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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *二* | 二* | *二
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *事* | 事* | *事
matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL: , 樁|桩,
HSK 1
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  *最* | 最* | *最
(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est / (after ) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 "the greatest in the world")
HSK 1
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  *干* | 干* | *干
tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed
HSK 1
to go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office
HSK 1
world
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *好* | 好* | *好
good / appropriate; proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close; on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello
HSK 1
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  *和* | 和* | *和
(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]) / (math.) sum / to make peace / (sports) to draw; to tie / (bound form) harmonious / (bound form) Japan; Japanese
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *下* | 下* | *下
down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *手* | 手* | *手
hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL: 雙|双, 隻|只
HSK 1
World Cup
HSK 3
(after a noun) between; among; amid / (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间)
HSK 4
house / building (single- or two-story) / apartment / room / CL: 棟|栋, , , , 間|间
HSK 1
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  *山* | 山* | *山
mountain; hill (CL:) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
HSK 1
value; worth / (ethical, cultural etc) values
HSK 3
in one's spare time / outside working hours / amateur (historian etc)
HSK 4
artificial / manpower / manual work
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *刀* | 刀* | *刀
knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:) / (slang) (loanword) dollar / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs / (Internet slang) to bargain; to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces)
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *查* | 查* | *查
to research / to check / to investigate / to examine / to refer to / to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)
HSK 2
to finish work; to get off work / next service (train, bus etc)
HSK 1
how (wonderful etc) / what (a great idea etc) / however (difficult it may be etc) / (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc) / to what extent
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *厂* | 厂* | *厂
factory / yard / depot / workhouse / works / (industrial) plant
HSK 3
emotion; sentiment / affection; feelings between two persons
HSK 3
Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters) / (coll.) dictionary / CL:
HSK 2
network (computing, telecommunications, transport etc)
HSK 4
business / professional work / service / CL: 項|项
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *打* | 打* | *打
(loanword) dozen / Taiwan pr. [da3]
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *卡* | 卡* | *卡
to stop / to block / (computing) (coll.) slow / (loanword) card / CL: 張|张, / truck (from "car") / calorie (abbr. for 卡路里) / cassette
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *黑* | 黑* | *黑
black / dark / sinister / secret / shady / illegal / to hide (sth) away / to vilify / (loanword) to hack (computing)
HSK 2
to work / (of a machine) to operate / job / work / task / CL: 個|个, , 項|项
HSK 1
to work a temporary or casual job / (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation
HSK 2
work (of art) / opus / CL: ,
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *值* | 值* | *值
value / (to be) worth / to happen to / to be on duty
HSK 3
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  *两* | 两* | *两
two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty (old)
HSK 1
won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *女* | 女* | *女
female / woman / daughter
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *零* | 零* | *零
zero / nought / zero sign / fractional / fragmentary / odd (of numbers) / (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one) / fraction / (in mathematics) remainder (after division) / extra / to wither and fall / to wither
HSK 1
to be at home / (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差) / (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家)
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *听* | 听* | *听
to listen to; to hear / to heed; to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *跟* | 跟* | *跟
heel / to follow closely / to go with / (of a woman) to marry sb / with / compared with / to / towards / and (joining two nouns)
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *伤* | 伤* | *伤
to injure / injury / wound
HSK 3
nature (the natural world)
HSK 2
colleague; co-worker
HSK 2
woman / female
HSK 3
shopping mall / shopping center / department store / emporium / CL: / the business world
HSK 1
woman
HSK 1
huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
HSK 3
not equal to; not as good as; inferior to / it would be better to
HSK 2
(wool) sweater / CL:
HSK 4
to make an effort; to try hard; to strive / hard-working; conscientious
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *话* | 话* | *话
dialect / language / spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said / CL: 種|种, , , ,
HSK 1
individually; one by one / just one or two; exceptional; rare
HSK 4
old man or woman / the elderly / one's aged parents or grandparents
HSK 1
to practice / field work / to intern / internship
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *笔* | 笔* | *笔
writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:,) / brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy) / (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork / (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character / (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business / (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)
HSK 2
(loanword) coffee / CL:
HSK 3
to pull up (stop one's vehicle) / to park / (of a machine) to stop working / to stall
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *来* | 来* | *来
to come / (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) / hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来) / ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来) / for the past (amount of time) / (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世) / (between two verbs) in order to / (after a round number) approximately / (used after to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来, or after to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来)
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *放* | 放* | *放
to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks)
HSK 1
to go out / to leave home / to go on a journey / away from home / (of a woman) to get married
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *俩* | 俩* | *俩
two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个) / both / some
HSK 4
worker / CL: 個|个,
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *网* | 网* | *网
net; web / network / to net; to catch with a net
HSK 2
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  *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
duty; obligation (CL:項|项) / volunteer (work etc)
HSK 4
in a word; in short
HSK 5
the whole world / worldwide; global
HSK 3
to handle (affairs) / to work
HSK 4
school assignment / homework / work / task / operation / CL: 個|个 / to operate
HSK 2
usable; serviceable / feasible; workable; doable / to make; to cause; to bring about
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *划* | 划* | *划
to row / to paddle / profitable / worth (the effort) / it pays (to do sth)
HSK 4
cipher; secret code / password; PIN
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *活* | 活* | *活
to live / alive / living / work / workmanship
HSK 3
(loanword) a blog; a blogger
HSK 5
to sustain injuries / wounded (in an accident etc) / harmed
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *吨* | 吨* | *吨
ton (loanword) / Taiwan pr. [dun4]
HSK 5
article / essay / literary works / writings / hidden meaning / CL: , , 頁|页
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *倍* | 倍* | *倍
(two, three etc) -fold / times (multiplier) / double / to increase or multiply
HSK 4
in a word / in short / in brief
HSK 4
to exercise; to move about; to work out / shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc) / movable; flexible; liquid (capital etc) / (volcanic, seismic, economic etc) activity / (outdoor etc) activity; event; (political) campaign; (military) maneuver (CL:項|项) / to use personal influence, connections, bribes etc
HSK 2
to create; to produce; to write / a creative work; a creation
HSK 3
to work a shift / on duty
HSK 5
to have spare time / free from work / it's not important / it's nothing / never mind
HSK 1
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  *晒* | 晒* | *晒
(of the sun) to shine on / to bask in (the sunshine) / to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun / (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share") / (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to
HSK 4
the outside world / external
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *派* | 派* | *派
(literary) tributary; branch of a river / clique; school; group; faction / (bound form) style; manner / to send (a person or resource); to dispatch; to allocate (a resource or task); to appoint (sb) / classifier for factions, groups etc / (preceded by ) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc / (loanword) pi (Greek letter Π, π); the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159... / (loanword) pie
HSK 3
the human world / the earth
HSK 5
good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed") / charity / happy occasion / Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead
HSK 2
(loanword) chocolate / CL: 塊|块
HSK 4
word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression
HSK 2
to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word
HSK 1
wonderful / marvelous / brilliant
HSK 3
woods / grove / forest
HSK 4
younger sister / young woman / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
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  *部* | 部* | *部
ministry / department / section / part / division / troops / board / classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc
HSK 3
household duties / housework
HSK 4
to work overtime
HSK 4
to exercise / to keep fit / to work out / physical exercise
HSK 4
worth the money / to merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth)
HSK 3
(fashion) model (loanword)
HSK 4

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