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HSK
characteristic (feature) / trait / feature / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
(fashion) model (loanword)
HSK 4
characteristic / diagnostic property / distinctive feature / trait
HSK 4
special; specific; designated; particular
HSK 5
unique; distinctive
HSK 4
special / particular / unusual / extraordinary
HSK 4
specially / for a special purpose
HSK 6
unusual; special / very; especially; particularly / expressly; for a specific purpose / (often followed by ) in particular
HSK 2
a characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality
HSK 3
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  *特* | 特* | *特
special / unique / distinguished / especially / unusual / very / abbr. for 特克斯, tex
HSK 6
special price
HSK 4
characteristic / special quality
HSK 7-9
specific (to) / characteristic (of) / distinctive
HSK 5
property / characteristic
HSK 5
Tesco, British-based supermarket chain
peculiar / unusual / queer
HSK 7-9
special investigation team (Tw)
Simon and Schuster, US publisher
Trafalgar Square (London)
express (train, delivery etc)
HSK 6
Coptic, Afro-Asiatic language of the Copts 科普特人, spoken in Egypt until late 17th century
Ulanhot, a county-level city in Hinggan League 興安盟|兴安盟, Inner Mongolia
exceptionally big
HSK 6
Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini (1929-2004), Palestinian leader, popularly known as Yasser Arafat 亞西爾·阿拉法特|亚西尔·阿拉法特
Harry Potter, boy wizard in the novels by J.K. Rowling 羅琳|罗琳
special case / isolated example
HSK 7-9
(military) special forces
gothic
specially made; custom-made
HSK 7-9
special local product / (regional) specialty
HSK 7-9
Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia
special need / particular requirement
Beirut, capital of Lebanon
to be unconventional / independence of action
diplomatic immunity
special thanks / particular thanks
plastic bottle
special administrative region (SAR), of which there are two in the PRC: Hong Kong 香港 and Macau 澳門|澳门 / refers to many different areas during late Qing, foreign occupation, warlord period and Nationalist government / refers to special zones in North Korea and Indonesia
Cleopatra (c. 70–30 BC), queen of Egypt
Gatling (name) / Richard J. Gatling (1818-1903), inventor of the Gatling gun
specially engaged / employed or commissioned for a special task
Manchester / also written 曼徹斯特|曼彻斯特
Intel
Celt
prerogative / privilege / privileged
HSK 7-9
franchised operation / franchising
personal strength / one's special ability or strong points
HSK 7-9
Saudi Arabia
Crete
Charterhouse public school (UK)
jumbo / king-sized
Detroit, Michigan
special blend; house blend
clinical characteristic / diagnostic trait
special envoy / special ambassador
specially / intentionally
HSK 6
Batna, town in eastern Algeria
Portland (city)
laughable low-budget special effects
(loanword) volt
special shareholders' meeting
socialism with Chinese characteristics, phrase introduced by the CCP in 1986 to refer to its ideological model, embracing the economic reforms of the post-Mao era
(name) Carter / Jimmy Carter (1924–2024), US president 1977–1981
Hamlet (name) / the Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark c. 1601 by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
to gorge oneself with food
Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)
Passat (automobile)
special administrative region / abbr. for 特別行政區|特别行政区
special relation
Castro (name) / Fidel Castro or Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (1926-2016), Cuban revolutionary leader, prime minister 1959-1976, president 1976-2008
Giant Manufacturing, Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer
Caterpillar Inc.
eigenvector (math.)
special education / special-needs education
special appointment / special correspondent / task force / sb dispatched on a mission
SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics) / riot police
Utrecht, city in Netherlands
Donald Trump (1946–), American businessman and politician, US president 2017–2021 and 2025– / see also 背後捅刀|背后捅刀 and 落井下石
especially urgent / top priority
Bayanhot Town, capital of Alxa League 阿拉善盟, Inner Mongolia
hereby
Kate (name)
secret service / special service / secret service agent / special agent
Ultraman, Japanese science fiction superhero
special express
Seth (name)
(HK) (loanword) Tamiflu
Washington D.C. (US federal capital)
Patrick (name)
Watson (name)
SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics) / riot police / abbr. for 特種警察|特种警察
Lancelot (name)
Atlantis
Seoul Special Metropolitan City, official name of the capital of South Korea
Gilbert (name)
ad hoc / to set up specially
Ford (name) / Ford, US car make
Port wine
Strauss (name) / Johann Strauss (1825-1899), Austrian composer / Richard Strauss (1864-1949), German composer

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