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HSK
all / to have; to possess; to own
HSK 2
therefore / as a result / so / the reason why
HSK 2
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  *所* | 所* | *所
actually / place / classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc / that which / particle introducing a relative clause or passive / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
location / place
HSK 3
head of an institute etc
HSK 3
to be indifferent / not to matter / cannot be said to be
HSK 4
place / location / (after a noun) place where it is located
HSK 5
research institute / graduate studies / graduate school / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
toilet; lavatory / CL: 間|间, 處|处
HSK 6
clinic
HSK 7-9
as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right
HSK 7-9
to summarize / to sum up
HSK 7-9
(idiom) unprecedented
HSK 7-9
as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability / within one's powers
HSK 7-9
(idiom) not knowing anything at all; completely ignorant
HSK 7-9
one's conduct and deeds
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases
HSK 7-9
not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking / without two sticks to rub together
HSK 7-9
attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive / feckless
HSK 7-9
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
(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
business office; firm
HSK 7-9
public place
HSK 7-9
to differ to some extent (idiom)
HSK 7-9
somewhat / to some extent
HSK 7-9
what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ... / (derog.) so-called
HSK 7-9
to have nothing to do / to idle one's time away (idiom)
HSK 7-9
(idiom) as everyone knows
HSK 7-9
HSK 7-9
its place / one's appointed place / the place for that
whatever you like / to do as one pleases
guesthouse; hostel
(of a product, service etc) worth more than the cost; great value for the money spent
a refuge; a haven; a sanctuary
office of an association / meeting place / clubhouse / club
what one acquires / one's gains
(idiom) it's only right and proper; it goes without saying
purgatory (religion)
law firm (abbr. for 律師事務所|律师事务所)
What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects) / Do as you would be done by. / Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE)
(idiom) the prevailing trend; the trend of the times; an inevitable direction
Ephesus, city of ancient Greece
local police station
greatly disappointed
what one hears and sees (idiom)
to not know what sb is driving at / to be unintelligible
stock exchange
residence
lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic / to hold forth to one's heart's content
detention center / prison
(idiom) to achieve sth worthwhile; to make a positive contribution
not knowing which course to follow (idiom); at a loss what to do
what one is good at
wherever one goes
place
to remain unmoved
watchhouse / sentry post
(idiom) not excluding anything; all-encompassing
to gain nothing / to end up empty-handed
Azor (son of Eliakim and father of Zadok in Matthew 1:13-14)
there is not much left
branch (of a company etc)
destitute and homeless (idiom); forced from one's home and wandering about / displaced
as expected
unheard of / an extremely rare and unprecedented event
each takes what he needs (idiom)
used properly / used for its intended purpose / to put to good use / to serve its purpose
omnipresent
to adapt to sb's taste / to fit sb's fancy
dwelling
(idiom) to sidestep the question / to answer evasively
(idiom) to do whatever one pleases
nursery
not to refuse to (idiom) / not to hesitate to
omniscient
to get carried away / to forget oneself
to be invincible / unrivalled
to reach everywhere / to stop at nothing / to do one's utmost
no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere (idiom)
each does his utmost (idiom) / from each according to his means
that which is yearned for by the public
not stopping at anything / all manner of evil
(idiom) to not know the reason / (idiom) to not know what to do
(idiom) each in the correct place; each is provided for
something that everybody knows
to eat three square meals a day and do no work (idiom) / to be sated with food and remain idle
not having any special skill / without any qualifications
as if one had lost something (idiom) / to look or feel unsettled or distracted / to feel empty
habitation / dwelling place / residence / CL: 處|处
having nothing (idiom); utterly destitute / without two sticks to rub together
not paying attention to anything (idiom); to idle time away
everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)
unheard of
(idiom) looking pensive; thoughtfully
(dialect) toilet / privy
what one does / doings
stock exchange
to be caused by
not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end / embarrassed and at a complete loss

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