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HSK
therefore / as a result / so / the reason why
HSK 2
all / to have; to possess; to own
HSK 2
head of an institute etc
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
to be indifferent / not to matter / cannot be said to be
HSK 4
research institute / graduate studies / graduate school / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
place / location / (after a noun) place where it is located
HSK 5
toilet; lavatory / CL: 間|间, 處|处
HSK 6
(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
clinic
HSK 7-9
(idiom) unprecedented
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
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
(idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases
HSK 7-9
public place
HSK 7-9
(idiom) as everyone knows
HSK 7-9
(idiom) not knowing anything at all; completely ignorant
HSK 7-9
not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking / without two sticks to rub together
HSK 7-9
to have nothing to do / to idle one's time away (idiom)
HSK 7-9
to summarize / to sum up
HSK 7-9
business office; firm
HSK 7-9
attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive / feckless
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
HSK 7-9
one's conduct and deeds
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
the objects indicated / as pointed out
each takes what he needs (idiom)
omnipotent
Solomon Islands
office of an association / meeting place / clubhouse / club
location; site
exchange / stock exchange
ownership / possession / property rights / title (to property)
everyone / owner
a refuge; a haven; a sanctuary
place
what one is good at
parents (father and mother)
to be caused by
each does his utmost (idiom) / from each according to his means
what one acquires / one's gains
income tax
what one does / doings
known / what one knows
Solomon (name)
residence
all rights reserved (copyright statement)
detention center
nursery
(literary) what one sees / (literary) opinion; view
habitation / dwelling place / residence / CL: 處|处
fortunately (formal writing)
clinic / CL:
place of entertainment
local police station
temporary shelter / hospice / refuge (e.g. for animals) / detention center
not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end / embarrassed and at a complete loss
to be unavoidable (idiom)
guesthouse; hostel
unimaginable / outrageous / freakish
(idiom) to do whatever one pleases
there is not much left
unheard of / an extremely rare and unprecedented event
not knowing which course to follow (idiom); at a loss what to do
unprecedented / never seen before
what one hears and sees (idiom)
(idiom) the prevailing trend; the trend of the times; an inevitable direction
(idiom) not excluding anything; all-encompassing
not to refuse to (idiom) / not to hesitate to
omniscient
Sodom
to be without a fixed residence (idiom)
to talk about everything
detention center / prison
(idiom) to sidestep the question / to answer evasively
ownership of the means of production (in Marxism) / system of ownership
not stopping at anything / all manner of evil
red-light district
having nothing (idiom); utterly destitute / without two sticks to rub together
correctional institution / labor camp
(idiom) unheard-of; unprecedented
the reason why
lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic / to hold forth to one's heart's content
whatever you like / to do as one pleases
(idiom) looking pensive; thoughtfully
destitute and homeless (idiom); forced from one's home and wandering about / displaced
what one thinks / person or thing that is on one's mind
beyond one's power (to do sth)
(idiom) to have one's wish fulfilled
lit. heroes usually agree (idiom); Great minds think alike.
omnipresent
as far as the eye can see
sanitorium / convalescent hospital
dwelling
(saying) to know that it is so but not why it is so
everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)

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