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magazine / CL: , ,
HSK 3
sign; mark; symbol; logo / to symbolize; to indicate; to mark
HSK 4
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  *志* | 志* | *志
sign / mark / to record / to write a footnote
journal / log (computing)
inscribed stone tablet placed in a tomb; memorial inscription on such a tablet
to accomplish one's ambition / a dream come true / to enjoy success
to take an oath to do sth / to pledge / to vow
blog / weblog / same as 博客
historical record inscribed on tablet
Da Yuan Dayitongzhi, Yuan dynasty geographical encyclopedia, compiled 1285-1294 under Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁 and Yu Yinglong 虞應龍|虞应龙, 755 scrolls
Baozhi, or Pao-chih, Chinese monk (418–514), also known as 保誌|保志 or 誌公|志公
(literary) to make a mental note; to memorize
signal / sign (traffic control etc)
A Record of Japan, by Huang Zunxian 黃遵憲|黄遵宪, an extended analysis of Meiji Japan
Da Yuan Dayitongzhi, Yuan dynasty geographical encyclopedia, compiled 1285-1294 under Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁 and Yu Yinglong 虞應龍|虞应龙, 755 scrolls
traffic sign
(Tw) (coll.) matter; thing (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [tāi-tsì], equivalent to Mandarin 事情)
don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
Seaboard Geographic Gazetteer (c. 275) by Shen Ying 沈瑩|沈莹


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