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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *檔* | 檔* | *檔
(bound form) shelves (for files); pigeonholes / (bound form) files / crosspiece (of a table etc) / (bound form) (of goods) grade / vendor's open-air stall / (Tw) timeslot for a show or program / classifier for shows / classifier for events, affairs etc / Taiwan pr. [dang3]
HSK 6
superior quality / high grade / top grade
HSK 6
file; record; archive
HSK 6
to cooperate / partner
HSK 6
grade / class / quality / level
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
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(Tw) gear (variant of 擋|挡)
to archive; to place on file / saved data (for a video game etc)
(computer) file; document; documentation
8:00 p.m. time slot (on television) / (Tw) (coll.) television drama series that airs in the prime time slot of 8:00 p.m.
gap (between two objects) / interval of time (between events) / opening in one's schedule / free time / (fig.) gap (in the market etc)
archive library
low-grade / of low worth or rank / poor quality / inferior
stall / booth
(dialect) vendor's stall
sold out / to be out of stock
classifier for affairs, events etc
to transfer a dossier / to consult a dossier
mid-range (in quality and price)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
sold out / out of stock
to fill a blank space / to fill a slot (in a newspaper column, a TV program etc)
text file
(coll.) row of vendor stalls; street stall area / (Tw) gear shift; gear selector; transmission control (in cars or motorcycles)
(of a film etc) to be set to be released on a specific date
food stall; open-air restaurant (original Hong Kong written form, now usually written as 大排檔|大排档)
file folder; portfolio
bookend
(Tw) to change gears
noodle stall or counter
(computing) file manager
image file
(file) extension (computing) (Tw)
food stall; open-air restaurant
prime time
(Tw) manual transmission motorcycle (usually denotes a traditional-style motorcycle, as opposed to a scooter)
partner
rival productions (of the same opera in neighboring theaters)
Document Object Model (DOM)
slot within a schedule / timeslot (for a TV program, a session with a photographer etc) / range of dates in which an event is to be held (film screening, exhibition etc)
archive box
archive envelope; portfolio
to file away / to place on file
inseparable partner
election partner / running mate
windscreen (car window)
haute couture / high fashion clothing
prime time


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