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HSK
many / a lot of / much
HSK 2
only the official is allowed to light the fire / Gods may do what cattle may not / quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi
perhaps; maybe
HSK 4
perhaps; maybe
HSK 2
a few; a little; a bit
to allow / to grant / to permit
HSK 7-9
(of a woman) to give one's heart (to sb); (fig.) to devote oneself wholeheartedly to sb or sth
a little; a few
franchised operation / franchising
not to allow / must not / can't
HSK 5
(literary) to allow / to permit
Xuchang, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省
a little / a bit
(coll.) perhaps
for a long time / for ages
to accept a marriage proposal
to permit / to allow
HSK 7-9
to permit / to allow
HSK 6
(literary) what kind of person
forbidden / not allowed
to allow / to permit
HSK 5
(literary) like this / such (as this) / so much / so many
Xu Haifeng (1957-), PRC sharpshooter, 50m pistol gold medalist at Los Angeles 1984 Olympics
to betroth a girl (in arranged marriages)
Xu Shen (-147) the compiler of the original Han dynasty dictionary Shuowen Jiezi 說文解字|说文解字
promise / pledge
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surname Xu
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to allow / to permit / to promise / to praise / somewhat / perhaps
HSK 7-9
to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom)
(literary) how many / quite a few
written permission; written authorization
wishing pond
Promised Land
Xu Zhonglin or Chen Zhonglin 陳仲琳|陈仲琳 (c. 1567-c. 1620), Ming novelist, to whom the fantasy novel Investiture of the Gods 封神演義|封神演义 is attributed, together with Lu Xixing 陸西星|陆西星
license / licensed / concession / concessionary
to praise / to commend
to express a wish (to a deity)
licensing agreement (for intellectual property)
to allow / permit
charter
to become engaged / to affiance (a daughter)
allowed to marry
to accept tacitly / acquiescence
to consent tacitly / unspoken approval
Hsu Hsin-liang (1941-), Taiwanese politician
to hope / to expect / expectation(s)
to esteem / to commend
license / authorization / permit
HSK 7-9
to offer official positions and material benefits in order to buy people's allegiance
favorable / praise
(loanword) ganache
Schwann cell (support axon of nerve cell) / neurolemmocyte
to praise / to laud
HSK 7-9
Xu Qinfu (1891-1953), journalist and writer
to make a wish / to make a vow / to promise a reward
Xu Dishan (1893-1941), journalist, publisher and novelist
(literary) what place / what time / how
wishing well
patent / franchise / concession
to make a promise
Tongxu, a county in Kaifeng City 開封市|开封市, Henan
to promise / to allow
betrothed


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