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  *水* | 水* | *水
water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水 and 水性) / (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy / (bound form) additional cost; extra income / classifier for washings of a garment
HSK 1
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  *靠* | 靠* | *靠
to lean against or on / to stand by the side of / to come near to / to depend on / to trust / to fuck (vulgar) / traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
HSK 2
(manufacturing, production etc) costs
HSK 5
cost / expenditure / expense / CL: 筆|笔, 個|个
HSK 3
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  *费* | 费* | *费
to cost / to spend / fee / wasteful / expenses
HSK 3
dress / clothing / costume / clothes / CL:
HSK 3
whole entity / entire body / synthesis / as a whole (situation, construction, team etc) / global / macrocosm / integral / holistic / whole
HSK 3
house price / cost of housing
HSK 6
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  *装* | 装* | *装
adornment / to adorn / dress / clothing / costume (of an actor in a play) / to play a role / to pretend / to install / to fix / to wrap (sth in a bag) / to load / to pack
HSK 2
(verb complement indicating ability to afford or bear the cost or consequences of doing sth)
universe; cosmos; space
HSK 7-9
to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery) / to make oneself more attractive / to beautify
HSK 6
(Tw) nightlife venue where hostesses wear their own casual clothes (as opposed to costumes or formalwear)
to pay / to cover the costs
HSK 7-9
to change one's costume / to repackage / to remodel / to refit / to modify / to convert
HSK 6
to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it
HSK 7-9
price / cost / consideration (in share dealing)
HSK 5
to apply a skin-smoothing effect (in photo editing) / to smooth the skin (cosmetic procedure)
transport costs
to dump (selling abroad more cheaply than cost price at home)
to do at all costs / to make an all-out effort
HSK 7-9
to calculate / to weigh (pros and cons) / to view as profitable / worthwhile / value for money / cost-effective
HSK 7-9
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  *cos* | cos* | *cos
(Internet slang) cosplay / to cosplay / to dress up as
to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility)
HSK 7-9
cosmetic / makeup product
free; no charge; at no cost
HSK 7-9
L'Oréal (French cosmetics company)
(bird species of China) Brandt's mountain finch (Leucosticte brandti)
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  *苷* | 苷* | *苷
licorice / glycoside
it isn't worth it / not cost-effective / not profitable / too expensive
legal fees / costs (of a lawsuit)
considerable (cost etc) / bountiful (crop etc) / high (social status etc)
remember at all costs
food expenses / board expenses / meals (cost)
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  *妆* | 妆* | *妆
(of a woman) to adorn oneself / makeup / adornment / trousseau / stage makeup and costume
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
HSK 7-9
expense / cost / to spend (time or money) / expenditure
HSK 6
to make a supreme effort / at all costs
HSK 7-9
ecology (the study of interactions between organisms and their environment) / ecological state (the condition or health of a natural environment) / (fig.) ecosystem (a complex network, e.g. in tech, business or media, as in 數字生態|数字生态 "digital ecosystem")
HSK 7-9
Cthulhu, fictional cosmic entity created by writer H. P. Lovecraft
Lancôme, French cosmetics brand
cheaply-priced; low-cost
HSK 7-9
toner (cosmetics)
to change clothes / to dress up; to put on a costume; to cosplay / to cross-dress
protective or tinted film (for LCD screens, car windows etc) / facial mask (cosmetics)
to share (costs, responsibilities) / to apportion
cost-performance ratio
HSK 7-9
to take off costume and makeup / bottom garment (trousers etc)
cost, insurance, and freight (CIF) (transportation)
costume drama
face powder and eyebrow liner / cosmetics / (fig.) beautiful woman
eyeliner (cosmetics)
miniature / scaled-down / forming a microcosm
non-surgical cosmetic procedure (injection of Botox, hyaluronic acid etc)
high tech feel (of a product etc) / the impression that sb's looks are artificial, affected by cosmetic procedures
ecosystem
foundation (cosmetics)
cost of living / living expenses / alimony
HSK 6
fare / transport costs
glucosamine / abbr. for 葡萄糖胺
diagram of cosmological scheme / Yin-Yang symbol ☯
makeup / cosmetics
labor cost
expensive / costly
HSK 7-9
to bear part of the cost
ecosystem / natural environment
(of people with tight budget) to enjoy various dishes at the restaurant by ordering the food together and then sharing the costs
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  *粉* | 粉* | *粉
powder / cosmetic face powder / food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour / to turn to powder / (dialect) to whitewash / white / pink / (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉絲|粉丝) / to be a fan of
HSK 7-9
incidental costs / sundries / extras
(bird species of China) Asian rosy finch (Leucosticte arctoa)
cost
among insiders; within the community (of publishers, cyclists or cosplayers etc); (esp.) in show business circles
Big Bang (cosmology)
production costs
cost-effective
cosmetic surgery
the Shanghai of old, with its foreign settlements / (fig.) a bustling, cosmopolitan city
to rent a place with sb else to share the costs
(immunology) costimulation / costimulatory
maintenance costs
facial cream (cosmetics)
(Tw) Costco (warehouse club chain)
(math.) cosine
low cost / inexpensive
cosmic ray
macrocosm / the world in the large
valuable / costly / expensive
HSK 7-9
China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) (abbr. for 中國遠洋運輸|中国远洋运输)
lit. to hang upside down / fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods) / to borrow more than one can ever repay
cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus), flowering herbaceous plant
Costco (warehouse club chain)
ecosphere
multiverse (cosmology)
Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), Russian cosmonaut, first human in space
hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖
highlight (in a photo or painting) / (cosmetics) highlighter
(finance) dollar cost averaging
eye shadow (cosmetics)
Costa Rica
to beautify sb's face (with cosmetics etc) / to retouch a photo to make sb look more beautiful / beautiful face / beautified face

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