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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *是* | 是* | *是
to be (followed by substantives only) / correct; right; true / (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well / (adverb for emphatic assertion)
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
to advertise / a commercial / advertisement / CL: 項|项
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *乘* | 乘* | *乘
to ride / to mount / to make use of / to avail oneself of / to take advantage of / to multiply (math.) / Buddhist sect or creed
HSK 5
influence / effect / to influence / to affect (usually adversely) / to disturb / CL: 股
HSK 2
to exploit / to make use of / to use / to take advantage of / to utilize
HSK 3
to go forward / to forge ahead / to advance / onward
HSK 3
merit / benefit / strong point / advantage / CL: 個|个, 項|项
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *就* | 就* | *就
(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then / (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after / (same as 就是) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly / only; as little as / as much as; as many as / to approach; to move towards / to undertake; to engage in / (often followed by 著|着) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to; concerning / (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就) / (pattern: 就 ... 也 ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不 ... 就 ...) if not ... then must be ...
HSK 1
misfortune / adversity / unfortunate / sad / unfortunately / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
superiority / dominance / advantage
HSK 3
benefit; advantage; merit / gain; profit / also pr. [hao3chu4]
HSK 2
in advance / before the event / beforehand / prior
HSK 4
to impel / to carry forward / to push on / to advance / to drive forward
HSK 3
to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost
HSK 4
opponent / rival / competitor / (well-matched) adversary / match
HSK 3
sophisticated; advanced (technology etc) / meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)
HSK 3
high level / high grade / advanced / high-ranking
HSK 2
cheap; inexpensive / a petty advantage / to let sb off lightly
HSK 2
upward / up / to advance / to try to improve oneself / to make progress
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *进* | 进* | *进
to go forward / to advance / to go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit / (math.) base of a number system / classifier for sections in a building or residential compound
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
to promote / to advocate
HSK 5
advantageous; favorable
HSK 3
unfavorable / disadvantageous / harmful / detrimental
HSK 5
to shift to an earlier date / to do sth ahead of time / in advance
HSK 3
to advocate / to initiate / to propose / to be a proponent of (an idea or school of thought)
HSK 5
adviser / consultant
HSK 5
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  *劝* | 劝* | *劝
to advise / to urge / to try to persuade / to exhort / to console / to soothe
HSK 5
to implement; to carry out; to introduce (a policy, system, reform etc) / to promote; to advance (the practice of an art form, the use of a language etc) / to push along (a bicycle etc while walking)
HSK 5
(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway / (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc) / (of an army etc) to be on the march; to advance
HSK 2
compact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM / CL: 片, 張|张
HSK 4
to promote / to enhance / to further / to advance (a cause etc)
HSK 6
to arrive / arrival; advent
HSK 5
to advocate / to stand for / view / position / stand / proposition / viewpoint / assertion / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
tangible benefit / material advantages / cheap / economical / advantageous (deal) / substantial (discount)
HSK 5
(idiom) the advantage gained by a third party when two sides are in conflict
to join the army / (official title in imperial China) military adviser; aide-de-camp
HSK 7-9
to advance bravely
HSK 7-9
(idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
HSK 7-9
to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering / hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *片* | 片* | *片
thin piece / flake / a slice / film / TV play / to slice / to carve thin / partial / incomplete / one-sided / classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water / classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc / used with numeral 一: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc / Kangxi radical 91
HSK 2
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  *副* | 副* | *副
secondary / auxiliary / deputy / assistant / vice- / abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb / classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions
HSK 6
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  *垫* | 垫* | *垫
pad / cushion / mat / to pad out / to fill a gap / to pay for sb / to advance (money)
HSK 7-9
weak point / fault / shortcoming / disadvantage / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
to be advantageous to; to be beneficial for
HSK 5
sharp pointed end / the tip / the cusp / tip-top / most advanced and sophisticated / highest peak / the best
HSK 7-9
(historical) privately hired legal or administrative advisor to a government official / teacher's teacher (in academic lineage)
(neologism) the three core personal values: worldview (世界觀|世界观), view of life (人生觀|人生观) and value system (價值觀|价值观)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *利* | 利* | *利
sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit
HSK 6
to take risks / to take chances / foray / adventure
HSK 7-9
to inquire; to consult; to seek advice from
HSK 6
tutor / teacher / academic advisor
HSK 7-9
to explore / to go on an expedition / adventure
HSK 7-9
to expose (photography) / (fig.) to expose (a scandal) / (advertising) exposure / Taiwan pr. [pu4 guang1]
HSK 7-9
wronged; aggrieved / to inconvenience; to put (sb) at a disadvantage; to do sb wrong / sense of being wronged
HSK 7-9
to persuade / persuasion / to advise
HSK 7-9
G7 (Group of Seven), a forum of seven major advanced economies: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US
indefinite / indeterminate / (botany) adventitious
HSK 7-9
to hold up (as an model) / to hold in esteem / to revere / to advocate
HSK 7-9
depth / (of a speech etc) profundity / advanced stage of development
HSK 5
inadvertent / accidental / to have no intention of (doing sth)
HSK 7-9
a way out (lit. and fig.) / opportunity for advancement; a way forward / outlet (for one's products)
HSK 6
to advise against / to dissuade
HSK 7-9
to be taken advantage of
in advance / before it happens (cf preventative measures) / forestalling
to canvas (for customers) / to solicit / to advertise / to drum up / sales pitch / to take on (a task)
advocate strongly
to suffer losses / to come to grief / to lose out / to get the worst of it / to be at a disadvantage / unfortunately
HSK 7-9
down payment / advance payment
HSK 7-9
to introduce sb, putting in a good word for them in advance
difference in timing; time gap; time lag / (volleyball) timing-gap attack (clipped form of 時間差攻擊|时间差攻击) / (by extension) exploitable time gap; advantage arising from a difference in timing
to get trampled on (idiom) / to be taken advantage of
HSK 7-9
lit. see the wind and set your sails (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically / to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
to advertise
to meet with; to encounter (esp. misfortune or hardship) / an experience (esp. adverse)
HSK 6
CD or DVD drive / abbr. to 光驅|光驱
to take advantage of others' misfortune (idiom)
(slang) advertisement; ad
in advance; before the event
adventurer
amateur pirated DVD, made e.g. by shooting a running movie
to be ahead of one's time / to surpass or outdo one's predecessors / to be ahead of the pack / to take the lead / advanced
HSK 7-9
against the stream / adverse current / a countercurrent / fig. reactionary tendency / to go against the trend
to advance; to step forward
to advance bravely / to endeavor
peaceful death at a very advanced age
(broadcasting) to speak to the audience / to advertise a product by speaking directly to the audience / endorsement (by a celebrity for a product, delivered orally)
to advance singing loudly (idiom); triumphant progress
to arrange in advance
HSK 7-9
blessed by heaven (idiom) / enjoying exceptional advantages / favored by nature
HSK 7-9
to accept a job offer / to apply for an advertised position
HSK 7-9
to come up with ideas / to make suggestions / to offer advice
HSK 7-9
leeward / downwind / disadvantageous position / to concede or give way in an argument
CD or DVD Drive / abbr. for 光盤驅動器|光盘驱动器
to have the advantage overwhelmingly on one side / to support unconditionally
to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
advertising; publicity; promotion
to take advantage of sb's misfortune / to loot
bad luck / misfortune / adversity
HSK 7-9

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