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HSK
still (as before) / had better / unexpectedly / or
HSK 1
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *是* | 是* | *是
to be (followed by substantives only) / correct; right; true / (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well / (adverb for emphatic assertion)
HSK 1
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *是* | 是* | *是
variant of
HSK 1
is or isn't / yes or no / whether or not
HSK 1
is precisely
HSK 2
but; however / (used for emphasis) indeed
HSK 2
always
HSK 2
merely; only; just; nothing but / simply / but; however
HSK 3
exactly; precisely / only; simply; just / (used correlatively with ) even; even if
HSK 3
always
HSK 3
have plenty of / there's no lack of
HSK 3
whether (or not) / if / is or isn't
HSK 4
rather
HSK 4
thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
HSK 4
or / either one or the other
HSK 5
contrary to what one might expect / actually / contrariwise / why don't you
HSK 5
(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as
HSK 6
considered to be / at last
HSK 6
each and every; every; all; any
HSK 6
in other words / that is to say
HSK 6
nevertheless / actually / the fact is ...
HSK 6
in other words; that is
HSK 6
even more (so)
HSK 6
right and wrong / quarrel
HSK 7-9
if it were not for / but for
HSK 7-9
to believe oneself infallible (idiom) / to be opinionated
HSK 7-9
lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom) / fig. to be practical and realistic
HSK 7-9
can be found everywhere
HSK 7-9
clear and logical
HSK 7-9
apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
HSK 7-9
that's just the way it is / exactly!
HSK 7-9
in other words / that is to say / so / thus
HSK 7-9
Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration)
HSK 7-9
(coll.) if
but; however
if
just / simply / stubbornly / really
equivalent to either or 就是
is both ...(and...) / since / as / being the case that
lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits / pros and cons
if this can be tolerated, what cannot? (idiom) / enough is enough
to seek the truth
(idiom) not one good point; everything about it is wrong
yes, that's right / variant of 似的
thus
things have remained the same, but people have changed
each one does what he thinks is right (idiom) / each goes his own way
Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)
to be full of / completely
Failure is the mother of success.
indeed; truly / (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
probably / perhaps / could it be that...?
duplicity / hypocrisy (idiom)
unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice / no unanimous decision / still a matter of discussion
to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
to follow obediently
extremely / very
to follow blindly (idiom) / to take as one's only guide
to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people / to tell tales / to make mischief
to stir up trouble
(of food) to have the right taste / (of people) to feel at ease
to invert right and wrong
to act as one thinks fit / to have one's own way
lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom) / fig. extremely common; easily available
to confuse right and wrong (idiom)
to distinguish right from wrong (idiom)
that is / i.e.
probably / most likely
The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering. / Repent and ye shall be saved!
certainly
although / even though / even if
lit. see the wind and assume it will rain (idiom); fig. gullible / to believe whatever people suggest
a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom); a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth
lit. a nail is a nail and a rivet is a rivet (idiom) / fig. meticulous / conscientious / unambiguous
one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom) / an empty sack cannot stand upright
especially / most of all / above all / in particular
no / is not / not
fault; blame
destiny will make enemies meet (idiom) / (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
therefore / thus / so
a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)
to be upset / to feel disgusted
trouble spot / sketchy area
(as a complete expression, or followed by ) (coll.) Yeah, right! As if!
as they say, ... / as the saying goes, ...
lit. one is one, two is two (idiom) / fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut / unequivocal
devoid of fear (idiom) / intrepid
lit. to keep ding (the fourth heavenly stem) distinct from mao (the fourth earthly branch) (idiom) / fig. meticulous / conscientious / unambiguous
people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom) / marriages are predestined / people marry because they share common traits
not to be trifled with / to be reckoned with
not the right flavor / not quite right / a bit off / fishy / queer / amiss / feel bad / be upset
isn't that so?
(derog.) to be a good-for-nothing / worthless nobody / no-good
lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom) / fig. it's a life-and-death struggle / it's either him or me
it doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black; as long as it catches mice it's a good cat (variant of a Sichuanese saying used in a speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平 in 1962, usually associated with his economic reforms starting in 1978, in which pragmatism was favored over ideological purity)

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