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HSK
(linguistics) auxiliary word; function word; particle
compound word
keyword
uncountable noun (in grammar of European languages)
actor's lines (in theater)
instruction / admonition
adjective
encyclopedic dictionary
speech of thanks
antonym
onomatopoeia
legal fees / costs (of a lawsuit)
(grammar) a connective / a conjunction
interjection (part of speech) / exclamation
infinitive
technical term / proper noun
article (in grammar)
basic word
suffix
buzzword
dictionary / also written 辭典|辞典 / CL: ,
HSK 2
synonym
(linguistics) noun / term (name for a concept)
song lyric / lyrics
HSK 6
loanword
to equivocate / to talk evasively (idiom)
verbal construction (clause)
letters or words / words or phrase
euphemism
one side of the story / one-sided statement
pronoun
personal pronoun
adverb
etymology / origin of a word
oath / pledge
all of one voice / unanimous
(semantics) hypernym
preposition
numeral
key word
word / CL: 個|个
derogatory term / expression of censure
countable noun (in grammar of European languages)
subject
near-synonym
loanword / pretext
(linguistics) analytic language
polyseme / polysemous word
to prompt (an actor or reciter)
verb reduplication, used to soften tone or indicate a short action (e.g. 試一試|试一试 or 看看)
modal particle
intransitive verb
word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression
HSK 2
classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word
gerund
(linguistics) content word
cardinal numeral
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word / statement; speech; lyrics / a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝 (CL:)
HSK 2
usage (of a term) / wording / phrasing
compound word
part of speech (noun, verb, adjective etc) / lexical category
transitive verb
variant spelling of the same Chinese word, e.g. 筆劃|笔划 and 筆畫|笔画 / exact synonym and homonym written with different characters
to make a speech / to make some remarks
disyllabic word / polysyllabic word
words do not convey the meaning / poorly expressed / senseless / inarticulate
onomatopoeia
homophone; homonym
(linguistics) stative verb
lit. having presented a flawed argument, one has nothing further to add (idiom) / fig. unable to provide a convincing argument to support one's position / to not have a leg to stand on
confession; statement / Taiwan pr. [gong1ci2]
(semantics) hyponym
indefinite article (e.g. English a, an)
participle / word segmentation
verb
dialogue (for stage performance)
to combine words / word formation
(linguistics) an equivalent; a translation of a term into the target language
(linguistics) function word
present participle (in English grammar)
word / phrase / (old) (grammar) function word / predicate
(linguistics) single-morpheme word / simple word
term of respect; polite expression
proper noun
to prattle on self-importantly (idiom)
onomatopoeia
wording / way of expressing something / turn of phrase / diction
proper noun
prefix or suffix of a compound word / affix (linguistics)
form of writing novels that comprise lots of poetry in the body of the text, popular in the Ming Dynasty
preposition
verbal classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word applying mainly to verbs
compound word / polysyllabic word
auxiliary verb; modal verb
numeral-classifier compound (e.g. 一次三套五本 etc)
morphology (linguistics)
foreword / preface (to a publication)
Wiktionary (online dictionary)
vocabulary / list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes) / word
HSK 4
to make an excuse / pretext / excuse

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