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each other / mutually / mutual
HSK 3
to take a photograph
HSK 2
to strike a pose (Chinese opera) / (fig.) to make a public appearance; to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc); (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc
HSK 7-9
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surname Xiang
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each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶 (a fret on the soundboard is called a )
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appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
the truth about sth; the actual facts
HSK 5
the ways of the world
competitive / eagerly / to vie
HSK 7-9
prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)
HSK 6
elegant appearance / dignity
to fall over each other in their eagerness to...
Heaven helps the worthy (idiom)
physiognomy
coloration / hue / sex / sex appeal
single phase (elec.)
original form
palmistry / features of a palm (in palmistry)
Iron Chancellor, refers to Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Prussian politician, minister-president of Prussia 1862-1873, Chancellor of Germany 1871-1890
colloquial term for 生肖 the animals associated with the years of a 12-year cycle
similarity in features of an old couple / common facial traits that show predestination to be married together
ugly expression / unsightly manners
to make a fool of oneself
HSK 7-9
photogenic / (old) high official
you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom) / you can't judge a book by its cover / often in combination 人不可貌相海水不可斗量
astrology and physiognomy
marine facies (geology)
appearance (esp. superficial) / looks / to judge a person by appearances
phase modulation
actual situation / the ultimate essence of things (Buddhism)
the thirty-two physical characteristics of Buddha
former prime minister
outward appearance / demeanor
appearance / looks / profile / countenance
HSK 7-9
condition / physical appearance (of a museum piece, item of food produced by a chef, postage stamp etc)
phase of the moon
the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) / prime minister
deputy prime minister
minister of health (of Japan, UK etc)
(a person's) rebellious appearance / signs of an impending rebellion / (physics) reversed phase
the Prime Minister of Shu (i.e. Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮)
split phase (elec.)
grotesque visage / grimace
the appearance of all things (Buddhism)
in disguised form / covert
table manners
stage costume
palmistry / features of a palm (in palmistry)
aqueous solution
(of facial features) to be marred by a scar etc / to disfigure / to make a fool of oneself
mutual / each other / one another / self-
wretched look / shabby looks
to lose one's good looks
sagacious prime minister (in feudal China)
appealing; attractive (esp. to consumers)
complexion / looks / appearance of one's face
sinister look
bridesmaid
birth year as designated by animal symbols (mouse, ox, tiger etc)
Foreign Minister
prime minister (in feudal China)
mean / stingy
facial features / appearence / physiognomy
sensitive / tactful
to show one's true colors
the sage presents as an ordinary person (idiom)
sleeping posture
to set the record straight / to clarify the facts
social gaffe or blunder / faux pas / see 出洋相
attendant of the bride or bridegroom at a wedding
facial expression of good fortune / joyous and contented look
famous prime minister (in ancient China) / names and appearances (Buddhism)
best man (in a marriage)
to tell fortune by reading the subject's facial features
photo attached to the front of a hearse in a funeral procession
horoscope
ferocious appearance
both sides
two-phase (physics)
minister of finance
characteristic nature of some season
phase reversal / phase inversion
variant of 錄像|录像


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