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HSK
(not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore
HSK 2
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and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)
HSK 4
however; but; yet
HSK 4
rather
HSK 4
on the contrary; instead
HSK 4
thus / thereby
HSK 5
therefore / as a result / thus / and as a result, ...
HSK 5
occasionally; from time to time
HSK 6
that's all / nothing more
HSK 7-9
and then (what follows next)
HSK 7-9
relatively speaking / comparatively speaking
HSK 7-9
clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously / clearly / it goes without saying
HSK 7-9
to show respect from a distance (idiom) / to remain at a respectful distance
HSK 7-9
to reveal one's talent (idiom) / to rise above others; to distinguish oneself
HSK 7-9
to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
HSK 7-9
involuntary / automatically
HSK 7-9
varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
HSK 7-9
then / afterwards
HSK 7-9
easy / with no difficulty
HSK 7-9
(idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
HSK 7-9
to leave without saying good-bye
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to blurt out; to let slip (an indiscreet remark)
HSK 7-9
in short / in a word / in brief
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
HSK 7-9
it is obvious that... / as one can well imagine...
HSK 7-9
to disappear without trace / to vanish all of a sudden / to spread fast / to spread like wildfire
HSK 7-9
to lump different matters together (idiom)
HSK 7-9
unknown / unable to find out
HSK 7-9
apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
HSK 7-9
lit. sth hits one in the face / directly in one's face / sth assaults the senses / blatant (advertising) / eye-catching / (a smell) assaults the nostrils
HSK 7-9
(typically preceded by …[jiu4 xx5] or …|…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
the age of 30
therefore
to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)
to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to
it goes without saying; it is self-evident
even / so much so that
loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
at home wherever one is (idiom); ready to adapt / flexible / to accept circumstances with good will
to return without any achievement (idiom); to go home with one's tail between one's legs
If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom) / to arise at an opportune time / able to take advantage of an opportunity / to rise to the occasion
not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom) / to surpass / to outdo / (derog.) to be even worse
lit. to drop from the sky (idiom) / fig. to appear unexpectedly / to arise abruptly / out of the blue / to drop into one's lap
to die peacefully / (fig.) to result in failure (without any outside interference); to come to nothing; to fizzle out
suddenly / now (..., now...)
(literary) very soon / before long
to settle for second best / the next best thing
to break the door down and enter (idiom)
to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom); attracted to visit a famous location
to be unable to get into (a house, an organization, a field of study, a particular type of career etc)
to clear off / to make a clean sweep of
to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)
to rush out through a door (idiom)
(idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法) to deploy one's troops in such a way that there is no possibility of retreat, so that they will fight for their lives and win the battle; to fight desperately when confronted with mortal danger; to find a way to emerge from a dire situation
metaphysics
(idiom) to speak from the heart
to brush past; to pass by (sb) / (fig.) to miss (an opportunity, a danger etc); to have a brush (with death)
to agree without prior consultation / to happen to hold the same view
to walk slowly up a flight of steps (idiom)
to apply sth more broadly / by logical extension / and, by extension,
occasionally / once in a while
intimidate at the first glance (idiom); awe-inspiring / terrifying / overwhelming
after that / then
to blurt out without thinking (idiom)
to speak and keep one's promise (idiom); as good as one's word
applicable anywhere (idiom)
to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly / to act according to one's means / to cut one's coat according to one's cloth
study tirelessly (idiom, from Analects)
to swagger off / to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind
to turn to (sth else); to switch to
grandiose but impractical (idiom) / large but of no real use
to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)
to glare at
generally speaking
to skate around / to skip over / to skimp
lit. to get up at sunrise and work until sunset (proverb) / fig. to lead a plain and hardworking life
lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
to withhold information / to keep sth secret
to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life / with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day
untrustworthy; not true to one's word
to work hard while accomplishing little / to toil to no avail
a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb) / fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity
(idiom) to know that it is so but not why it is so
(idiom) to turn a blind eye to; to ignore
to sweep past / to hurtle past / to swoosh past
lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom) / fig. to tremble with fear / to be terrified
lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom) / fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not
to get round fast / to spread like wildfire
to speak frankly with assurance
to swarm around / flocking (to see)
angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom); obliged to remain silent about one's resentment / unable to voice objections
to return from a rewarding journey
to come prepared
to come one after the other
in a nutshell / to put it briefly
to come from far away
lit. the end comes back to the start (idiom); the wheel comes full circle
lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom) / fig. to back out of an awkward situation; to get out on finding out what it's really like

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