|  |  | why?  / for what reason?  | HSK 2 | 
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|  |  | because  / owing to  / on account of  | HSK 2 | 
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|  |  | to become; to turn into  | HSK 2 | 
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|  |  | for; for the purpose of; in order to  | HSK 3 | 
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|  |  | to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)  | HSK 2 | 
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|  |  | to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide  | HSK 4 | 
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|  |  | to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."  | HSK 3 | 
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|  |  | action  / conduct  / behavior  / activity  | HSK 2 | 
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|  |  | one's conduct  / deed  / activity  / accomplishment  / achievement  / to act as  / as (in the capacity of)  / qua  / to view as  / to look upon (sth as)  / to take sth to be  | HSK 4 | 
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|  |  | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel  | HSK 2 | 
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|  |  | to change into  | HSK 3 | 
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|  |  | to rely mainly on  / to attach most importance to  | HSK 5 | 
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|  |  | to feel embarrassed or awkward  / to make things difficult (for someone)  / to find things difficult (to do or manage)  | HSK 5 | 
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|  |  | because of  / for  / to  | HSK 2 | 
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|  |  | to be classified as  | HSK 4 | 
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|  |  | to view as  / to see as  / to consider to be  / to deem  | HSK 5 | 
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|  |  | as (in the capacity of)  / to take sth as  / to act as  / to serve as  / to behave as  / to become  / to be  / to do  / by (in the passive voice)  | HSK 3 | 
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|  |  | (to be done) by (a certain date)  / lasting (a certain time)  | HSK 5 | 
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|  |  | until  /  (used in combination with words like 到  or 至  in constructs of the form 到 ...為止|到 ...为止 )  | HSK 5 | 
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|  |  | to conduct oneself  / behavior; conduct; personal character  | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | why  | HSK 6 | 
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|  |  | artificial  / man-made  / having human cause or origin  / human attempt or effort  | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | not to accept as correct (idiom); to object  / to disapprove  / to take exception to  | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | to change into  | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | for this reason  / with regards to this  / in this respect  / in order to do this  / to this end  | HSK 6 | 
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|  |  | to act as  /  used erroneously for 作為|作为 |  | 
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|  |  | to believe oneself infallible (idiom)  / to be opinionated  | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | business activity  / commercial activity  |  | 
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|  |  | used in the construction 以 ...為例|以 ...为例 , "to take ... as an example"  |  | 
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|  |  | Huawei (brand)  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王  in his oppression (idiom)  /  fig. to take the side of the evildoer  /  giving succor to the enemy  |  | 
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|  |  | (idiom) to do whatever one pleases  |  | 
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|  |  | there are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst (from Mencius 孟子 )  |  | 
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|  |  | especially  | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)  / fig. to be at sb's mercy  |  | 
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|  |  | not known to anyone  / secret  / unknown  | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | to do things each in one's own way  |  | 
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|  |  | for sb  / for others' interest  |  | 
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|  |  | one divides into two  / to be two-sided  / there are two sides to everything  / to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)  |  | 
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|  |  | to use one's neighbor as a drain  / to shift one's problems onto others (idiom)  |  | 
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|  |  | the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort  / With effort, one can achieve anything.  |  | 
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|  |  | (idiom) to get into the black; to become profitable  |  | 
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|  |  | not at all surprising (idiom)  |  | 
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|  |  | to bother  / to press sb, usu. to do sth  / it's a tough job  / sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor)  |  | 
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|  |  | in order to  / because of  / for the sake of  |  | 
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|  |  | to do sth oneself  |  | 
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|  |  | (idiom) what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)  |  | 
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|  |  | to accomplish much  / to have good prospects  / to have a promising future  |  | 
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|  |  | to stop at this point  / to end here  / to call it a day  |  | 
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|  |  | one's conduct and deeds  | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | term used by a teacher or master to refer to themself when speaking to their student  |  | 
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|  |  | to take sth to be true  |  | 
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|  |  | (idiom) to be wealthy and heartless  |  | 
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|  |  | so far  / up to now  / still (not)  | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | (idiom) to come to nothing  |  | 
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|  |  | to regard it as an honor (idiom)  |  | 
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|  |  | to reverse cause and effect  / to put the horse before the cart  |  | 
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|  |  | to serve as a model for others (idiom)  / to be a worthy teacher  |  | 
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|  |  | Serve the People!, CCP political slogan  |  | 
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|  |  | already too late  |  | 
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|  |  | mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival  / interdependent  | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | to be called  / to be known as  |  | 
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|  |  | to be considered to be  / to be defined to be  / to be called  |  | 
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|  |  | head  / be headed by  |  | 
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|  |  | not to mind  / unconcerned  |  | 
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|  |  | nonfeasance  / omission (law)  |  | 
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|  |  | not an exaggeration  / not excessive  / not wide of the mark  |  | 
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|  |  | to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages  |  | 
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|  |  | attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive  / feckless  | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | (idiom) the first impression is the strongest; to hold a preconceived notion (about sth)  |  | 
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|  |  | to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)  |  | 
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|  |  | not stopping at anything  / all manner of evil  |  | 
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|  |  | to learn from history (idiom)  |  | 
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|  |  | Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.  / Food first, ethical niceties second  |  | 
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|  |  | (allusion to Tao Qian 陶潛|陶潜 , who used this phrase when he resigned from government service rather than show subservience to a visiting inspector) to bow and scrape for five pecks of rice (that being a part of his salary as a local magistrate)  /  (fig.) to compromise one's principles for the sake of a salary  |  | 
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|  |  | not at all surprising (idiom)  |  | 
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|  |  | to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide  |  | 
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|  |  | to level  / to raze to the ground  |  | 
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|  |  | very  / extremely  |  | 
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|  |  | of the thirty-six stratagems, the best option is to flee (idiom)  / the best thing to do is leave  |  | 
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|  |  | until now; so far  |  | 
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|  |  | to take sth as a warning (idiom)  / to draw a lesson from a case where things turned out badly  |  | 
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|  |  | (idiom) to fight the whole world  |  | 
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|  |  | (idiom) to go up in smoke; to vanish  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)  / fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich  |  | 
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|  |  | not to be taken as an example  / not an example to be followed  / not to be taken as authoritative  |  | 
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|  |  | The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity  / fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble (idiom)  |  | 
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|  |  | what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)  |  | 
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|  |  | Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.  / Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.  |  | 
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|  |  | (Internet slang) why?  |  | 
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|  |  | to be of service to others  / to help others  / benevolent  |  | 
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|  |  | in the capacity of  / as  |  | 
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|  |  | (idiom) to gasp in amazement  / to acclaim as the peak of perfection  |  | 
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|  |  | to consider sth regrettable (idiom)  |  | 
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|  |  | (archaic) term used by a husband to refer to himself when speaking to his wife  |  | 
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|  |  | to have no other choice  / to be the last resort  |  | 
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|  |  | to remain unmoved  |  | 
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|  |  | packed with people  / overcrowded  / overpopulation  |  | 
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