneself to / to fit in
HSK 7-9
adjective
(adjective) other
(literary) (similar to 多麼|多么, used before an adjective in exclamations) how (fortunate etc); so (many etc)
Ryanggang province province in north North Korea, adjacent to Jilin province
(adj.) communist / communism / to collectivize ownership of property
Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Communist Party and the State Council
(adj.) twin
HSK 7-9
to adjust to the right value / to tune / to focus (a camera etc) / to set (the date, the time) to the correct value
the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏, 中伏 and 末伏, which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August
buffer / to cushion / to adjust to sharp changes
DJ (disc jockey)
to debug / to adjust components during testing / debugging
HSK 7-9
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  *挨* | 挨* | *挨
in order; in sequence / close to; adjacent to
to adjust to a different time zone
region of China immediately south of the lower Yangtze River, including Shanghai and adjoining parts of Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi and Zhejiang / see 江南省 / see 江南區|江南区
to hold a concurrent post / part-time; (in academia) adjunct
HSK 7-9
odd-job worker (janitor, groundsman etc) at a school or government office / (old) worker / fellow worker
part of speech (noun, verb, adjective etc) / lexical category
bordering / adjacent to
ruling / adjudication
HSK 7-9
to adapt (to an environment etc) / to make sth suitable / adaptation / adjustment / adaptive
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]
to disperse a meeting / to adjourn / finished
again; twice / (music) second (i.e. an interval between adjacent notes)
evaluation committee; judging panel / judging panel member; adjudicator (abbr. for 評選委員會委員|评选委员会委员)
HSK 7-9
official business / government workmen / odd-job men
(pronoun) this / (adjective) this
to apply (knowledge etc) creatively and flexibly / to use a word flexibly (e.g. a noun as an adjective)
to follow immediately afterwards / immediately adjacent
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  *价* | 价* | *价
particle used between an adverb and a verb or adjective / (dialect) particle used after a negative adverb such as 不 or 別|别 without any other following element
(slang) (adjective) (of one thing) one of the only two; (of two things) the only two
(adjective) lacto-vegetarian
join between two adjoining sheets or parts of a document
(adjective) non-Buddhist vegetarian (allowing strong-smelling vegetables like garlic and onions)
Djibouti
N'Djamena, capital of Chad
to adjust upward / to upgrade / (price) hike
to adjourn
to be adjusted to uniformity (usually of weights and measures) (idiom)
adjectival phrase
neighboring / adjacent / near / vicinity
(before an adjective, to indicate superlative degree) the most ... / (literary) what exemplifies this particular quality to the highest degree is ...
odd-jobs worker
(coll.) raw score (before adjustments such as bonus points for ethnic minority status etc, esp. in college entrance exams)
Perlis, state of Malaysia adjacent to Thailand, capital Kangar 加央
Gaza (territory adjacent to Israel and Egypt)
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  *燮* | 燮* | *燮
to blend / to adjust / to harmonize / harmony
to adjust; to redistribute (resources etc) / (fig.) (of an activity) to provide variety in one's daily life; to serve as a change of pace / (of a pharmacist) to fill a prescription
adjacent / next to
inability to adjust / unable to adapt
(after an adjective) very
to turn / to adjust one's direction / to lose one's bearings
to adjourn (law)
Yukon (Canadian territory adjacent to Alaska)
to raise or lower the price / price adjustment
adverbial adjunct (adverb or adverbial clause)
Wujiaochang neighborhood of Shanghai, adjacent to Fudan University
Lake Bled, glacial lake amid the Julian Alps in Slovenia, adjacent to the town of Bled
my big sister (Internet slang version of 我的姐)
adjective
handjob / manual stimulation
plank walkway constructed on the face of a cliff / (archaic) elevated passageway connecting the upper levels of adjacent towers
extremely (placed after verb or adjective)
wage adjustment / to raise or lower wages
Abidjan (city in Ivory Coast)
a policy expressed as an eight-character slogan / (esp.) the eight-character slogan for the economic policy proposed by Li Fuchun 李富春 in 1961: 調整、鞏固、充實、提高|调整、巩固、充实、提高 "adjust, consolidate, enrich and improve"
(particle used to exaggerate certain adjectives, in particular 神經兮兮|神经兮兮, 髒兮兮|脏兮兮, 可憐兮兮|可怜兮兮, and 慘兮兮|惨兮兮)
neighbor / adjacent

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