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HSK
ending / coda / to wind up
HSK 7-9
to tailgate / to hit the car in front as a result of tailgating
HSK 7-9
end of the month
(bird species of China) ashy drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus)
(bird species of China) bronzed drongo (Dicrurus aeneus)
end; tip; extremity
hair ends
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *尾* | 尾* | *尾
tail / remainder / remnant / extremity / sixth of the 28 constellations / classifier for fish
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *尾* | 尾* | *尾
horse's tail / pointed posterior section of a locust etc
(zoology) (of a lizard etc) to shed its tail; to autotomize its tail / (animal husbandry) to cut the tail short; to dock the tail
from start to finish / from head to tail / the whole (thing)
afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous / afraid of the slightest thing
top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
(coll.) lowest-ranking (student, participant etc) / to rank at the bottom of the list / to finish last
Iricdaceae, the iris family
head and tail
appendix / vermiform appendix (anatomy)
end of the year
suffix
to wind up / to bring to an end / to finish
fishtail
lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
to copulate (of animals) / to mate
to complete the last stage of work / to round off
(phonology) coda, the part of a syllable that follows its vocalic nucleus (e.g. "u" in kòu or "n" in běn)
to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account / half-truths
back end of a ship / aft
to finish off / to wind up
(idiom) to fail to finish off what one started
closing segment of a film or TV show etc; end credits
long tail
Matsuo (Japanese surname and place name)
(grammar) suffix
drifting (motorsport)
(hairstyle) unplaited pigtails / twin ponytails / bunches
lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom
the rear (tail) of a plane etc
(bird species of China) spotted forktail (Enicurus maculatus)
Tianwei or Tienwei Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县, Taiwan
coccyx
back of the line / last one in line
to dock; to trim (esp. the tail of an animal)
(bird species of China) slaty-backed forktail (Enicurus schistaceus)
(bird species of China) black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
suffix
(bird species of China) hair-crested drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)
(bird species of China) little forktail (Enicurus scouleri)
(astronomy) Serpens Cauda
(idiom, from Book of Songs) unable to advance or retreat
lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together / head-to-tail / one thing starts where the other leaves off
(bird species of China) greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)
lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom) / fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
(bird species of China) lesser racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus remifer)
to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom) / to be well pleased with oneself / to have a lighthearted air
where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth / to carry things through / I started, so I'll finish.
(of a construction project etc) unfinished; derailed (due to critical setbacks)
(bird species of China) white-crowned forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti)
outer corner of the eye
Huwei town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
ponytail (hairstyle) / horse's tail / slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants)
(bird species of China) crow-billed drongo (Dicrurus annectens)
(bird species of China) black-backed forktail (Enicurus immaculatus)
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom) / fig. the pot calling the kettle black


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