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HSK
to keep / to retain / to have reservations (about sth) / to hold back (from saying sth) / to put aside for later
HSK 3
to affix a seal / to stamp / to print out (with a printer)
HSK 2
overcoat / topcoat / cloak / CL:
HSK 2
(formal) to apply; to carry out; to take action to (do sth) (used before a disyllabic verb, indicating that the action is directed at sth previously mentioned, e.g. 加以說明|加以说明); to apply (restrictions etc); to give (support, consideration etc) / (literary) moreover; in addition
HSK 5
original / originally / at first / it goes without saying / of course
HSK 3
Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage / CL: 條|条, ,
HSK 5
needless to say; it goes without saying
HSK 7-9
3D printer
chivalrous / chivalry / knight-errantry
HSK 7-9
the next generation
HSK 7-9
subconscious mind
HSK 7-9
common saying / proverb / colloquial speech
HSK 7-9
sweet cherry
(saying) (fig.) to make an exorbitant demand; to ask for an outrageously high price
Bayi, a district of Nyingchi City 林芝市, Tibet
silver chloride AgCl
difference; discrepancy
HSK 6
printer
HSK 6
flabbergasted / astonished
HSK 7-9
the next one
maternal aunt / step-mother / childcare worker / nursemaid / woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
to answer; to respond / to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise
HSK 2
(saying) time is precious
ethnic Chinese / non-Chinese citizen of Chinese ancestry
HSK 7-9
saying / famous remark
HSK 7-9
to be a dime a dozen; easy to come by
to camp / to pitch camp / stationed / quartered / Taiwan pr. [zha2 ying2]
(saying) doing good deeds in secret will eventually bring rewards
lit. (when a person attains enlightenment and immortality), even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom) / fig. (when somebody attains a position of power and influence), their relatives and friends also benefit / (2nd half of the saying 一人得道雞犬升天|一人得道鸡犬升天)
clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously / clearly / it goes without saying
HSK 7-9
childlike voice / babyish voice
ant
the next stop (of a bus etc)
to leave without saying good-bye
HSK 7-9
to 3D print; 3D printing
(idiom) not saying anything further; not raising any objection; without demur
(idiom) (it) goes without saying; can well be imagined
HSK 7-9
general idea / main idea
HSK 7-9
careless
HSK 7-9
(saying) you reap what you sow
to answer questions (as teacher or consultant) / to clarify doubts
distant relatives
lit. (may you) have abundance year after year / (an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year)
unification (of the nation) / large scale unification
common saying / idiom
next page
Asian Development Bank
of Asian descent
laser printer
next
it goes without saying; it is self-evident
negligent / careless / inadvertent
HSK 7-9
(idiom) rare or exotic flowers and plants
HSK 7-9
Huaxia Bank
lower chamber (of legislative body) / lower house / the House of Commons
British Museum
Jia Yi (200-168 BC), Chinese poet and statesman of the Western Han Dynasty
farmers' saying
good news
Zen saying repeated as cant / (fig.) catchphrase; mantra; favorite expression; stock phrase
lit. when a man stands straight, he doesn't worry that his shadow is slanting (saying) / fig. as long as one conducts oneself honorably, one need not worry about what people think; a clean hand wants no washing
aunt (mother's eldest sister) / (respectful term of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)
to exercise sole hegemony (idiom); to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc) / to hold as one's personal fiefdom
lit. if one is fake, I shall compensate you for ten of them / fig. (of goods) 100% genuine
an ordinary hermit lives in the seclusion of the woods; the true recluse chooses the city (idiom)
paying special care / with particular attention
wise saying; words of wisdom
common saying / proverb
HSK 7-9
China Everbright Bank
huge influence
(idiom) needless to say / it goes without saying
Member of Parliament (MP) (UK Politics)
Zhongpu or Chungpu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
common saying / proverb
which
life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations) / Physical effort is vital for our bodies to function (Aristotle). / Life derives from physical exercise.
Law Kar-Ying (1946-), Hong Kong actor
tea drink; tea-based beverage
cute / adorable / charming (loanword from Japanese)
United Kingdom
sister-in-law / wife's older sister
Huayin, a county-level city in Weinan City 渭南市, Shaanxi
the next step
(UNESCO) World Cultural Heritage
forensic medicine
(saying) everyone minds their own business
insincerity; hypocrisy / insincerely
Karamay, a district of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市, Xinjiang
to win; to beat (one's opponent)
Warner Music Group
words do not convey the meaning / poorly expressed / senseless / inarticulate
needless to say / it goes without saying
ancient proverb / old saying
heart and mouth at variance (idiom); keeping one's real intentions to oneself / saying one thing but meaning sth different
printout / hard copy
lit. to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall (saying) / fig. to rob Peter to pay Paul
lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once / flash in the pan (idiom) / short-lived

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