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HSK
to go online / to connect to the Internet / (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet / (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net
HSK 1
to download / also pr. [xia4zai4]
HSK 4
to go abroad; to leave the country
HSK 2
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  *块* | 块* | *块
lump; chunk; piece / classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc / (coll.) classifier for money and currency units
HSK 1
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  *刀* | 刀* | *刀
knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把) / (slang) (loanword) dollar / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs / (Internet slang) to bargain; to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces) / (Internet slang) to knife (sb) (often used hyperbolically, as in 想刀他 "I could kill him!")
HSK 3
manner / bearing / attitude / approach / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
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  *吹* | 吹* | *吹
to blow / to play a wind instrument / to blast / to puff / to boast / to brag / to end in failure / to fall through
HSK 2
to come up / to approach / (verb complement indicating success)
HSK 3
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  *打* | 打* | *打
(loanword) dozen / Taiwan pr. [da3]
HSK 4
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  *卡* | 卡* | *卡
to stop / to block / (computing) (coll.) slow / (loanword) card / CL: 張|张, 片 / truck (from "car") / calorie (abbr. for 卡路里) / cassette
HSK 2
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  *黑* | 黑* | *黑
black / dark / sinister / secret / shady / illegal / to hide (sth) away / to vilify / (loanword) to hack (computing)
HSK 2
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  *听* | 听* | *听
to listen to; to hear / to heed; to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
HSK 1
outside / outer surface / abroad / place other than one's home
HSK 1
bilateral / both shores / both sides / both coasts / Taiwan and mainland
HSK 5
wide; broad; extensive; widespread
HSK 5
to guide; to direct; to instruct / coach; trainer
HSK 3
we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5]
HSK 2
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  *门* | 门* | *门
gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇) / valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure / way to do sth; knack; method; approach / family; household; lineage / (bound form) sect; school; faction (religious or academic) / (bound form) class; category; division; phylum / classifier for courses, fields of study, branches of technology, relatives by marriage, guns etc / (suffix) -gate (scandal)
HSK 1
(loanword) coffee / CL: 杯
HSK 3
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  *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
abroad / external (affairs) / overseas / foreign
HSK 1
to row a boat / rowing; boating / small boat
HSK 3
everyone present / the whole audience / across-the-board / unanimously / whole duration (of a competition or match)
HSK 3
to drink a toast / Cheers! (proposing a toast) / Here's to you! / Bottoms up! / lit. dry cup
HSK 2
to finish class / to get out of class / (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed / to be fired
HSK 1
(loanword) a blog; a blogger
HSK 5
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  *吨* | 吨* | *吨
ton (loanword) / Taiwan pr. [dun4]
HSK 5
target / goal / objective / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
to dislike; to loathe / annoying; troublesome
HSK 5
interest (on a loan) / CL: 筆|笔
HSK 4
purpose; aim; goal; target; objective
HSK 2
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  *晒* | 晒* | *晒
(of the sun) to shine on / to bask in (the sunshine) / to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun / (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share") / (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to
HSK 4
Sino-foreign / Chinese-foreign / home and abroad
HSK 6
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  *派* | 派* | *派
(literary) tributary; branch of a river / clique; school; group; faction / (bound form) style; manner / to send (a person or resource); to dispatch; to allocate (a resource or task); to appoint (sb) / classifier for factions, groups etc / (preceded by 一) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc / (loanword) pi (Greek letter Π, π); the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159... / (loanword) pie
HSK 3
overcoat / topcoat / cloak / CL: 件
HSK 2
(loanword) chocolate / CL: 塊|块
HSK 4
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  *船* | 船* | *船
boat / vessel / ship / CL: 條|条, 艘, 隻|只
HSK 2
(TV, radio) to broadcast live / live broadcast / (Internet) to livestream / (agriculture) direct seeding
HSK 3
to approach; to get close to
HSK 3
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  *部* | 部* | *部
ministry / department / section / part / division / troops / board / classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc
HSK 3
highway / road / CL: 條|条
HSK 2
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  *条* | 条* | *条
strip / item / article / clause (of law or treaty) / classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
HSK 2
(fashion) model (loanword)
HSK 4
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  *路* | 路* | *路
road (CL:條|条) / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort; kind
HSK 1
beer (loanword) / CL: 杯, 瓶, 罐, 桶, 缸
HSK 3
crossing / intersection (of roads)
HSK 1
