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necktie / CL: 條|条
HSK 5
to lead / to be in front
HSK 3
leader
HSK 6
to guide / to lead
HSK 3
skill / ability / capability / CL: 項|项, 個|个
HSK 3
to capture; to seize; to occupy by force
HSK 5
consulate
HSK 7-9
blue-collar / blue-collar worker
HSK 6
white-collar / white-collar worker
HSK 6
to receive; to draw; to get
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *領* | 領* | *領
neck / collar / to lead / to receive / classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc
HSK 3
lead / leading / to lead / leadership / leader / CL: , 個|个
HSK 3
to lead / to command / to head
HSK 5
to crane one's neck / to await eagerly / to lead / to show the way
HSK 7-9
to understand tacitly (idiom) / to know intuitively / to understand thoroughly
(bird species of China) Japanese scops owl (Otus semitorques)
neckcloth / neckerchief
navigation / navigator / to navigate
consul
HSK 7-9
program (i.e. plan of action) / guiding principle
HSK 7-9
territory
HSK 7-9
main aspects / essentials / gist
HSK 7-9
to apply (for license, visa etc)
HSK 7-9
(Tw) leadership
to understand / to comprehend
HSK 7-9
to lead troups / (fig.) to lead / leading
HSK 7-9
to claim (as one's property) / to adopt (a child) / to accept (an illegitimate child as one's own)
interdisciplinary
to bring in the new (idiom); new directions, different creation
the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you / you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
to lead a group / leader of a group / captain (of sports squad)
HSK 7-9
leader
leader
to adopt (a child, pet etc)
HSK 7-9
to understand / to comprehend / to grasp
HSK 7-9
leadership (ability)
to withdraw (cash from an ATM)
action plan / program of action
to possess / to own
lost and found
leadership (capacity to lead)
high-level leadership / top brass
gray collar / specialist / technical worker / engineer
lost-and-found
domain; sphere; field; territory; area
HSK 7-9
(bird species of China) white-collared yuhina (Parayuhina diademata)
to accept (a favor) / to receive
most outstanding / par excellence
(bird species of China) collared finchbill (Spizixos semitorques)
turndown collar / lapel
a recipient
to understand tacitly (idiom) / to know intuitively / to understand thoroughly
collar insignia
low-cut neckline
to obtain by impersonation / to falsely claim as one's own
(coll.) (of an actor with a bit part) to receive a boxed meal when one's job is done (phrase used e.g. by movie viewers when a character dies)
embassy and consulate
to concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials
pink collar / woman working in the service industry
spiritual leader (of a nation or church) / religious leader
feudal lord; suzerain; overlord
to feel grateful to sb / to appreciate the kindness
to lead a chorus / choirmaster / leading singer
leading (role) / heading list of signatories / leading actors (in a show) / starring
bellwether
receiving materials
lead(ing) position
to receive
consul general
to take the lead in a race / to set the pace
territorial waters
to defraud / to obtain by fraud / to embezzle / fraudulent
gold collar / high-level senior executive / highly-skilled worker
to lead (sb, or an animal) away / to collect (e.g. a child left in sb's care beforehand) / to take away
(bird species of China) collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)
to lead / to command / commander / officer
to accept / to receive
much obliged / thank you / to ask advice / (ironically or humorously) to experience / to taste
bow tie / loop of a necktie / lavaliere
territory; domain; estate / (old) fief
to have a taste of / to realize / to appreciate
HSK 7-9
(of clothing) V-neck
LinkedIn (professional networking website)
Northern Territory, sparsely populated federal territory extending from center to north of Australia
territorial integrity
head person / leader
shirt collar
(idiom) a long way in front; to lead by a wide margin
crew neck / round neck (of pull-over garment, e.g. T-shirt)
consulate general
to have a hierarchical (possessive or supervisory) relationship
navigator
to lead the way
collar
bow tie
head; boss; chief
ambassador and consul / diplomat
I appreciate your kindness (conventional reply to turn down an offer)
to accept an order
to take the lead / to be first to start

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