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HSK
subordinate
to belong or be dedicated exclusively to; proprietary; private; personal
symphonic metal (pop music) / heavy metal with symphonic pretensions
to belong to / to be affiliated to / to fall under the jurisdiction of / a place where one feels that one belongs / one's final destination (where one need look no further)
HSK 7-9
metallic bond
really not easy (idiom)
to have a hierarchical (possessive or supervisory) relationship
exclusive economic zone
metal fatigue
to be classified as / to belong to / to be part of
HSK 3
subordinate / affiliated to / subsidiary
classification
next of kin / immediate dependant
family member / (family) dependent
HSK 3
to turn out to be true / verified / true
troops under one's command / subordinate / affiliated to a ministry
(to) really (be)
colloquial term for 生肖 the animals associated with the years of a 12-year cycle
heavy metal
subordinate / underling
HSK 7-9
wholly owned subsidiary
one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with) / subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself) / belonging to / affiliated / under one's command
HSK 7-9
metal cover
non-ferrous metals (all metals excluding iron, chromium, manganese and their alloys)
Magnolia, genus of trees and shrubs
to be purely / pure and simple / sheer / outright
subsidiary (company)
French Polynesia
genus Perilla (includes basil and mints)
(the 3rd part of a 3-part construction: + (noun) + 莫屬|莫属, meaning "to be none other than (noun); would have to be (noun)") (this construction comes after a description of a person or thing that has a certain attribute)
attribute / property
HSK 7-9
right of attribution
metal / CL: 種|种
HSK 7-9
transition metal (chemistry)
subordinate gland
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  *属* | 属* | *属
category / genus (taxonomy) / family members / dependents / to belong to / subordinate to / affiliated with / be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) / to be / to prove to be / to constitute
HSK 3
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  *属* | 属* | *属
to join together / to fix one's attention on / to concentrate on
dependency / possession / annexed territory
rare earth element
kin / kindred / relatives
HSK 6
subsidiary / auxiliary / attached / affiliated / subordinate / subordinating
HSK 7-9
official in feudal court / subject
British Columbia, Pacific province of Canada
metalloid (chemistry)
alkali metal
palm tree genus (Areca spp.)
foil / Taiwan pr. [jin1 shu3 bo2 pian4]
sense of belonging
metal plate
(law) elder relatives; relatives of a senior generation such as parents, uncles or grandparents
spiritual
love will find a way (idiom)
nonmetal (chemistry)
(botany) genus Ruta
genus Tyrannosaurus
pepper genus (Piper spp.)
of this world
relative / family member / dependent
genus Brassica (including broccoli, cabbage, rapeseed etc)
precious metal
metal wire
affiliated unit / subsidiary
Pyrus, tree genus containing pears
directly subordinate
it's yours exclusively (idiom) / you are the one / only you deserve it / only you can do it
thesaurus
dependence
vassal state
Porphyra (genus of edible seaweed)
genus Allium
vassal state
alkaline earth (i.e. beryllium Be 鈹|铍, magnesium Mg 鎂|镁, calcium Ca 鈣|钙, strontium Sr 鍶|锶, barium Ba 鋇|钡 and radium Ra 鐳|镭)
Pharbitis, genus of herbaceous plants including Morning glory 牽牛|牵牛 (Pharbitis nil)
Mustela (genus of weasels etc)
unaffiliated / non-party
birth year as designated by animal symbols (mouse, ox, tiger etc)
yam bean / Pachyrhizus genus
accessory / affiliated material / adjunct
ferrous metals (i.e. iron, chromium, manganese and alloys containing them)
(loanword) genus Tillandsia; air plants (more commonly known as 空氣鳳梨|空气凤梨)
to be subordinate to; to be under the jurisdiction of
Styrax (tree genus) / snowdrop / benzoin
attachment / appendage
belonging exclusively to / exclusively for / reserved to / special
Spanish Sahara (former Spanish colony in Africa)
Klebsiella
United States Virgin Islands (USVI)
genus Artocarpus
family or dependents of martyr (in PRC, esp. revolutionary martyr)
family member / husband and wife
Sint Maarten, island country in the Caribbean
British Virgin Islands
alkali metal
(law) junior relatives; relatives of a younger generation such as children, grandchildren or nephews
genitive case (in grammar)
Croton, genus of evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科
subordination / line of command

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