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HSK
Chinese language
HSK 1
(textual) context
tweet (on Twitter) / (HK, Tw) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile / to reply to original poster (or recommend a post) on PTT bulletin board
old language / the Classics / Classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose / Classical Chinese as a school subject
Chinese name adopted by Kevin Rudd (1957–), Australian politician proficient in Mandarin, prime minister 2007–2010 and 2013
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surname Wen
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language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67
HSK 7-9
Thousand Character Classic, 6th century poem used as a traditional reading primer
astronomy
HSK 5
quotation / citation
original text
hydrology
online literature, esp. web novels (abbr. for 網絡文學|网络文学)
context / the surrounding words / same as 上下文
English (language)
HSK 2
a popular form of narrative literature flourishing in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) with alternate prose and rhymed parts for recitation and singing (often on Buddhist themes)
Jiang Wen (1963-), sixth generation Chinese movie director
official document
humanities / human affairs / culture
HSK 7-9
Shen Congwen (1902-1988), novelist
this text / article / the main body of a book
French language
(broadly) prose (as opposed to verse) / (more narrowly) free-form literary prose, such as essays, sketches and reflections
HSK 5
paper / treatise / thesis / CL: / to discuss a paper or thesis (old)
HSK 4
German (language)
Tibetan script / Tibetan written language / Tibetan language
entire text / full text
HSK 7-9
to write an essay / composition (student essay) / CL:
HSK 2
short piece; article; short essay
hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet / Korean written language
incantation / spell / to curse
the original name of 孫中山|孙中山, Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang 國民黨|国民党
Tsai Ing-wen (1956–), Taiwanese DPP politician, president of the Republic of China 2016–2024
Sanskrit
blog article / to write a blog article (netspeak)
writings in the vernacular
Vietnamese written language / Vietnamese literature
a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
preceding part of the text
scripture / scriptures / CL:
to parade by interspersing one's speech or writing with literary allusions / Taiwan pr. [zhuan3 wen2]
(Internet) to repost (Tw)
Kazakh written language
unwritten (rule)
a single penny / a single cent
translated text
Syriac language (from c. 2nd century BC) / the Syriac script
Manchurian written language
Ban Ki Moon (1944-), Korean diplomat, UN secretary-general 2007-2016
palindrome
applied writing / writing for practical purposes (business letters, advertising etc)
Portuguese (language)
foreign language (written)
HSK 3
eight-part essay one had to master to pass the imperial exams in Ming and Qing dynasties
to write an article
Longman (name)
received document / sent document
Kevin (name)
Calvin (name)
literature and language / (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject)
Latin (language)
to state in writing (laws, rules etc)
inscription in bronze / bell-cauldron inscription
Richmond (place name or surname)
Hebrew (language)
Thai (language)
Spanish / Western language / foreign languages (in Qing times)
Evan / Avon / Ivan
refined / educate / cultured / intellectual / polite / gentle
(old) official communication (between government offices of equal rank) / report delivered by the head of government on affairs of state
oracle script / oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)
writing style (formal) / to send an official written communication
essay
hacker terminology / leetspeak
dead letter / rule no longer in force / empty formality
to issue a document / document issued by an authority / outgoing messages / (Internet) to post an article online
Burmese (language, esp. written)
Charles Darwin (1809–1882), British biologist, author of "On the Origin of Species" 物種起源|物种起源 / Darwin, capital of the Northern Territory (Australia)
characters cut in relief
crude and ill-educated (idiom)
advertorial
remarkable or peculiar piece of writing
funeral oration / eulogy / elegiac address
Lord's Prayer
paired phrases (poetic device)
poetry and literature
Former Han dynasty study or rewriting of classical texts such as the Confucian six classics 六經|六经
Kevin (person name)
Classical Chinese writing
luminous style
text / CL:
HSK 1
see 轉文|转文 (Tw)
highly literate / lit. capable at poetry, proficient at prose
Devon (county of southwest England)
the text of an annotated book / an unannotated edition of a book / intagliated characters (on a seal)
narrative writing / written narration
Vietnamese written language / Vietnamese literature

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