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HSK
to participate (in sth)
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *与* | 与* | *与
and / to give / together with
HSK 6
rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其 + {verb1} + 不如 + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")
HSK 7-9
to increase steadily / to grow with each passing day
HSK 7-9
abreast of modern developments / to keep up with the times / progressive / timely
HSK 7-9
whether or not (at the end of a phrase)
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to stand out from the crowd; distinctive; different from the rest
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *与* | 与* | *与
to take part in
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *与* | 与* | *与
variant of 歟|欤
to participate in a meeting
things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
to experience together with sb
to be cut off from the rest of the world (idiom)
to be of service to others / to help others / benevolent
(of friends or partners) to share both the honor and the disgrace (idiom)
to donate / to give / to grant / to distribute / to administer
to feign civility (idiom)
lit. to negotiate with a tiger for its pelt (idiom); fig. to ask sb to act contrary to their own interests
to die / to depart from the world forever
(idiom) to stand aloof from worldly affairs
GATT, the 1995 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
variable with the times / transient / impermanent
(idiom) to ask sb to act contrary to their own interests (original form of the expression 與虎謀皮|与虎谋皮)
to swim with the tide (idiom)
variant of 贈予|赠予
at the same time; meanwhile
dative case
Pride and Prejudice, novel by Jane Austen 珍·奧斯汀|珍·奥斯汀
variant of 給予|给予
War and Peace by Tolstoy 托爾斯泰|托尔斯泰
variant of 授予
variant of 賦予|赋予
variant of 干預|干预
to race against time
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
inherent / innate
AND gate (electronics)
lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it
The Sound and the Fury (novel by William Faulkner 威廉·福克納|威廉·福克纳)
Sense and Sensibility, novel by Jane Austen 珍·奧斯汀|珍·奥斯汀
lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it
nature versus nurture
The Butterfly Lovers, Chinese folktale of the tragic love between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai
giver
Anthony and Cleopatra, 1606 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) / abbr. to 經合組織|经合组织
to die
every day sees new developments (idiom) / to make constant progress
everyone participates in reforms (idiom) / to replace the old with new / to reform and start afresh
(idiom) to make concessions for the sake of future gains
to stick together through thick and thin (idiom)
Newfoundland and Labrador, province of Canada
Help others, and others may help you (idiom).
to hand over
information and communication technology, ICT
mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
participant
Sodom and Gomorrah
lit. branches and descendants / of a similar kind / related
Time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Tw)
incomparable
Sodom and Gomorrah
Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky 陀思妥耶夫斯基
Romeo and Juliet, 1594 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
(idiom) to fight the whole world
to become more glorious with each passing day (idiom)
to step aside and give a more worthy person a chance (idiom)
variant of 賜予|赐予
computer-aided design and drawing


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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