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HSK
opportunity / chance / occasion / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *油* | 油* | *油
oil / fat / grease / petroleum / to apply tung oil, paint or varnish / oily / greasy / glib / cunning
HSK 2
camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机) / at the opportune moment / as the circumstances allow
HSK 2
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *被* | 被* | *被
quilt / to cover (with) / (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) / used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游 to "go on a trip")
HSK 3
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *调* | 调* | *调
to transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody
HSK 3
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *巧* | 巧* | *巧
opportunely / coincidentally / as it happens / skillful / timely
HSK 3
well-developed; flourishing / to develop; to promote; to expand / (literary) to achieve fame and fortune; to prosper
HSK 3
fortunate; lucky / good fortune; luck
HSK 3
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *赶* | 赶* | *赶
to overtake; to catch up with / to hurry; to rush / to try to catch (the bus etc) / to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away / to avail oneself of (an opportunity) / until; by (a certain time)
HSK 3
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *福* | 福* | *福
good fortune / happiness / luck
HSK 3
gold / golden (opportunity) / prime (time)
HSK 4
opportunity / favorable circumstance / stroke of luck
HSK 4
to have no alternative / frustrated / exasperated / helpless / (conjunction) but unfortunately
HSK 5
to grasp (often fig.) / to control / to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) / to master / to know well / to understand sth well and know how to use it / fluency
HSK 5
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
opportunity; opportune moment
HSK 5
it is a pity / what a pity / unfortunately
HSK 5
misfortune / adversity / unfortunate / sad / unfortunately / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *运* | 运* | *运
to move / to transport / to use / to apply / fortune / luck / fate
HSK 5
to miss (train, opportunity etc)
HSK 6
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蒙* | 蒙* | *蒙
(knocked) unconscious / dazed / stunned
HSK 6
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蒙* | 蒙* | *蒙
to cover / ignorant / to suffer (misfortune) / to receive (a favor) / to cheat
HSK 6
a way out (lit. and fig.) / opportunity for advancement; a way forward / outlet (for one's products)
HSK 6
to suffer / to meet with (sth unfortunate)
HSK 6
to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)
HSK 6
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *便* | 便* | *便
plain / informal / suitable / convenient / opportune / to urinate or defecate / equivalent to : then / in that case / even if / soon afterwards
HSK 6
stand-in / substitute / body double / stuntman / scapegoat / fall guy / to stand in for sb else
HSK 7-9
(indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened / (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason / (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people
HSK 7-9
greenhouse / polytunnel
HSK 7-9
to take advantage / to seize an opportunity / in passing / without taking extra trouble / conveniently
HSK 7-9
to postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)
HSK 7-9
a danger concealed within sth / hidden damage / misfortune not visible from the surface
HSK 7-9
tunnel / causeway
HSK 7-9
consummate skill / supreme feat / tour-de-force / stunt
HSK 7-9
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *患* | 患* | *患
to suffer (from illness) / to contract (a disease) / misfortune / trouble / danger / worry
HSK 7-9
opportunity / turning point / juncture
HSK 7-9
as one wants; according to one's wishes / ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune
HSK 7-9
to shake / to shock / to stun / shocking / stunning / shock
HSK 7-9
bad luck / misfortune / adversity
HSK 7-9
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *坑* | 坑* | *坑
pit; depression; hollow / tunnel; hole in the ground / (archaic) to bury alive / to hoodwink; to cheat (sb)
HSK 7-9
to comply; to conform to; in tune with; adapting to; to adjust to
HSK 7-9
to lose consciousness / to be in a coma / stupor / coma / stunned / disoriented
HSK 7-9
to wait for an opportunity / to watch for one's chance
HSK 7-9
valley / trough (as opposed to peaks) / fig. low point / lowest ebb / nadir of one's fortunes
HSK 7-9
good fortune / a blessing
HSK 7-9
popular song / folk tune / ballad
HSK 7-9
to suffer losses / to come to grief / to lose out / to get the worst of it / to be at a disadvantage / unfortunately
HSK 7-9
fortunately
HSK 7-9
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *凑* | 凑* | *凑