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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
bus (loanword) / motor coach
HSK 4
active / energetic / vigorous / positive (outlook) / proactive
HSK 3
to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly / to seek after / to woo
HSK 4
blackboard / CL: 塊|块, 個|个
HSK 2
broadcast / CL: 個|个 / broadcasting / to broadcast / (formal) to propagate / to publicize
HSK 3
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  *猫* | 猫* | *猫
cat (CL:隻|只) / (dialect) to hide oneself / (loanword) (coll.) modem
HSK 2
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  *非* | 非* | *非
to not be; not / wrong; incorrect / non-; un-; in-; de- / to reproach; to blame / (coll.) to insist on; simply must
HSK 4
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  *追* | 追* | *追
to chase / to pursue / to look into / to investigate / to reminisce / to recall / to court (one's beloved) / to binge-watch (a TV drama) / retroactively / posthumously
HSK 3
to barbecue meat; to roast meat / barbecued meat; roast meat
HSK 5
outer garment; jacket; coat / CL: 件
HSK 4
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  *板* | 板* | *板
board / plank / plate / shutter / table tennis bat / clappers (music) / CL: 塊|块 / accented beat in Chinese music / hard / stiff / to stop smiling or look serious
HSK 3
(loanword) motor / (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle (abbr. for 摩托車|摩托车)
HSK 5
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  *定* | 定* | *定
to fix; to set; to make definite / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc) / to congeal; to coagulate / (literary) definitely
HSK 4
steamship; steamer; steamboat / CL: 艘
HSK 4
to listen to (a radio broadcast)
HSK 3
road / path / way / CL: 條|条
HSK 2
to ensure public security / to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production) / public security / security guard
HSK 3
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  *帮* | 帮* | *帮
to help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help) / hired (as worker) / side (of pail, boat etc) / outer layer / upper (of a shoe) / group / gang / clique / party / secret society
HSK 1
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  *毛* | 毛* | *毛
hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角 , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分)
HSK 1
future / tomorrow / CL: 個|个 / approaching / coming / pending
HSK 4
(loanword) sandwich
HSK 6
to expand / to enlarge / to broaden one's scope
HSK 4
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  *游* | 游* | *游
to walk / to tour / to roam / to travel
HSK 3
on the road / on the way; en route
HSK 1
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  *饭* | 饭* | *饭
cooked rice / CL: 碗 / meal / CL: 頓|顿 / (loanword) fan / devotee
HSK 1
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  *煤* | 煤* | *煤
coal / CL: 塊|块
HSK 5
(loanword) logic
HSK 5
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  *宽* | 宽* | *宽
wide / broad / loose / relaxed / lenient
HSK 4
the head of an institution whose name ends in 院; chair of a board; university president; college dean; premier of the Republic of China
HSK 2
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  *堵* | 堵* | *堵
to block up (a road, pipe etc) / to stop up (a hole) / (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress / wall (literary) / (classifier for walls)
HSK 4
coast; seaside; seashore; beach
HSK 2
to be reborn / to regenerate / to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person) / recycling / regeneration
HSK 6
student studying abroad; returned student; foreign student; international student
HSK 2
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  *塔* | 塔* | *塔
pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆, a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (CL:座) / (loanword) (pastry) tart
HSK 6
a loan / CL: 筆|笔 / to provide a loan (e.g. bank) / to raise a loan (from e.g. a bank)
HSK 5
curb; roadside; wayside
HSK 2
to broadcast / to air (a TV program etc)
HSK 3
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  *弯* | 弯* | *弯
to bend / bent / a bend; a turn (in a road etc) / CL: 道
HSK 4
(loanword) humor / humorous
HSK 5
to hit the market (of a new product) / to float (a company on the stock market)
HSK 6
album / record (music) / special collection of printed or broadcast material
HSK 5
long distance / long-distance phone call (abbr. for 長途電話|长途电话) / long-distance coach (abbr. for 長途汽車|长途汽车)
HSK 4
(broadly) prose (as opposed to verse) / (more narrowly) free-form literary prose, such as essays, sketches and reflections
HSK 5
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  *台* | 台* | *台
platform / stage / terrace / stand / support / station / broadcasting station / classifier for vehicles or machines
HSK 3
street / road / CL: 條|条
HSK 1
wide / broad / extensive / vast
HSK 4
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  *臭* | 臭* | *臭
stench / smelly / to smell (bad) / repulsive / loathsome / terrible / bad / severely / ruthlessly / dud (ammunition)
HSK 5
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  *俗* | 俗* | *俗
custom / convention / popular / common / coarse / vulgar / secular
HSK 7-9
to approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time)
HSK 7-9
coastal
HSK 6
to coach; to train / instructor; sports coach; trainer (CL:位,名)
HSK 3
(loanword) sofa (CL:條|条,張|张) / (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post
HSK 3
itinerary / route / political line (e.g. right revisionist road) / CL: 條|条
HSK 3

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