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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *都* | 都* | *都
all; both; entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *兩* | 兩* | *兩
two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty (old)
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *妳* | 妳* | *妳
you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)
HSK 1
we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5]
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *咱* | 咱* | *咱
I or me / we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *又* | 又* | *又
(once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *雙* | 雙* | *雙
two / double / pair / both / even (number)
HSK 3
bilateral / both sides / both parties involved
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *倆* | 倆* | *倆
two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个) / both / some
HSK 4
either side; both sides
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *既* | 既* | *既
already / since / both... (and...)
HSK 4
bilateral / both shores / both sides / both coasts / Taiwan and mainland
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *朵* | 朵* | *朵
flower / earlobe / fig. item on both sides / classifier for flowers, clouds etc
HSK 5
both hands
HSK 5
two sides; both sides
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *端* | 端* | *端
(bound form) tip; end; extremity / (bound form) aspect; facet / (bound form) upright; proper / to hold sth level with both hands; to carry / to eliminate; to wipe out
HSK 6
one's two hands / two prongs (of a strategy) / both aspects, eventualities etc / skills / expertise
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *且* | 且* | *且
and / moreover / yet / for the time being / to be about to / both (... and...)
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *捧* | 捧* | *捧
to hold or offer with both hands / to sing the praises of / classifier for what can be held in both hands
HSK 7-9
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / both funny and extremely embarrassing / between laughter and tears
HSK 7-9
(idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
HSK 7-9
pulse (both medical and figurative)
HSK 7-9
profitable to both sides / a win-win situation
HSK 7-9
to satisfy rival demands (idiom) / to get the best of both worlds / to have it both ways / to have one's cake and eat it too
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *俱* | 俱* | *俱
(literary) all; both; entirely; without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike
Iron Curtain (1945-1991) (In Taiwan, the word was used to refer to both the Iron Curtain and the Bamboo Curtain.)
public prosecutor; public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution)
both of them; the two of them
the two poles / the north and south poles / both ends of sth / electric or magnetic poles
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *扛* | 扛* | *扛
to raise aloft with both hands / (of two or more people) to carry sth together
male and female / both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc) / (chemistry) amphoteric
all are OK / both are OK / all can / both can / also can
plumbing and electrical work / tradesman who does both plumbing and electrical work
both OK / all acceptable
two legs / both feet
both / both of them / neither
both sides
both parents
both ends / both parties to a deal
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *橐* | 橐* | *橐
sack / tube open at both ends / (onom.) footsteps
both sides; either side
lit. able to support both heaven and earth / of indomitable spirit (idiom)
both sides suffer (idiom) / neither side wins
lit. to give each one a flogging of fifty strokes (idiom) / fig. to punish the guilty and the innocent alike / to put the blame on both parties
one divides into two / to be two-sided / there are two sides to everything / to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
half / half and half / both ... and ... / just as much ... as ... / equally
lit. when the snipe and the clam grapple with each other, the fisherman catches them both (idiom) / fig. when two sides are locked in dispute, it's often a third party that benefits
to pry open or apart; to spread (sth) open with both hands
have both
internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
universal; applicable to all (or both) / shared; common
both parties (to a lawsuit) / plaintiff and defendant
level with one's shoulders / (of two people) both the same height
when you teach someone, both teacher and student will benefit
lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom) / fig. watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted
impoverished / backward both economically and culturally
both fame and fortune (idiom) / both virtue and reward
(idiom) possessing both integrity and talent
to have a foot in both camps / to have a bet each way / to be having an affair
both principal and interest / capital plus profit
(idiom) you and me both; that makes two of us
lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom) / fig. to display ambidexterity / to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession / to use both feet equally (football)
lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom) / fig. to have it both ways / to run after two hares / (especially) to have two lovers at the same time
poached egg / egg fried on both sides
use both carrot and stick / use gentle methods and force / an iron hand in a velvet glove
both the guests and the hosts thoroughly enjoy themselves (idiom)
to be both a farmer and a scholar / to work the land and also undertake academic studies
lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands / uncorrupted / unsoiled by corrupt practices
both sides are willing / by mutual consent
excelling both in morals and studies (idiom); top marks for studies and for behavior (at school) / a paragon of virtue and learning
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *拤* | 拤* | *拤
to grip with both hands / to put one's hands on (one's hips)
working couple (husband and wife both employed)
(literary) children's hairstyle with hair tied into a bun on both sides of the head; (fig.) childhood
to satisfy both sides / to accommodate both (demands)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *抔* | 抔* | *抔
take up in both hands
to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard / to study diligently / to burn the candle at both ends
(idiom) to receive both praise and criticism; to get mixed reviews
Maria Skłodowska-Curie or Marie Curie (1867-1934), Nobel laureate in both physics (1903) and chemistry (1911)
to be both mentally and physically exhausted (idiom)
to be attacked by both sides in a quarrel / to be caught in the crossfire
to have lost both one's parents
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *躄* | 躄* | *躄
both feet crippled / lame
inside front cover (sometimes refers to both inside front and inside back covers)
lit. to strike water right and left (idiom) / fig. to turn everything into gold / to have everything going one's way / to benefit from both sides
to burn both jade and common stone / to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)
to both share the limelight / to both have an equal share of
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *掊* | 掊* | *掊
take up in both hands
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *刖* | 刖* | *刖
to amputate one or both feet (punishment in imperial China) (one of the five mutilating punishments 五刑)
convex on both sides (of lens) / biconvex
to split one's sides laughing; to roar with laughter; (lit.) to hold one's belly with both hands
both near and distant treated alike (idiom)
to adequately take into account both public and private interests
to be advanced in both years and virtue (idiom)
imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead , cutting off the nose , amputation of one or both feet , castration 宮|宫, execution 大辟 / Han dynasty onwards: whipping , beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns , forced labor , exile or banishment , capital punishment
both sides
lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom); fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common / the rain falls on the just and unjust alike
to have both (at the same time)
arms / both arms / two arms
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *甬* | 甬* | *甬
path screened by walls on both sides
both sides (in contract) / the two opposing sides (in a dispute)

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