to gather together, pool or collect / to happen by chance / to move close to / to exploit an opportunity
HSK 7-9
luckily / fortunately
HSK 7-9
lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom) / to wait idly for opportunities / to trust to chance rather than show initiative
HSK 7-9
to seize an opportunity
HSK 7-9
to lose a family fortune (idiom)
HSK 7-9
the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom) / (of a mountain road) twisting and turning / fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly / things have taken a new turn
HSK 7-9
as soon as possible / at the first opportunity / the sooner the better / before it's too late
HSK 7-9
good and bad / most unfortunate occurrence / in any case / whatever
HSK 7-9
opportunity to live; hope of success / vigor; vitality
HSK 7-9
fortunately / luckily
HSK 7-9
to be surprised / to be amazed / to be stunned
HSK 7-9
an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
HSK 7-9
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *曲* | 曲* | *曲
tune / song / CL:
HSK 7-9
fortunately
HSK 7-9
to have no opportunity / no way (of doing sth) / no chance / no connection / not placed (in a competition) / (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc
HSK 7-9
dumbstruck (idiom); stupefied / stunned
HSK 7-9
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *腔* | 腔* | *腔
(bound form) cavity / tune / accent (in one's speech) / (old) (classifier for carcasses of slaughtered livestock)
HSK 7-9
to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)
HSK 7-9
tunnel
HSK 7-9
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *相* | 相* | *相
appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *机* | 机* | *机
(bound form) machine; mechanism / (bound form) aircraft / (bound form) an opportunity / (bound form) crucial point; pivot / (bound form) quick-witted; flexible / (bound form) organic
Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县, southeast Taiwan
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *雷* | 雷* | *雷
thunder / (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷 land mine / (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound / (Tw) (coll.) spoiler / (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb)
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *兰* | 兰* | *兰
orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii) / fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei) / lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)
to turn over (when lying) / (fig.) to free oneself / to emancipate oneself / to bring about a change of one's fortunes
an unforeseen event / accident / misfortune
stunned / amazed
opportunity in a battle / fighter aircraft / war secret
(coll.) awesome / stunning / electrifying / breathtaking / (originally Cantonese) / also pr. [jin4 bao4]
Poseidon, Greek god of the sea / Neptune, Roman god of the sea / Aquaman, DC comic book superhero / (slang) womanizer / player
Changzhi prefecture-level city in Shanxi 山西 / Changchih township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县, Taiwan
stupefied; stunned
not bad / tolerable / fortunately
Leo (star sign) / Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县, Taiwan
Mudan District of Heze City 菏澤市|菏泽市, Shandong / Mutan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县, Taiwan
(literary) (similar to 多麼|多么, used before an adjective in exclamations) how (fortunate etc); so (many etc)
fortune-telling / to tell fortune
rivers and lakes / all corners of the country / remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law / the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc / demimonde / (in modern times) triads / secret gangster societies / underworld
horoscope / one's fortune
Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵|粤, capital Guangzhou 廣州|广州
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *遭* | 遭* | *遭
to meet by chance (usually with misfortune) / classifier for events: time, turn, incident
casting a couple's fortune based on their bithdates (old)
chance / opportunity / destiny
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *嘏* | 嘏* | *嘏
good fortune / longevity
Tunisia / Tunis, capital of Tunisia
Dongshan county in Zhangzhou 漳州, Fujian / Tungshan township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县, Taiwan
to suffer the painful loss of (a loved one etc) / to miss out on (an opportunity) / to fail to gain (victory etc)
tune / melody / tuning / cadence / intonation / (speech) tone
Chihshang or Chihshang township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县, southeast Taiwan
the character 8 or / birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *隧* | 隧* | *隧
tunnel / underground passage
wind tunnel

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