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HSK
ought to; should; must
HSK 2
to put to use; to apply / practical; applied (science, linguistics etc) / application; practical use / (computing) app
HSK 3
should; ought to
HSK 3
to answer; to reply / to handle; to deal with / response
HSK 6
to accept a job offer / to apply for an advertised position
HSK 7-9
everything that should be here is here (idiom); all one can think of is on hand / to have all one needs
HSK 7-9
stressor
at sb's invitation / on invitation
HSK 7-9
to give one's assent / to consent / Taiwan pr. [ying4 yun3]
to respond to an emergency / to meet a contingency / (attributive) emergency
HSK 6
to engage in social activities; to socialize / dinner party; banquet; social engagement
HSK 7-9
to deal with; to cope
HSK 7-9
to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom) / to arise at an opportune time / able to take advantage of an opportunity / to rise to the occasion
to meet a contingency; to adapt oneself to changes
application software
to take up a challenge / to face an attack and meet it
applied science
application programming interface (API)
to reply
application platform (computing)
(polite response) you're welcome; just doing my duty; no problem
(Tw) (computing) program / application
(computing) program / application
stress (abbr. for 應激反應|应激反应)
to promise / to allow
irritable / sensitive / excitable
student graduating in the current academic year; current-year graduate; fresh graduate
to respond to a call
application programming interface (API)
an answering voice / to answer a voice / to respond / to copy a voice / to parrot
to deserve (attention, respect etc) / should have (freedoms, rights etc)
applied writing / writing for practical purposes (business letters, advertising etc)
to agree (to do sth) / to promise
according with the times / seasonal
applied mathematics
to echo one another / to respond (in agreement)
to come true / to come about as predicted / to be fulfilled
stress (physics)
to respond to the market / to buy or sell according to market conditions
accounts receivable
accounts payable
stress field
(Tw) application software
Ying County in Shuozhou 朔州, Shanxi
the timber pagoda of the Fogong Temple in Ying County, Shanxi, built in 1056 (Song dynasty)
student graduating in the current year / recent graduate
to apply (for a job) / to reply to a job advertisement
accrual (accounting)
emergency exposure (nuclear energy)
to handle / convenient
to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation
emergency standby / to be on standby
applied physics
(of a course of action) within one's area of responsibility; expected of one; obligatory (for a person in that role)
to write a poem on the order of the Emperor
more than one can attend to (idiom) / deluged (with inquiries etc) / overwhelmed (by the beauty of the scenery)
to face the enemy / to meet an attack
yes-man / opinionless person
adaptability; resourcefulness
(math.) dependent variable
timely / occasional
to answer the roll call at 卯時|卯时, i.e. between 5 and 7 am / fig. to put in a conventional appearance
accruals basis (accounting)
lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven / the Divine Right of kings
(originally) to provide assistance / (more recently) to show one's support (for a singing idol etc)
(of a defendant) to respond to a charge / to defend oneself
Yingcheng, a county-level city in Xiaogan City 孝感市, Hubei
to assent / to comply with
(of a sum of money etc) receivable
change management (business)
handling any occasion smoothly (idiom); equal to any situation
according with the times / seasonal
person taking a job / job applicant / CL:
Ōnin war 1467-1477 between factions of Ashikaga shogunate
to see patients (of doctor) / to hold a surgery
Cherrie Ying Choi-Yi (1983–), actress
to answer the door
call girl center
to sit for imperial examinations
lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven / the Divine Right of kings
to conform with destiny / as the occasion demands
to take an exam / (of an education system) to be exam-oriented
Promised Land
to agree (to do sth); to promise
application programming interface (API) (Tw)
to handle matters with ease (idiom) / to hold one's own
to attend to / to deal with
to run for election / to be selected; to be elected
to deserve
application layer (computing)
to take an exam
to respond to an imperial decree
call girl
to muddle through
nominally / in name only
to act on one's word
(physiological etc) stress
to respond fluently / to answer smartly

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