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HSK
same / like / equal to / the same as / just like
HSK 1
how / what kind
HSK 2
how? / how about? / how was it? / how are things?
HSK 2
appearance / manner / pattern / model
HSK 2
same; equal; similar / similarly; also; too
HSK 2
what kind?; what sort?
HSK 2
(idiom) exactly alike; identical / also pr. [yi1mo2-yi1yang4]
HSK 6
this kind of / so / this way / like this / such
HSK 2
not up to much / very indifferent / nothing great about it / nothing good to be said about it
HSK 6
that kind / that sort
HSK 2
diverse / diversity / manifold
HSK 4
different / distinctive / unlike
as before / (same) as usual / in the same manner / still / nevertheless
HSK 6
in any case; no matter what
look / style / appearance / approximation / about / CL: 個|个 / also pr. [mo2 yang4]
HSK 5
sample chapter
diversification / to diversify
sample; specimen
HSK 7-9
pattern / way of doing sth / trick / ruse / fancy-style (as in 花樣滑冰|花样滑冰 figure skating)
HSK 7-9
to play tricks on sb
it seems / it looks as if
HSK 7-9
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  *样* | 样* | *样
manner / pattern / way / appearance / shape / classifier: kind, type
HSK 6
model; example (for people to follow); (in reference to a person) role model
HSK 7-9
sample; specimen
HSK 7-9
variegation; diversity
(of) all kinds and sorts / various
HSK 7-9
biodiversity
many different types
various kinds / all sorts
to take a sample
the same; of the same type
in no shape to be seen / unpresentable / beyond recognition
(idiom) a good person, used to praise sb's moral integrity or courage
all kinds
to change from day to day
original shape / the same as before
shapeless / deformed / ruined / beyond recognition / (of a person) reduced to a shadow
model or template character / written slogan or phrase / mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc)
official manner
spline function (math.)
biodiversity
appearance / manner
presentable / decent / up to par
HSK 7-9
seemly / presentable
sample; model; example
to change completely
whether it's right or wrong doesn't make a lot of difference / six of one and half a dozen of the other / as broad as it is long
(idiom) diverse; various; all kinds of
appearance; manifestation
to play tricks / to cheat / to deceive
boldly; ostentatiously / poised; self-assured / Taiwan pr. [da4 mo2 da4 yang4]
HSK 7-9
(saying) a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent
style / type / model
same / similar / same type
solemn / presentable / decent / Taiwan pr. [xiang4 mo2 xiang4 yang4]
different kind of / another sort of / special / unusual
type / style
to follow suit / to imitate sb's example
sample; sampling
to change (appearance) / to change shape
not the same; different
model theater (operas and ballets produced during the Cultural Revolution)
officialese / red tape
difference / peculiar
atherosclerosis / hardening of the arteries
so / such / this way / like this
silvery spear point actually made of pewter (idiom); fig. worthless despite an attractive exterior
(Internet slang) to have a simplistic view of sth (transcription of "too young, too simple" – English words spoken by Jiang Zemin 江澤民|江泽民 in chastizing Hong Kong reporters in 2000)
enigmatic
diagram / blueprint
to imitate what sb else does; to follow sb's example
two distinct things
galley proof (printing) / unimpressive / (coll.) little guy (mild insult also used as an affectionate term)
arrogant / full-page proofs (of newspaper) / detailed drawing
synchronized swimming
full bloom of youth
atherosclerosis
manifold / all sorts / many and varied
prototype
(printing) proof; specimen page / sample photograph / (fashion design) pattern sheet
paper pattern as model in dressmaking / paper patten
adenoid gland / pharyngeal tonsil
lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom) / fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality
air sampler
urine sample
figure skating
form / pattern
several kinds
retention sample / (of a manufacturer, esp. of food or drugs) to retain a sample of a batch of a product (abbr. for 保留樣品|保留样品)
thus / in this way
to do sth for show / to keep up appearances
atherosclerosis / hardening of the arteries
template / prototype / model / example
to lose shape / to deform
style
thus / if this happens then
HSK 7-9
sampling rate
proofs (printing)
(vulgar, offensive) a person's repulsive appearance

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