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HSK
next year
HSK 1
clear; obvious; unequivocal / sensible; reasonable / to understand; to realize
HSK 1
tomorrow
HSK 1
to explain / to illustrate / to indicate / to show / to prove / explanation / directions / caption / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
star; celebrity
HSK 2
to state / to declare / statement / declaration / CL: 項|项,
HSK 3
proof / certificate / identification / testimonial / CL: 個|个 / to prove / to testify / to confirm the truth of
HSK 3
civilized / civilization / culture / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
clear / distinct / obvious
HSK 3
to make clear / to make known / to state clearly / to indicate / known
HSK 3
light / radiance / (fig.) bright (prospects etc) / openhearted
HSK 3
clear-cut; definite; explicit / to clarify; to specify; to make definite
HSK 3
to invent / an invention / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
(of colors) bright; fresh and clear / clear-cut; distinct
HSK 4
transparent / (fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny
HSK 4
obviously / plainly / undoubtedly / definitely
HSK 5
bright / shining / glittering / to become clear
HSK 5
intelligent; clever; bright / acute (of sight and hearing)
HSK 5
(loanword) sandwich
HSK 6
(technical) manual / (book of) directions / synopsis (of a play or film) / specification (patent) / CL:
HSK 6
Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April)
HSK 6
tomorrow
HSK 6
lighting / illumination / to light up / to illuminate
HSK 7-9
dawn; daybreak
HSK 7-9
to lose one's eyesight / to become blind / blindness
HSK 7-9
sensible / wise / judicious / sagacious
HSK 7-9
bright and beautiful
HSK 7-9
brilliant; superior; wise
HSK 7-9
open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
HSK 7-9
clear / distinct / evidently / clearly
HSK 7-9
clear and bright / sober and calm / (of a government or administration) well ordered
HSK 7-9
bright / clear / obvious / forthright / open-minded / bright and cheerful
HSK 7-9
to investigate and find out / to ascertain
HSK 7-9
astute; shrewd; smart
HSK 7-9
wise and capable; sagacious
lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
upright and honest
to demonstrate one's sincere convictions
the brightest jewel in the crown
see you tomorrow / (coll., jocular) food that passes through the digestive system more or less intact (esp. enoki mushrooms)
to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere / to worship / to deify / to make a holy cow of sth / to put sb on a pedestal
Minsk, capital of Belarus
Akihito, personal name of the Heisei 平成 emperor of Japan (1933-), reigned 1989-2019
bright moon / refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark / CL: 輪|轮
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
tomorrow morning / the following morning
to ascertain / to verify
Ming Xizong, temple name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟|明天启
to clearly indicate
the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties
courtesy name of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮
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  *明* | 明* | *明
Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *明* | 明* | *明
bright / opposite: dark / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
Ningming, a county in Chongzuo City 崇左市, Guangxi
Mingshui county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
intelligent and capable (idiom)
too clever by half; excessive ingenuity
not clear / unknown / to fail to understand
Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up to late Dec on Gregorian calendar) / also called 哈努卡節|哈努卡节 and simply 哈努卡
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), American novelist and journalist
bright and beautiful / (of a landscape) gorgeous / (of a color) vibrant
to pretend not to know (idiom)
pearl / jewel (of great value)
to state in writing (laws, rules etc)
to ascertain / to identify / to verify (sb's identity etc)
joint declaration
to mark / to indicate
transparency / (policy of) openness
to show one's colors / to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)
wise / brilliant
Scotch tape
Classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the east before dawn
to show clearly / to designate / to indicate
Manichaeism
brief and to the point (idiom) / succinct
strict and impartial / firm
alum
intelligence and ability
simple and clear / concise
Fu Mingxia (1978-), Chinese diving champion
Benjamin (person name)
publicly; outwardly; professedly
Birmingham
disclaimer
unaccounted / unknown whereabouts
the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
Dongming county in Heze 菏澤|菏泽, Shandong
to declare / to aver / to state formally
Der Spiegel
mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat – such as a lake – or sth that provides clarity and insight)
(open, uncovered) water channel / canal
to state explicitly / to clearly indicate
(idiom) bright; clever; quick-witted
to point out
lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom) / fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
flame / open fire

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