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HSK
to participate (in sth)
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *与* | 与* | *与
and / to give / together with
HSK 6
(idiom) to stand out from the crowd; distinctive; different from the rest
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *与* | 与* | *与
to take part in
rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其 + {verb1} + 不如 + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")
HSK 7-9
at the same time; meanwhile
HSK 7-9
abreast of modern developments / to keep up with the times / progressive / timely
HSK 7-9
to increase steadily / to grow with each passing day
HSK 7-9
participant
War and Peace by Tolstoy 托爾斯泰|托尔斯泰
Help others, and others may help you (idiom).
information and communication technology, ICT
Pride and Prejudice, novel by Jane Austen 珍·奧斯汀|珍·奥斯汀
to participate in a meeting
inherent / innate
to experience together with sb
mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
(idiom) to fight the whole world
whether or not (at the end of a phrase)
HSK 7-9
things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
to be of service to others / to help others / benevolent
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) / abbr. to 經合組織|经合组织
Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky 陀思妥耶夫斯基
(idiom) to stand aloof from worldly affairs
(idiom) to ask sb to act contrary to their own interests (original form of the expression 與虎謀皮|与虎谋皮)
to hand over
every day sees new developments (idiom) / to make constant progress
to become more glorious with each passing day (idiom)
to feign civility (idiom)
to die
to be cut off from the rest of the world (idiom)
lit. to negotiate with a tiger for its pelt (idiom); fig. to ask sb to act contrary to their own interests
lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it
The Butterfly Lovers, Chinese folktale of the tragic love between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai
dative case
GATT, the 1995 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
lit. branches and descendants / of a similar kind / related
Time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
Anthony and Cleopatra, 1606 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
(idiom) to make concessions for the sake of future gains
giver
The Sound and the Fury (novel by William Faulkner 威廉·福克納|威廉·福克纳)
to step aside and give a more worthy person a chance (idiom)
lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it
Romeo and Juliet, 1594 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *与* | 与* | *与
variant of 歟|欤
incomparable
to swim with the tide (idiom)
AND gate (electronics)
to die / to depart from the world forever
Sense and Sensibility, novel by Jane Austen 珍·奧斯汀|珍·奥斯汀
nature versus nurture
Sodom and Gomorrah
variable with the times / transient / impermanent
variant of 贈予|赠予
to donate / to give / to grant / to distribute / to administer
(Tw) Bosnia and Herzegovina
everyone participates in reforms (idiom) / to replace the old with new / to reform and start afresh
Newfoundland and Labrador, province of Canada
(of friends or partners) to share both the honor and the disgrace (idiom)
to race against time
to stick together through thick and thin (idiom)
computer-aided design and drawing
Sodom and Gomorrah
variant of 給予|给予
variant of 干預|干预
variant of 賦予|赋予
variant of 賜予|赐予
variant of 授予


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