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


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