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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *本* | 本* | *本
(bound form) root; stem / (bound form) origin; source / (bound form) one's own; this / (bound form) this; the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally; initially / capital; principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
HSK 1
document / file / CL:
HSK 3
to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to store; (computing) to save (a file etc)
HSK 3
to arrange / to tidy up / to sort out / to straighten out / to list systematically / to collate (data, files) / to pack (luggage)
HSK 3
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  *列* | 列* | *列
to arrange / to line up / file / series / (in data tables) column / (Tw) row
HSK 4
to wrap; to pack / to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out / (computing) to package (i.e. create an archive file)
HSK 5
to restore; to renovate / (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *库* | 库* | *库
warehouse / storehouse / (file) library
HSK 5
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  *档* | 档* | *档
(bound form) shelves (for files); pigeonholes / (bound form) files / crosspiece (of a table etc) / (bound form) (of goods) grade / vendor's open-air stall / (Tw) timeslot for a show or program / classifier for shows / classifier for events, affairs etc / Taiwan pr. [dang3]
HSK 6
to file a lawsuit / to sue / to dispute
HSK 6
file; record; archive
HSK 6
to lock (a door) / to close with a latch / to lock into place / a lock / a latch / to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten) / to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection) / to focus attention on / to target
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *告* | 告* | *告
(bound form) to say; to tell / to announce; to report / to denounce / to file a lawsuit; to sue
HSK 7-9
(computer) file; document; documentation
folder / file (paper)
(computing) (text file) line number; (data table or spreadsheet) row number / (Tw) unincorporated firm (typically a smaller business such as a sole proprietorship or partnership)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *案* | 案* | *案
(legal) case / incident / record / file / table
to put on record / to file
boss / sir (person with a leading role in an organization) / (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA / (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official / (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer
to register (to an official organism) / to file a case (for investigation)
to grade exam papers / to review case files
to file away / to place on file
to transfer (a case, a person, files etc)
records / files / archives
heel (part of a foot) / heel (of a sock) / counter (the part of a shoe that cups the back of one's heel) / followed by (used in describing a format, such as "filename followed by file extension")
to file a complaint / to appeal (to an authority, a higher court of justice etc) / complaint / appeal
to file an income tax return / to declare dutiable goods (at customs)
file (metalworking and woodworking tool)
to sue / to take to court / to file a lawsuit
to bring to justice / to file away (a document)
file / folder / dossier
one after the other / in single file
the entire nation / the whole country, from the leadership to the rank and file
file size
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鋊* | 鋊* | *鋊
a poker / brass filings / to file
(file) extension (computing)
to press charges; to file a complaint
online storage space / cloud file storage
to save (a file) after options (name, location, format etc) have been selected by the user
rank and file member of an outlaw gang / (fig.) underling; minion; small fry
column; file (formation of people) (CL:,) / PLA army corps (1946–1949) (CL:個|个)
audio file (computer)
to sign out (of a physical location or attendance register) / (computing) to check out (i.e. retrieve files from version control)
to archive; to place on file / saved data (for a video game etc)
file format
(computing) compressed archive file
(lit.) to follow sb / (linguistics) suffix / ending / (computing) file name extension
file folder; portfolio
to file out; to walk out in a line
text file
to file for investigation / to prosecute (a case)
single file
to file (law)
(file) extension (computing) (Tw)
image file
the guilty party files the suit / the thief cries thief
file server
(computing) disk image (aka image file); ISO image
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
(computing) file manager
(file) folder
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *锉* | 锉* | *锉
file (tool used for smoothing) / rasp / to file
(computing) to open (a link, file etc) by clicking or tapping


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