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| | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您) | HSK 1 |
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| | you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.) | HSK 1 |
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| | particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") / particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation | HSK 1 |
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| | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你) | HSK 1 |
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| | goodbye / see you again later | HSK 1 |
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| | you (plural) | HSK 1 |
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| | what are you doing? / what's he up to? | HSK 1 |
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| | it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind / think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome | HSK 1 |
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| | you're welcome / don't mention it / impolite / rude / blunt | HSK 1 |
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| | we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5] | HSK 2 |
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| | to drink a toast / Cheers! (proposing a toast) / Here's to you! / Bottoms up! / lit. dry cup | HSK 2 |
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| | everybody / all (guests, colleagues etc) / all of you | HSK 3 |
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| | only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈｜只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要 "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服 "the only thing you can do is give in") | HSK 3 |
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| | (classical) you (in letters) / variant of 臺｜台 | HSK 3 |
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| | contrary to what one might expect / actually / contrariwise / why don't you | HSK 5 |
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| | lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me | HSK 5 |
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| | (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 |
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| | rare; seldom seen / (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you | HSK 7-9 |
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| | to guard against / to be vigilant / watch you don't (slip) / Taiwan pr. [ti2 fang2] | HSK 7-9 |
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| | nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words / You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) | HSK 7-9 |
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| | lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving / happy and sad / inspiring and tragic | HSK 7-9 |
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| | easy to deal with; not a problem / (polite answer) you flatter me | HSK 7-9 |
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| | honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you. / It's an honor to meet you at last. | HSK 7-9 |
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| | you might as well (do it) / simply / just | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (idiom) to have one's wishes come true; wish you the best! | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she") / second person singular pronoun ("you") / (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she") / (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning / (preceding a noun) that | |
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| | that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5] | |
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| | surname You | |
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| | interjection or grunt of agreement / uhm / Ah, OK / expression of recognition / Oh, it's you! | |
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| | surname You | |
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| | expression of gratitude / to give thanks / a thank-you note / acknowledgement | |
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| | thus / so / like that / you / thou | |
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| | Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes. | |
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| | you (used to a superior or between persons of the same generation) / below the foot | |
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| | (old) perfect wife / you, my beloved wife | |
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| | to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions / you asked for it / to bring it on oneself (sth unpleasant) | |
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| | predecessor / forebears / the person facing you | |
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| | with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect | |
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| | special glory / distinction / rare honor / one's laurels / it's a privilege (to meet you) | |
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| | to bother / to press sb, usu. to do sth / it's a tough job / sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor) | |
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| | you (Wu dialect) / I, me (classical) | |
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| | lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y) | |
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| | you (used to address a deity) | |
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| | dried food (including dried fruits, mushrooms and seafoods such as shrimp and abalone) / (fig.) (coll.) knowledge presented in readily assimilable form; just what you want to know: no more, no less (no padding 水分) | |
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| | lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius) / to use this in place of that / what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts | |
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| | You county in Zhuzhou 株洲, Hunan | |
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| | we warmly invite (you to participate, attend, collaborate etc) | |
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| | Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy. / Since this is so, we should accept it. / Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth. / If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it. | |
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| | (courteous) would you please ... | |
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| | As You Like It, comedy by Shakespeare | |
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| | Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom) / Long may you live! | |
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| | ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year); We wish you wealth and success! | |
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| | (Internet slang) thank you (loanword) | |
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| | you must not / Please don't... / be sure not to / on no account (do it) | |
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| | indeed / true! (I agree with you) | |
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| | I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom) / Hope to see you again. | |
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| | no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study. / You live and learn. | |
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| | won't work / will get (you) nowhere | |
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| | What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects) / Do as you would be done by. / Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you. | |
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| | lit. thin streams flow forever / fig. economy will get you a long way / to work steadily at something little by little | |
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| | lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom) / fig. each tries to outwit the other / deceit and treachery | |
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| | much obliged / thank you / to ask advice / (ironically or humorously) to experience / to taste | |
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| | imperial chariot; (fig.) emperor / (polite) you | |
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| | to dress cold food with sauce / (slang) there's not much you can do about it (wordplay using 拌 instead of its homophone 辦｜办) | |
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| | to regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally. / It feels like we have known each other all along. | |
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| | See you later! | |
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| | to follow your orders / to do as you bid | |
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| | friend from whom you can seek advice | |
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| | when you teach someone, both teacher and student will benefit | |
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| | nice to meet you | |
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| | lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries / two parties cannot coexist | |
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| | know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法｜孙子兵法) | |
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| | (literary) I trust you have been well since we last met | |
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| | if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway | |
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| | to do one's best; to shape up; to fend for oneself / you're on your own | |
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| | to give it your all / to go at it with all you've got / to throw your whole weight behind it / also pr. [hun2 shen1 jie3 shu4] | |
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| | like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom) | |
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| | according to the location / everywhere / any place / from any location / from wherever you like | |
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| | dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty. | |
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| | (polite) your business / what brings you? | |
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| | to perform one's job / attendant / job / duties / (respectful appellation for the addressee) you / your Excellency / (Church) deacon | |
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| | those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom) / you are the product of your environment | |
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| | lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring / Don't forget where your happiness come from. / Be grateful for all your blessings! | |
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| | to die without progeny / (offensive) may you die childless / may you be the last of your family line | |
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| | lit. wind past your ear / fig. sth you don't pay much attention to / in one ear and out the other | |
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| | lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape | |
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| | to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom) / to compensate later for one's earlier loss / what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts | |
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| | mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study. / Excellence in work is only possible with diligence. / Practice makes perfect. | |
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| | lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) / fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape / you can't run from the long arm of the law | |
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| | dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty. | |
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| | How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained. | |
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| | it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom) / you can't change who you are / Can the leopard change his spots? | |
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| | (in business etc) your side / you | |
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| | lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap. / One must live with the consequences of one's actions. / You've made your bed, now must lie on it. | |
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| | thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive / once you've seen one, you've seen them all | |
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| | lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) / fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape / you can't run from the long arm of the law | |
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| | unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you. / My hands are tied. | |
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| | a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb) / a couple of germs won't do you any harm | |
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| | It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are. / Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23) | |
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