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HSK
to take a photograph
HSK 2
each other / mutually / mutual
HSK 3
the truth about sth; the actual facts
HSK 5
prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)
HSK 6
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
appearance / looks / profile / countenance
HSK 7-9
competitive / eagerly / to vie
HSK 7-9
to make a fool of oneself
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)
horoscope
sensitive / tactful
the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) / prime minister
condition / physical appearance (of a museum piece, item of food produced by a chef, postage stamp etc)
colloquial term for 生肖 the animals associated with the years of a 12-year cycle
to fall over each other in their eagerness to...
outward appearance / demeanor
(a person's) rebellious appearance / signs of an impending rebellion / (physics) reversed phase
photogenic / (old) high official
actual situation / the ultimate essence of things (Buddhism)
astrology and physiognomy
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
phase of the moon
single phase (elec.)
ferocious appearance
similarity in features of an old couple / common facial traits that show predestination to be married together
original form
sinister look
the sage presents as an ordinary person (idiom)
grotesque visage / grimace
sagacious prime minister (in feudal China)
Iron Chancellor, refers to Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Prussian politician, minister-president of Prussia 1862-1873, Chancellor of Germany 1871-1890
prime minister (in feudal China)
to tell fortune by reading the subject's facial features
stage costume
wretched look / shabby looks
coloration / hue / sex / sex appeal
marine facies (geology)
ugly expression / unsightly manners
attendant of the bride or bridegroom at a wedding
split phase (elec.)
sleeping posture
best man (in a marriage)
Foreign Minister
both sides
two-phase (physics)
bridesmaid
facial expression of good fortune / joyous and contented look
appearance (esp. superficial) / looks / to judge a person by appearances
social gaffe or blunder / faux pas / see 出洋相
table manners
physiognomy
to show one's true colors
mutual / each other / one another / self-
the ways of the world
complexion / looks / appearance of one's face
the appearance of all things (Buddhism)
aqueous solution
the Prime Minister of Shu (i.e. Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮)
the thirty-two physical characteristics of Buddha
palmistry / features of a palm (in palmistry)
phase reversal / phase inversion
former prime minister
variant of 錄像|录像
appealing; attractive (esp. to consumers)
birth year as designated by animal symbols (mouse, ox, tiger etc)
deputy prime minister
minister of health (of Japan, UK etc)
Heaven helps the worthy (idiom)
famous prime minister (in ancient China) / names and appearances (Buddhism)
characteristic nature of some season
palmistry / features of a palm (in palmistry)
(of facial features) to be marred by a scar etc / to disfigure / to make a fool of oneself
phase modulation
in disguised form / covert
minister of finance
mean / stingy
to lose one's good looks
photo attached to the front of a hearse in a funeral procession
to set the record straight / to clarify the facts
elegant appearance / dignity
facial features / appearence / physiognomy


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