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HSK
equivalent to / appropriate / considerably / to a certain extent / fairly / quite
HSK 3
only natural / as it should be / certainly / of course / without doubt
HSK 3
local
HSK 3
at that time / originally
HSK 3
then / at that time / while
HSK 2
should; ought to
HSK 3
to be elected; to be selected
HSK 5
at the scene; on the spot
HSK 5
among / in the middle / in the center
HSK 3
taken in (by sb's deceit) / to be fooled / to be duped
HSK 6
to serve as / to act as / to play the role of
HSK 7-9
fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)
HSK 7-9
the present time / to be faced with
HSK 5
suitable; appropriate
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *當* | 當* | *當
to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at
HSK 2
appropriate / proper / ready
HSK 7-9
lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me
HSK 5
persons involved or implicated; party (to an affair)
HSK 7-9
appropriate / suitable
HSK 6
the present age / the contemporary era
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *噹* | 噹* | *噹
(onom.) dong / ding dong (bell)
HSK 2
to treat as / to regard as
HSK 6
the present time / (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty
HSK 7-9
impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
HSK 7-9
to consider as; to take to be
HSK 6
to take upon oneself / to assume
HSK 7-9
the same day
HSK 6
to take care / to look out
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to take the lead
equivalent to
HSK 7-9
to take seriously / serious / No joking, really!
HSK 7-9
ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power / a vicious tyranny rules the land
the foremost person of his age / unequalled / a leading light
to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
to be taken advantage of
never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)
in front of / in the presence of
HSK 7-9
honest / reasonable / fair / sensible
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *當* | 當* | *當
at or in the very same... / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / to replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student)
HSK 6
shady business
authorities
unfair competition / illicit competition
(coll.) to take (sth) as …; to treat as …; to assume; to act as if … / Taiwan pr. [zhi3dang1]
(idiom) top priority job; a matter of the greatest urgency
HSK 7-9
a local person / the local population
dishonest / unfair / improper
To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse
a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
to take sth as given / to assume / as one would expect / naturally
to bear (responsibility) / to take on / to assume
whenever; every time
HSK 7-9
direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt / straightforward
lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise. / You flatter me too much.
to bear the brunt
immediately / at once / at that moment / at the moment
HSK 7-9
on that day
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to be duped; to get scammed
as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right
HSK 7-9
to pawn / pawnshop
unstoppable / hard to hold back
to come to power / to hold power / in office
the same evening
HSK 7-9
to sb's face / in sb's presence
HSK 7-9
to serve in the army / to be a soldier
in the middle of the street / facing the street
local time
in those days; back then; in those years / to be in the prime of life
HSK 5
the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom) / (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match
HSK 7-9
appropriate / suitable
HSK 7-9
if and only if
to be in charge / to be confronted (with a matter) / involved (in some matter)
to consider as a matter of importance / to be of importance
to be in charge in one's own house (idiom) / to be the master of one's own affairs
to work one's shift
to be on duty
on that night
that very night / the same night
to take up duty as / to assume a position / to assume / to take on (an office)
frank; outspoken / ready; settled; in order / (old) to deal with; to handle
(coll.) bravo / nice one / lovely
useless / regard as useless
unjust enrichment
excessive
hard to endure (hot weather, itchiness etc)
to treat differently / another cup of tea
necessarily
settled / ready / finished
power holder / current political ruler
cash equivalent (accountancy)
to act unappreciatively in response to a kindness
proper / suitable
if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes
improper relationship; illicit relationship
(onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound
to go on foot (idiom) / to do things at a leisurely pace
to manage the household / to be the one in charge of the family / to call the shots / to be in charge
not regard as a matter (of any importance)
reliable / secure / stable / firm

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