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outstanding / notable / remarkable / statistically significant
HSK 4
to worry; to feel anxious / to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry / Taiwan pr. [zhao1ji2]
HSK 4
to have / to possess
HSK 5
to fall asleep
HSK 4
to catch and hold on / to continue / to go on to do sth / to follow / to carry on / then / after that / subsequently / to proceed / to ensue / in turn / in one's turn
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *着* | 着* | *着
aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
HSK 1
near
HSK 6
not need / have no use for
HSK 5
famous / noted / well-known / celebrated
HSK 4
along with / in the wake of / following
HSK 5
to write / literary work / book / article / writings / CL:
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *着* | 着* | *着
to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in
HSK 4
to signify / to mean / to imply
HSK 5
to go along / to follow
HSK 6
to catch fire
HSK 4
to be able to use; useable; to have a use for / (in a question) to be necessary to
HSK 6
monograph / specialized text
HSK 7-9
based on... / in conformance with.. / taking as one's main principle
HSK 7-9
(aviation) hard landing / (economics) hard landing
turning one's back to (sth or sb) / keeping sth secret from (sb) / keeping (one's hands) behind one's back
HSK 6
obvious / clear for all to see
relying on / on the basis of
HSK 7-9
to put effort into sth / to try really hard
HSK 7-9
towards / facing (sb or sth) / (coll.) to side with / to favor
HSK 7-9
to follow / following / along
HSK 7-9
in order to / because of / for the sake of
to be fascinated / to be captivated
HSK 7-9
to be strongly attached to / to be dedicated / to cling to / (Buddhism) attachment
HSK 7-9
style of dress / one's appearance
the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦, Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传, Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
whereabouts / place to settle / reliable source (of funds etc) / (of responsibility for a matter) to rest with sb / settlement / solution
HSK 7-9
truly / indeed / severely / harshly
HSK 7-9
to put one's hand to it / to start out on a task / to set out
HSK 7-9
immediately afterwards / shortly after that
HSK 7-9
indigenous person / aboriginal
alive
lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom) / fig. at a total loss
You figure it out for yourself. / Do as you please.
in front of / in the presence of
HSK 7-9
to follow after / immediately afterwards
to play chess
backwards; in reverse; upside down
to reach (with one's hand etc) / (fig.) to attain (an objective)
to give thought (to others) / to consider (other people's needs) / also pr. [zhao2 xiang3]
HSK 7-9
One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)
attire; clothes; dress
HSK 7-9
not to the point / wide of the mark / neither here nor there / irrelevant
(idiom) to examine tiny clues to know general trends; to deduce the whole story from small traces
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *著* | 著* | *著
to make known / to show / to prove / to write / book / outstanding
to apply color; to color; to paint
urgently
to be widely known as
steady / calm and collected / not nervous
HSK 7-9
place of interest / a place one has one's eye on
to follow
to record / to put down in writing
translated work
masterpiece
HSK 7-9
(eat sth) with (sth else) / taking advantage of; using
to be occupied with (doing sth)
to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom) / to advance cautiously, step by step / to feel one's way forward
(coll.) to try to
to leave no trace / seamlessly / unobtrusively
auxiliary showing sth happened in the past
with one's hands clasped behind one's back
head-on / red-handed
towards
HSK 7-9
notorious / infamous / egregious (bandits)
alarmed / panicking
(coll.) unrelated; lacking any connection
in accordance with
having nothing better to do
to write jointly / to co-author
(saying) it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter; (fig.) to be an armchair expert; to blabber on
to ignite / to kindle
to take it easy
to concern oneself with (a matter); to make (sth) one's business
to describe (in writing, applying ink)
landing / touchdown / to land / to touch down
lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom) / fig. you'll have to take the consequences
(dialect) (implying sudden realization) so / after all
to brave / to face dangers
aboriginal
to have no right or ability to interfere in sth / it's none of your business!
to have one's eyes on (a goal) / having sth in mind / to concentrate
HSK 7-9
can't touch; can't reach / (fig.) unable to get a grasp of
to act with diligent care
lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position / the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
fixture (law) / attachment
worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile) / also written 犯得上
to be able to touch / tangible
no need / need not
to worry helplessly
original work (not translation or abridged)
adhesion / adhesive force
better a bad life than a good death (idiom)
by means of; through; with the help of
outstanding / eminent / brilliant
(idiom) to lie through one's teeth; to talk drivel
comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree / quite / rather

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