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HSK
famous / well-known
HSK 1
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  *有* | 有* | *有
to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional)
HSK 1
some / somewhat
HSK 1
sometimes
HSK 1
useful
HSK 1
(there are) some (who are...) / some (exist)
HSK 1
sometimes / now and then
HSK 1
someone / people / anyone / there is someone there / occupied (as in restroom)
HSK 2
interesting / meaningful / enjoyable / fun
HSK 2
erhua variant of 有空
HSK 2
slightly / a little / somewhat
HSK 2
effective / in effect / valid
HSK 3
advantageous; favorable
HSK 3
have plenty of / there's no lack of
HSK 3
limited / finite
HSK 4
interesting / fascinating / amusing
HSK 4
to be advantageous to; to be beneficial for
HSK 5
powerful / forceful / vigorous
HSK 5
to have / to possess
HSK 5
poisonous
HSK 5
destructive / harmful / damaging
HSK 5
to have sth to do with / to relate to / related to / to concern / concerning
HSK 6
to be occupied with sth / to have sth on one's mind / there is something the matter
HSK 6
(before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...? / Is there a ...? / (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)? / Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)?
HSK 6
to intend / intentionally / interested in
HSK 7-9
to contribute to; to promote
HSK 7-9
period of validity / sell-by date
HSK 7-9
to differ to some extent (idiom)
HSK 7-9
useful / beneficial / profitable
HSK 7-9
not yet (done) / pending
HSK 7-9
somewhat / to some extent
HSK 7-9
fortunately
HSK 7-9
hopeful / promising
HSK 7-9
having sound and color (idiom); vivid / dazzling
HSK 7-9
to have real skill / to know one's stuff
HSK 7-9
to speak harshly but without any bad intent (idiom)
HSK 7-9
one day / sometime in the future
HSK 7-9
organic
HSK 7-9
lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom) / fig. to have a clear objective
HSK 7-9
regular / orderly / successive / in order
HSK 7-9
electric (apparatus) / electrified / having electricity supply (of a house)
please don't take offense; don't take it personally
limited company / corporation
where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth / to carry things through / I started, so I'll finish.
having no advantage whatsoever
(dialect) alert / attentive / observant
finite element (method)
organic compound
to be likely or possible / to begin to take shape / to be likely to succeed
orderly / methodical / rhythmical
destined to meet but not fated to be together (idiom)
lordly
foraminifera
to do things right / to use the correct method
I've got a solution! / to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎)
can be compared / to be very similar
(literary) to achieve success
aerobics
person in power / the one with authority / the guy in charge
a little
wired / cable (television)
lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name / nominal
lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom) / fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent / to be blind to the fact
to have or have not / surplus and shortfall / tangible and intangible / corporeal and incorporeal
within the period of validity / before the sell-by date
to have time (to do sth)
shadowy
organic molecule
constantly increasing without limit (idiom); rapid progress in all directions
finite set
lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom) / fig. with money, you can get anything done; money talks
colored / non-white / non-ferrous (metals)
supplied with water (of a house)
promising / to show promise
related / brought together by fate
(idiom) clear and orderly; neat and tidy
resolute person / person with aspirations / people who feel / people who use their heads
virtuous
organic phosphate
to have attained the Way / (of a government or a ruler) enlightened / wise and just
material; tangible; visible / shapely
to be beneath one's dignity
rich person / the rich
conscientious
(finance) negotiable securities
for years
to have kept count; to know how many; (fig.) to know exactly how things stand; to know the score / not many; only a few
limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment)
to have a skill; to be savvy; to know how to do sth
to be blessed
reasonable / justified / right / (math.) rational
since the beginning of history
to be in love / sentient beings (Buddhism)
to be expecting / to be with child
to have an abundance
(idiom) to speak from the heart
to cause a loss of (decorum, dignity etc) (used in fixed expressions)
to request the pleasure of seeing sb / to ask sb in / to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech)

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