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HSK
can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good
HSK 2
before / formerly / previous / ago
HSK 2
that level or higher; that amount or more / the above-mentioned / (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.
HSK 2
since (used after a specified time or event)
HSK 3
and; as well as
HSK 4
that level or lower / that amount or less / the following
HSK 2
to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
HSK 2
therefore / as a result / so / the reason why
HSK 2
apart from / other than / except for / external / outside of / on the other side of / beyond
HSK 2
after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
HSK 2
in addition / moreover / (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *以* | 以* | *以
to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)
HSK 7-9
so that / so as to / in order to
HSK 5
within / less than
HSK 4
able to / so that sb can / enabling / in order to / finally in a position to / with sth in view
HSK 5
in the past; formerly
HSK 5
to such an extent as to / down to / up to
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *以* | 以* | *以
abbr. for Israel 以色列
down to / up to / to the extent that...
HSK 7-9
down to / up to / to such an extent as to ... / also written 以至於|以至于
Ethereum
to believe oneself infallible (idiom) / to be opinionated
HSK 7-9
to do at all costs / to make an all-out effort
HSK 7-9
to give / to impose / to apply
HSK 7-9
(loanword) ether (hypothetical medium that transmits light waves)
sufficient to... / so much so that / so that
HSK 6
(literary) why / how
(idiom) difficult to carry on; unsustainable
may not
not to accept as correct (idiom); to object / to disapprove / to take exception to
HSK 7-9
to shut the door in sb's face
in order to avoid / so as not to
HSK 7-9
to challenge the law (idiom) / to knowingly violate the law
how can this be endured! (idiom)
so that / to the point that
Mao Yisheng (1896-1989), Chinese structural engineer and social activist
hard to (predict, imagine etc)
HSK 5
one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short / in a nutshell
from now on / henceforward
HSK 7-9
in the past always / for a long time now / until now
not to become attached to material things, not to pity oneself
to the west of (suffix)
lit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom) / fig. to deeply long for; to covet
in order to
Ethernet
Elijah (Old Testament prophet)
to learn from history (idiom)
to have one's wish fulfilled
HSK 7-9
(math.) multiplied with
an Israeli / an Israelite
to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)
for a long time
HSK 7-9
Ephraim (city)
to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties) / Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)
to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
HSK 7-9
to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
(so as) to avoid / to prevent / (just) in case
night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
HSK 7-9
to be lenient with others (idiom)
to disrespect one's superiors / to offend one's elders
a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)
to take sth to be true
(lit.) to take a part for the whole / to generalize
more than half
since (some point in the past)
to use it (or do it) for the purpose of (allaying hunger, relieving boredom etc) to some extent
to take sth as a warning (idiom) / to draw a lesson from a case where things turned out badly
lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
in the extreme (idiom) / incapable of further increase
(idiom) hard to believe; incredible
HSK 7-9
the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)
in order to / hoping to / attempting to / waiting for
Israeli-Palestinian
(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
harmony is to be prized
(idiom) to deal with varying circumstances by adhering to a basic principle
people-oriented
to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy / to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)
hard to understand / incomprehensible
not to mind / unconcerned
to return good for evil (idiom) / to requite evil with good
to snort disdainfully / to scoff at / to turn up one's nose
(coll.) (stative verb suffix) very; awfully
countless / innumerable
using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
Ephesus, city of ancient Greece
thousands (of sth)
in order to minimally fulfill one's responsibilities / in order to get off the hook
using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country
Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need. / Food first, ethical niceties second
a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
to use violence to curb violence
to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom) / to give someone a hold on oneself
to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)
to study sth in order to apply it
hard to endure / unbearable
to be calm and unruffled in the midst of chaos or at a busy time (idiom)
Palestinian-Israeli (relations)

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