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HSK
to feel unwell / to suffer pain / to be difficult to bear
HSK 2
to sense / perception / to feel (through the senses) / to experience / a feeling / an impression / an experience
HSK 3
athlete / contestant
HSK 3
lit. to join hands / to act together
HSK 6
to hold fast to / to stick to
HSK 7-9
to impart; to pass on; to teach
HSK 7-9
to inspect and accept / acceptance
HSK 7-9
head of state
HSK 7-9
to teach by correspondence
HSK 7-9
(of a courier) to pick up; to collect (parcels or goods for shipping)
Longkan Shoujian, Chinese character dictionary from 997 AD containing 26,430 entries, with radicals placed into 240 rhyme groups and arranged according to the four tones, and the rest of the characters similarly arranged under each radical
(idiom) to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy
to set up stall
candidate who ranked 1st in imperial examination on prefecture or county level (in Ming and Qing dynasties)
ordination
to sign to acknowledge receipt of sth (e.g. a delivery or document)
to play tricks / to play at politics
transceiver / radio frequency receiver, broadcaster or relay
to strictly maintain
Yanshou county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨, Heilongjiang / to extend life
Hanshou county in Changde 常德, Hunan
to behead; to decapitate
to guard / to watch over
spanner / wrench / lever (on a machine)
to hold hands
to teach face to face; to instruct in person
to turn a hand over / to put one's hand behind one's back / fig. easily done
(of an author, musician etc) to sign (books, records etc) purchased by fans
assistance; a helping hand / to lend a hand
one hand / single-handed
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *岘* | 岘* | *岘
abbr. for 峴首山|岘首山 / Mt Xianshou in Hubei / steep hill / used in place names
to throw up one's hands / to loosen one's grip; to let go
boxer
to practice a skill
spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom) / it's no use crying over spilt milk / what's done is done and can't be reversed / the damage is done / once divorced, there's no reuniting
to check sth and accept it
concerted action / to collude (in dishonesty)
to confer (e.g. a diploma); to award
to pass on / to resell / to change hands
multitalented person; versatile person; all-rounder
Iwate prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州
to hit back / to retaliate
to embezzle
boat tracker; boat puller / broker; middleman
delicate hands / woman's tender and soft hands
handsome male companion / gigolo
may you enjoy boundless longevity (idiom) / long may you live
ship's bow
lit. human face, beastly heart (idiom) / fig. mild in appearance but malicious in nature
length of life / life span
incorporating diverse things (idiom) / eclectic / all-embracing
to have custody of
lit. with calluses on hands and feet (idiom) / fig. to work one's fingers to the bone
Aztec or African marigold (Tagetes erecta)
(idiom) to brief sb in person on the line of action to pursue; to advise face-to-face on how to deal with the present situation
crop failure / poor harvest
to nod one's head
History of the Southern Dynasties, fourteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽|李延寿 in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 80 scrolls
detention center
History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽|李延寿 in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls
to delegate
archer
death by hanging
annual income
hand in hand
gift given when visiting sb (esp. a local specialty brought back from one's travels, or a special product of one's own country taken overseas) (Tw)
to avoid suffering / to prevent (sth bad) / to protect against (damage) / immunity (from prosecution) / freedom (from pain, damage etc) / exempt from punishment
adjustable spanner
socket spanner
Li Yanshou (fl. 650), compiler of History of the Southern 南史 and Northern Dynasties 北史
Allen key / hex key
(idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit / pride comes before a fall
seeded player
Yanshou county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨, Heilongjiang
former prime minister
open spanner / open end spanner / flat spanner
cesarean section
leveraged buyout (LBO)
to increase luck and longevity
conveyor belt sushi (restaurant)
phablet (hybrid between a smart phone and a tablet) / CL:
sensory receptor
bow of a warship
watchman
correspondence course
head of state
pipe wrench
Longevity Hill in the Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园, Beijing
repetitive strain injury (resulting from frequent use of one's thumb, wrist etc)
hand dryer
wizened / skinny and shriveled
conservative / to preserve the outmoded
to avoid damage
total football (soccer)
correspondence university
foreword / preface
cesarean section
Iwate prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州
Mt Xianshou in Hubei

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