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HSK
can it be possible that / could it be
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *莫* | 莫* | *莫
surname Mo
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *莫* | 莫* | *莫
do not / there is none who
to be unable to find a solution / to be at wits' end
HSK 7-9
(idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable
HSK 7-9
to estimate; to guess / about; around; approximately
(idiom) (of sb unfairly accused) to have all one's protestations fall on deaf ears; to be unable to convince sb of one's innocence
to change unpredictably / unpredictable / erratic / treacherous
HSK 7-9
unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice / no unanimous decision / still a matter of discussion
countless / innumerable
profound mystery
Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
no greater contribution has been made than this (idiom)
unpredictable / changeable
nothing can surpass
HSK 7-9
you must not / Please don't... / be sure not to / on no account (do it)
groundless; baseless
equally true for (all the rest) / the same thing applies (for everyone)
Moscow, capital of Russia
(the 3rd part of a 3-part construction: + (noun) + 莫屬|莫属, meaning "to be none other than (noun); would have to be (noun)") (this construction comes after a description of a person or thing that has a certain attribute)
inexpressible; indescribable; unexplainable; inexplicable
let alone / not to speak of (all the others)
Kasimov (town in Russia)
mystery / unfathomable / enigmatic
Ba Maw
Molière (1622-1673), French playwright and actor, master of comedy
(idiom) one man guarding the pass can prevent the passage of ten thousand
Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea
(loanword) amoxicillin
Mozambique
Mogao caves in Dunhuang 敦煌, Gansu
If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
intimate friendship / bosom buddies
none doesn't / there is none who isn't / everyone
If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893), French novelist and short story writer
enigmatic / beyond one's depth / unfathomable
left speechless by sth perfect (idiom)
unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you. / My hands are tied.
nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom)
Mojito
Morse code
please don't take offense; don't take it personally
indescribable (joy) / inexpressible (pleasure)
Claude Monet (1840-1926), French impressionist painter
it's yours exclusively (idiom) / you are the one / only you deserve it / only you can do it
probably / perhaps / could it be that...?
nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子) / no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices / the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart / nothing is more wretched than apathy
Monica Lewinsky (1973-), former White House intern
Morse (name)
Morrison (name)
Modi (name) / Narendra Modi (1950-), Indian BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party or Indian People's Party) politician, Gujarat Chief Minister from 2001, PM from 2014
Somogy, a county in southwest Hungary, capital 考波什堡
(idiom) to steadfastly refuse to discuss the matter; to treat it as an untouchable subject
lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom) / to be far inferior
can't judge true or false (idiom); unable to distinguish the genuine from the fake / not to know whether to believe (what one reads in the news)
(loanword) mozzarella
Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), American author and biochemist
(Philippine President Fidel) Ramos
Tymoshenko (name) / Yulia Tymoshenko (1960-), Ukrainian politician
Emeryville, city on San Fransico Bay, California
too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
(chemistry) mole (loanword) (Tw)
Andrija Mohorovichich or Mohorovičić (1857-1936), Croatian geologist and seismologist who discovered the Mohorovichich discontinuity or Moho
Mozambique (Tw)
Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia
Gulf of Martaban, Myanmar (Burma)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer (Tw)
sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
Mt Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota
Mohandas (name)
Belmopan, capital of Belize
lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence / too far to be able to help
Modest (name) / Modeste (name)
Morales
Mo Yan (1955-), Chinese novelist, winner of 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature
Moho (aka Mohorovičić discontinuity, the lower boundary of the earth's lithosphere) / abbr. to 莫霍面
too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
greatest / most important
(old) name of a kind of leather
Mojave Desert, southwestern USA
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer
modafinil (loanword)
Palermo, Italy
it would be better
Razumovsky (name) / Prince Andrey Kirillovich Razumovsky (1752-1836), Russian diplomat
Moiseyev (name) / Igor Aleksandrovich Moiseyev (1906-2007), choreographer of folk dance and founder of Moiseyev dance company
Yulia Tymoshenko (1960-), Ukrainian politician
Mousterian (a Palaeolithic culture)
Mughal or Mogul Dynasty (1526-1858)
very friendly / intimate
lit. one cannot bite one's own navel (idiom) / fig. too late for regrets
Moroni, capital of Comoros
Moroni, capital of Comoros (Tw)
there is no-one who is not extravagant
mole (Mexican sauce)
Taiwan equivalent of 莫奈

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