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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *了* | 了* | *了
(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
HSK 1
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  *做* | 做* | *做
to make; to produce / to write; to compose / to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) / (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) / (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for / to assume (an air or manner)
HSK 1
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  *火* | 火* | *火
fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86
HSK 3
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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
doctor; medical practitioner
HSK 1
specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose) / specially; specifically (for a particular purpose) / (of institutions, personnel etc) designated or assigned for a specific task; special
HSK 3
medicine in liquid form / bottled medicine / lotion
HSK 2
once; one time / (following a verb) for a moment; briefly / for a little while; in no time; almost immediately / all at once; all of a sudden
HSK 5
characteristic; trait; feature
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *起* | 起* | *起
to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group
HSK 1
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  *其* | 其* | *其
his / her / its / their / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it)
HSK 5
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
to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind / decision (CL:個|个,項|项)
HSK 3
in all parts of (a country) / various regions
HSK 3
credit card
HSK 2
to act as intermediary / to link / intermediate / inter- / agency / agent
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *方* | 方* | *方
square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *编* | 编* | *编
to weave / to plait / to organize / to group / to arrange / to edit / to compile / to write / to compose / to fabricate / to make up
HSK 4
legal (proceedings) / according to law
HSK 5
medicine / medical science / study of medicine
HSK 4
medical care and medicines / medicine (drug) / medical / pharmaceutical
HSK 6
Weixin or WeChat (instant messaging and social media app developed by Tencent 騰訊|腾讯) / WeChat message / WeChat account
HSK 4
internal medicine; general medicine
HSK 4
medium
HSK 6
to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media) / concern; interest; attention
HSK 3
media, esp. news media
HSK 3
desperately serious / disastrous / extremely / exceedingly
HSK 5
thorough / thoroughly / complete
HSK 4
at once / right away / immediately / on horseback (i.e. by military force)
HSK 1
middle (of a period of time) / medium-term (plan, forecast etc)
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *药* | 药* | *药
medicine / drug / substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) / CL: 種|种, 服, 味 / to poison
HSK 2
immediately; at once; right away
HSK 3
the media; mass media / (epidemiology) medium or route of transmission (of a disease)
HSK 6
special; specific; designated; particular
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
traditional Chinese medicine / CL: 服
HSK 5
book / notebook / Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi" / CL: 本 / edition
HSK 1
barrier / obstruction / hindrance / impediment / obstacle
HSK 6
to mention; to bring up / (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise / to initiate (legal proceedings)
HSK 5
ahead / in front / preceding / above / also pr. [qian2 mian5]
HSK 3
hot spot / point of special interest
HSK 6
specially / for a special purpose
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *按* | 按* | *按
to press / to push / to leave aside or shelve / to control / to restrain / to keep one's hand on / to check or refer to / according to / in the light of / (of an editor or author) to make a comment
HSK 3
definite / certain / fixed / to fix (on sth) / to determine / to be sure / to ensure / to make certain / to ascertain / to clinch / to recognize / to confirm / OK (on computer dialog box)
HSK 3
trustworthiness / (commerce) credit / (literary) to trust and appoint
HSK 6
course credit
HSK 4
end of the month
HSK 4
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  *归* | 归* | *归
to return / to go back to / to give back to / (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by / to belong to / to gather together / (used between two identical verbs) despite / to marry (of a woman) (old) / division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor
HSK 4
to suspend / time-out (e.g. in sports) / stoppage / pause (media player)
HSK 5
window / opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window) / computer operating system window / fig. medium / intermediary / showpiece / testing ground
HSK 6
medicaments / medicine / drug
HSK 6
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  *汤* | 汤* | *汤
soup / hot or boiling water / decoction of medicinal herbs / water in which sth has been boiled
HSK 3
to treat (an illness) / medical treatment / therapy
HSK 4
to contribute / to dedicate / to devote / contribution / CL: 個|个
HSK 6
hard to (predict, imagine etc)
HSK 5
multimedia
HSK 6
three-dimensional / 3D
HSK 7-9
(medicine) allergic; hypersensitive / (fig.) oversensitive; prone to overreact
HSK 5
splitcharactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *120* | 120* | *120
the emergency number for medical assistance and first aid in Mainland China
(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
to forecast / to predict
HSK 4
equivalent to 就可以 / can then (do sth) / can immediately (do sth) / (do sth) and that will suffice
HSK 7-9
pediatrics
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *版* | 版* | *版
a register / block of printing / edition / version / page
HSK 5
converged media; integrated media
(literary) lifelike; realistic; vivid / (Internet slang) used parenthetically to mark the preceding statement as ironic, exaggerated or unserious
chicken breast / (medicine) pigeon chest (pectus carinatum)
medical treatment
HSK 4
to edit / to compile / editor / compiler
HSK 5
composition; ingredient; element; component / one's social status
HSK 6
surgery (branch of medicine)
HSK 6
traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)
immediately / at once / at that moment / at the moment
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *尺* | 尺* | *尺
a Chinese foot / one-third of a meter / a ruler / a tape-measure / one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine / CL: 支, 把
HSK 4
new media (digital media, as contrasted with traditional media)
middle-aged woman; (media term) middle-aged women regarded as a distinct social cohort
medium roast (coffee) / Taiwan pr. [zhong1pei4]
clinical medicine
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *剪* | 剪* | *剪
(bound form) scissors or similar tool / to cut as with scissors / (bound form) to wipe out; to exterminate / to edit (video, audio etc)
HSK 5
commonplace / ordinary / mediocre
HSK 6
preceding period / early stage
HSK 7-9
(medicine) targeted drug
a (medicine) pill or tablet / CL: 片
HSK 2
medium sized
HSK 7-9
code of conduct; conventions; common practice / routine (medical procedure etc)
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *服* | 服* | *服
clothes / dress / garment / to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc) / to obey / to be convinced (by an argument) / to convince / to admire / to acclimatize / to take (medicine) / mourning clothes / to wear mourning clothes
HSK 6
strong medicine; potent remedy / (fig.) drastic measure
(medicine) to set a broken bone
to forecast / to predict / to estimate
HSK 3
to accelerate; to speed up; to expedite
HSK 5
color television
(medicine) pulmonary nodule
the text above; the preceding text
medicaments / pharmaceuticals / medication / medicine / drug
HSK 4
(medicine) diabetic foot
weak point / fault / shortcoming / disadvantage / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
to track; to trace; to follow up / (HK, Tw) to follow (on social media)
HSK 7-9
immediately
HSK 4
heredity / to inherit (a trait) / to pass on (to one's offspring)
HSK 4
foldable screen (for a smartphone etc)

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