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HSK
ethnic Chinese person or people
HSK 3
the Chinese nation / the Chinese people (collective reference to all the ethnic groups in China)
HSK 3
Chinese language
HSK 5
Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化 "Chinese culture") / used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国
HSK 6
best feature / most important part of an object / quintessence / essence / soul
HSK 7-9
overseas Chinese / (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality / CL: 個|个, ,
HSK 7-9
gorgeous
HSK 7-9
flourishing / bustling
HSK 7-9
ethnic Chinese / non-Chinese citizen of Chinese ancestry
HSK 7-9
talent / CL:
HSK 7-9
luxurious
HSK 7-9
(loanword) carnival
HSK 7-9
marble pillar (ornamental column in front of places, tombs)
old name for China / Cathay
Delaware, US state
Chinese language / Chinese script
Leroy Merlin (PRC DIY chain)
Huaying, county-level city in Guang'an 廣安|广安, Sichuan
Vancouver Island
Wuhua county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong / Wuhua district of Kunming city 昆明市, Yunnan
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  *華* | 華* | *華
abbr. for China
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  *華* | 華* | *華
Mount Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi / surname Hua
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  *華* | 華* | *華
magnificent / splendid / flowery
Vancouver (city in Canada)
Tsinghua University, Beijing / National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Jianhua district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔, Heilongjiang
young years / youth
(loanword) waltz (dance)
Republic of China
Southern China
Chinese Buddhist school founded on the Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra (Garland sutra)
Wanhua District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市, Taiwan
People's Republic of China
Washington (name) / George Washington (1732-1799), first US president / Washington, US State / Washington, D.C. (US federal capital)
years / time / age
Jehovah (biblical name for God, Hebrew: YHWH) / compare Yahweh 雅威 and God 上帝
magnificent / gorgeous / ornate
East China
Huarong district of Ezhou city 鄂州市, Hubei / Huarong county in Yueyang 岳陽|岳阳, Hunan
glory and splendor
North China
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata) / Sanskrit mañjusaka / cluster amaryllis
Xihua county in Zhoukou 周口, Henan
magnificent
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  *華* | 華* | *華
old variant of / flower
South China / see 南華縣|南华县
Mt Hua in Shaanxi, western mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳
North China Incident of October-December 1935, a Japanese attempt to set up a puppet government in north China
Jianhua district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔, Heilongjiang
English-Chinese
the cream / essence / the quintessence
overseas Chinese
Longhua, the name of numerous streets, railway stations, temples and city districts etc, notably Longhua Temple 龍華寺|龙华寺 in Shanghai and Longhua District 龍華區|龙华区 of Shenzhen, Guangdong
Edward / Édouard (name)
Washington Post (newspaper)
central China
early evening when lanterns are first lit
Hua'an county in Zhangzhou 漳州, Fujian
Xinhua News Agency, official press agency of the People's Republic of China, founded in 1931
The Lotus Sutra
Yuhua District of Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市, Hebei
within China / during one's visit to China
Ottawa, capital of Canada
(name) Howard
Washington, D.C. / the US federal government
Delaware, US state
West China (region in the upper reaches of Yangtze River and Sichuan Province)
(name) Edwards
(idiom) simple; plain; unadorned
muscovite, mica (used in TCM)
(literary) prime years; youthful years
magnificent style unmatched in his generation (idiom); peerless talent
Jinhua, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province 浙江省
sumptuous / luxurious
Xinhua Bookstore, China's largest bookstore chain
Hua Luogeng (1910-1985), Chinese number theorist
Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school / also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra
East China University of Science and Technology
Chenghua district of Chengdu city 成都市, Sichuan
li (Chinese unit of distance)
decorated lantern; lantern light
Chenghua district of Chengdu city 成都市, Sichuan
to visit China
Wuhua district of Kunming city 昆明市, Yunnan
Huaning county in Yuxi 玉溪, Yunnan
(idiom) (of a girl) 13 or 14 years old; early teens; adolescence
Xinhua District / Xinhua District of Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市, Hebei / Xinhua District of Cangzhou City 滄州市|沧州市, Hebei
North China Plain
to sinter (metallurgy)
Huarong county in Yueyang 岳陽|岳阳, Hunan
Prince Edward Island (province of Canada)
Chinatown / also called 唐人街
Huayin, county-level city in Weinan 渭南, Shaanxi
(formal) birthday / anniversary of the founding of an organization
Warsaw, capital of Poland
South China Morning Post (newspaper in Hong Kong)
Huayin, county-level city in Weinan 渭南, Shaanxi
ostentatious / pretentious / showy

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