| | (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 |
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| | one of (sth) / one out of a multitude / one (third, quarter, percent etc) | HSK 4 |
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| | in a word / in short / in brief | HSK 4 |
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| | before / prior to / ago / previously / beforehand | HSK 4 |
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| | after; behind / (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then | HSK 4 |
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| | outside / excluding | HSK 5 |
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| | inside; within | HSK 5 |
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| | inside / among / in the midst of (doing sth) / during | HSK 5 |
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| | under / beneath / less than | HSK 5 |
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| | and so on / and such | HSK 6 |
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| | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P / Example: 我之所以討厭他｜我之所以讨厌他 "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)" | HSK 7-9 |
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| | in other words | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (idiom) top priority job; a matter of the greatest urgency | HSK 7-9 |
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| | apart from this / in addition to this | HSK 7-9 |
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| | fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc) | HSK 7-9 |
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| | fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action) / worries about the future consequences / often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything" | HSK 7-9 |
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| | proficiency in a particular field (idiom) / skill in a specialized area (idiom) | HSK 7-9 |
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| | to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit | HSK 7-9 |
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| | unhealthy tendency | HSK 7-9 |
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| | by comparison | HSK 7-9 |
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| | to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled / to end up with nothing definite | HSK 7-9 |
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| | of the utmost importance / of highest priority | HSK 7-9 |
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| | to take advantage of sb's precarious position | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (idiom) contrary to expectation; unexpected | HSK 7-9 |
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| | to show respect from a distance (idiom) / to remain at a respectful distance | HSK 7-9 |
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| | in short / in a word / in brief | HSK 7-9 |
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| | the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point | |
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| | too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event. | |
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| | hyperbole / exaggeration | |
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| | to have both (at the same time) | |
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| | flattering words / inflated praise | |
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| | the way of former kings | |
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| | 91 BC attempted coup d'etat against Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝｜汉武帝, beginning with accusations of witchcraft | |
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| | unsolved mystery | |
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| | Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy. / Since this is so, we should accept it. / Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth. / If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it. | |
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| | as easy as blowing off dust / effortless / with ease | |
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| | excessive tendency to clemency (idiom) / soft-hearted (pejorative) | |
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| | incurable disease | |
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| | (idiom) an up-and-coming youngster; new talent; a brilliant younger generation | |
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| | a hair's breadth apart / a fine line / a fine distinction | |
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| | Deutsche Welle, German publicly-operated international broadcaster | |
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| | before then / up until that point | |
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| | in other words | |
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| | lit. the service of a dog or a horse (idiom) / fig. faithful service | |
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| | implication | |
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| | the pleasure of close intimacy in a couple (idiom) / sexual intercourse | |
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| | Raziel, archangel in Judaism | |
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| | the view of a frog in a well (idiom); fig. a narrow view | |
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| | impossible to get rid of | |
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| | lit. a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom) / fig. a person of limited outlook and experience | |
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| | all men are brothers | |
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| | lit. a fish in a dried-out rut (idiom) / fig. a person in dire straits | |
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| | (idiom) a multitude of talented people | |
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| | words from the bottom of one's heart | |
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| | a small-minded person / a bean-counter | |
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| | above | |
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| | (in the negative) (not) to be trifled with | |
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| | lecher / womanizer / dirty old man | |
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| | state within a state | |
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| | The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人｜吴趼人 | |
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| | lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書｜汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve. | |
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| | to punish according to the law / to bring to justice | |
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| | during / at the time of | |
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| | imprisonment | |
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| | the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom) / a miss is as good as a mile | |
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| | to apply sth more broadly / by logical extension / and, by extension, | |
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| | Wang Fuzhi (1619-1692), wide-ranging scholar of the Ming-Qing transition | |
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| | one third | |
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| | Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi | |
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| | just like (sth) | |
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| | (idiom) 60 years old | |
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| | make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom) / early morning is the golden time of the day | |
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| | a hundred percent / out and out / absolutely | |
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| | jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other. | |
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| | Battle of Redcliff of 208 at Chibi in Huangzhou district 黃州區｜黄州区 of Huanggang city 黃岡｜黄冈, a decisive defeat of Cao Cao 曹操 at the hands of southern kingdom of Wu / famous episode in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義｜三国演义 | |
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| | (idiom) to dismiss sth with a laugh; to laugh it off | |
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| | (idiom) unspoken implication; the actual meaning of what was said | |
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| | on the other hand... / conversely... | |
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| | moreover; in addition to that | |
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| | (idiom) bad omen | |
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| | the love of a cow licking her calf (idiom) / parental love | |
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| | to lock one's door and refuse to see sb | |
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| | percent | |
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| | one hundred percent / totally (effective) | |
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| | limitless supply (of) / inexhaustible | |
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| | for a long time | |
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| | one half | |
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| | married woman | |
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| | punitive force / a person setting out to deliver severe reproach | |
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| | (idiom) getting killed | |
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| | in the unseen world of spirits / mysteriously and inexorably | |
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| | to come as no surprise / as expected | |
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| | to miss narrowly / to let a great opportunity slip | |
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| | (idiom) the road one must follow; the only way | |
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| | one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short / in a nutshell | |
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