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  *再* | 再* | *再
again; once more; re- / further; beyond this point of time / (before an adjective) more / then (after sth, and not until then) / no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) or for emphasis) / (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则, 再就是 etc) / (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
HSK 1
to introduce (sb to sb) / to give a presentation / to present (sb for a job etc) / introduction
HSK 1
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  *道* | 道* | *道
road; path (CL:條|条,) / (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 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
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  *所* | 所* | *所
actually / place / classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc / that which / particle introducing a relative clause or passive / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他誰也沒來|除了他谁也没来 "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語他也會法語|除了英语他也会法语 "in addition to English, he also knows French") / (used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了 + A + 就是 + B, "either A or B")
HSK 3
to guide / to lead (around) / to conduct / to boot / introduction / primer
HSK 4
to recommend / to introduce (from outside)
HSK 4
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  *将* | 将* | *将
will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as )
HSK 5
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  *亏* | 亏* | *亏
to lose (money); to have a deficit / to be deficient / to treat unfairly / luckily; fortunately; thanks to / (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations)
HSK 5
entrance door / to enter a door / to learn the basics of a subject; introduction (to a subject); (attributive) entry-level
HSK 5
summary / brief introduction
HSK 6
(used at the end of a letter to introduce a polite salutation)
HSK 6
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  *序* | 序* | *序
(bound form) order; sequence / (bound form) introductory; initial / preface
HSK 7-9
to express in words or writing / to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc) / to address (an audience) / same as 致詞|致词
HSK 7-9
reserved (personality) / introverted / (economics etc) domestic-oriented
HSK 7-9
outline / introduction / survey / general discussion
HSK 7-9
to draw into / to pull into / to introduce
HSK 7-9
(slang) introverted person
to introduce into / to channel / to lead / to guide into / to import (data)
fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China
to examine oneself / to reflect on one's shortcomings / introspection / self-awareness / self-criticism
foreword / introduction
to recount in one's own words / autobiography / written self-introduction
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  *伊* | 伊* | *伊
(old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she") / second person singular pronoun ("you") / (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she") / (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning / (preceding a noun) that
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  *介* | 介* | *介
to introduce / to lie between / between / shell / armor
preamble / introduction / (journalism) lede / lead paragraph
the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including emphasis on manners, beauty of language and love of socialism)
(often used in book or chapter titles) general introduction; overview
to insert / to implant / to embed / to introduce (a new element) into
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  *夫* | 夫* | *夫
(classical) this, that / he, she, they / (exclamatory final particle) / (initial particle, introduces an opinion)
introduction / preamble
introduction
preface; foreword; introduction; preamble / earlier remarks; earlier words / (literary) words of the ancient thinkers
Chinese tunic suit, a jacket style introduced by Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山 and often worn by Mao Zedong
promotion / to promote / to introduce and recommend
introduction / introductory chapter
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  *聿* | 聿* | *聿
(arch. introductory particle) / then / and then
to introduce (sb) / (esp.) to present to the emperor
author's preface / autobiographical notes as introduction to a book
(cinema, TV) title sequence; opening credits; intro
introduction / primer / opening words
matchmaking; marriage introduction service (abbr. for 婚姻介紹|婚姻介绍)
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  *倡* | 倡* | *倡
to initiate / to instigate / to introduce / to lead
Steven (name) / Simon Stevin (1548-1620), Flemish engineer and mathematician, played a key role in introducing the decimal system to Europe
giant Amazon snail (Ampullaria gigas spix) that has devastated rice paddies in China since its introduction in the 1980s
lit. to show the wolf into the house (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
the Three Represents, a set of three guiding principles for the CCP introduced by Jiang Zemin 江澤民|江泽民 in 2000 and enshrined in the Constitution in 2004
simple introduction / primer
to reflect upon oneself / introspection
introverted / reserved / (artistic style) understated
first soliloquy text (introducing opera character)
introspection / to ask oneself
to introduce / to recommend
to examine / to cast a critical eye over (especially in the context of introspection)
preface; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude
introductory remarks
first soliloquy (introducing opera character)
perpetual calendar / ten thousand year calendar / Islamic calendar introduced to Yuan China by Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁
to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate
self-introduction / to introduce oneself
to compose a preface (or introductory remarks, etc) / question (or section) order (on an exam paper) / question (or section) number
the New Culture Movement (mid-1910s and 1920s), intellectual revolution against Confucianism aiming to introduce Western elements, especially democracy and science
letter of introduction; recommendation letter; reference
socialism with Chinese characteristics, phrase introduced by the CCP in 1986 to refer to its ideological model, embracing the economic reforms of the post-Mao era
by contrast / but as for this... / viewed from another angle / subjectively / introspection
brief introduction
Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905), German geologist and explorer who published a major foundational study of the geology of China in 1887 and first introduced the term Silk Road 絲綢之路|丝绸之路
slow to heat up / (fig.) (of a person) reserved; introverted; slow to develop relationships; (of a product etc) to take time to become popular; (sports) slow to reach peak performance
(agriculture, animal husbandry) to introduce a new variety of plant or animal
(agriculture) to plant an introduced variety
auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to) / will (cause) / should (enable) / going to
an introduced species
Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905), German geologist and explorer who published a major foundational study of the geology of China in 1887 and first introduced the term Silk Road 絲綢之路|丝绸之路
common noun / generic term / to introduce oneself
a form of transit taxation in China introduced to finance armies to suppress the Taiping Rebellion
lit. to lead the dog into the village (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
science and technology is the number one productive force (from a 1978 speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平 introducing the Four Modernizations 四個現代化|四个现代化)
brief introduction
pipe wind instrument introduced from the non-Han peoples in the North and West
the three foreign religions that had been introduced to China by the time of the Tang dynasty: Nestorianism, Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism
to introduce sb, putting in a good word for them in advance
introductory course / primer
introversion / introspective
to introspect / to examine oneself / (Buddhism) vipassana meditation (seeking insight into the true nature of reality)
writing style in which the main subject is not introduced initially (opposite: 破題|破题)
Introitus (section of Catholic mass)
introductory phase or period
to abolish the feudal Han and introduce modern prefectures (refers to reorganization during Meiji Japan)
to introduce / to receive sb
lit. to invite the devil to one's house (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
Mesmer (name) / Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815), Austrian doctor who introduced hypnosis
Introduction to Maoism (subject) / abbr. for 毛澤東思想概論|毛泽东思想概论
household responsibility system, introduced in the early 1980s, under which each rural household could freely decide what to produce and how to sell, as long as it fulfilled its quota of products to the state
to introspect / to self-reflect / (math.) reflexive
to introduce oneself / originally a theatrical device in which a character explains his own role
Korean text HunMin JongUm promulgated by Sejong Daewang in 1418 to introduce hangeul
to introduce (a book etc) to people who don't read the language in which it was written by translating it
(coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted)
the common use romanization system introduced in Taiwan in 2003
Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834-1907), Russian chemist who introduced the periodic table


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