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HSK
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *点* | 点* | *点
point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items
HSK 1
restaurant / hotel / CL: , 個|个
HSK 1
rest / to rest
HSK 1
other / (sth or sb) else / the rest
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *克* | 克* | *克
to be able to / to subdue / to restrain / to overcome / gram / Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *收* | 收* | *收
to receive / to accept / to collect / to put away / to restrain / to stop / in care of (used on address line after name)
HSK 2
wine shop / pub (public house) / hotel / restaurant / (Tw) hostess club
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *加* | 加* | *加
to add / plus / (used after an adverb such as , , etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *克* | 克* | *克
variant of / to subdue / to overthrow / to restrain
HSK 2
(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal / takeout (business) / takeout (meal)
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *河* | 河* | *河
river (CL:條|条,) / (bound form) the Yellow River / (bound form) the Milky Way / (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉
HSK 2
restaurant / CL:
HSK 2
someone / people / anyone / there is someone there / occupied (as in restroom)
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *按* | 按* | *按
to press / to push / to leave aside or shelve / to control / to restrain / to keep one's hand on / to check or refer to / according to / in the light of / (of an editor or author) to make a comment
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *约* | 约* | *约
to make an appointment / to invite / approximately / pact / treaty / to economize / to restrict / to reduce (a fraction) / concise
HSK 3
unpeaceful / unstable / uneasy / disturbed / restless / worried
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *落* | 落* | *落
to fall or drop / (of the sun) to set / (of a tide) to go out / to lower / to decline or sink / to lag or fall behind / to fall onto / to rest with / to get or receive / to write down / whereabouts / settlement
HSK 4
the rest / the others / remaining / remainder / apart from them
HSK 4
to restrict / to limit / to confine / restriction / limit / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute) / (of a matter) to be determined by; to be up to (sb)
HSK 4
to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute) / (often used in the negative) to care about
HSK 4
that's right / sure! / rest assured! / that's good / can't go wrong
HSK 4
to reinstate / to resume / to restore / to recover / to regain / to rehabilitate
HSK 5
dining hall / dining room / restaurant / CL: 間|间,
HSK 5
to restrict / to limit to / to constrain / restriction / constraint
HSK 5
in addition / moreover / (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
HSK 5
restaurant / CL:
HSK 5
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *歇* | 歇* | *歇
to rest / to take a break / to stop / to halt / (dialect) to sleep / a moment / a short while
HSK 5
to restore; to renovate / (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)
HSK 5
to restrict / condition
HSK 5
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *忍* | 忍* | *忍
to bear / to endure / to tolerate / to restrain oneself
HSK 5
window / opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window) / computer operating system window / fig. medium / intermediary / showpiece / testing ground
HSK 6
to bring under control / to regulate / to restore to good condition / (coll.) to fix (a person) / to prepare (a meal etc)
HSK 6
to reorganize; to recombine; to restructure
HSK 6
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *托* | 托* | *托
to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm / sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest) / (bound form) a shill / to ask; to beg; to entrust (variant of 託|托) / torr (unit of pressure)
HSK 6
solely engrossed in one thing / just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) / simply / by all means / please feel free / do not hesitate (to ask for sth)
HSK 6
wantonly / without restraint (of enemy or malefactor) / unbridled
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *限* | 限* | *限
to limit / to restrict / (bound form) limit / bound
HSK 7-9
to show one's support for a performer or theatrical troupe etc by attending their show; to attend an event to cheer on the participants / to patronize a restaurant or store / to sing the praises of
HSK 7-9
to restore to the original state / to reconstruct (an event) / reduction (chemistry)
HSK 7-9
to limit / to confine / to restrict sth within set boundaries
HSK 7-9
to cure; to restore to health / uplifting; heartwarming
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *框* | 框* | *框
frame (e.g. door frame) / casing / fig. framework / template / to circle (i.e. draw a circle around sth) / to frame / to restrict / Taiwan pr. [kuang1]
HSK 7-9
to restore (sth) to (its) former condition / to recover from illness / recovery
HSK 7-9
to dwindle; to vanish; to make vanish / to exercise restraint; to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc) / to astringe / (math.) to converge
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *趴* | 趴* | *趴
to lie on one's stomach / to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc) / (Tw) percent
HSK 7-9
to restrict to / to limit
HSK 7-9
to check / to contain / to hold back / to keep within limits / to constrain / to restrain
HSK 7-9
restricted area / forbidden region
HSK 7-9
at ease / to feel relieved / to set one's mind at rest / to keep one's mind on sth
HSK 7-9
to contain / to hold / (of a person or style etc) reserved / restrained / (of words, writings) full of hidden meaning / implicit / veiled (criticism)
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *憋* | 憋* | *憋
to choke / to stifle / to restrain / to hold back / to hold in (urine) / to hold (one's breath)
HSK 7-9
to restrain / to control / restraint / self-control
HSK 7-9
to endure / to bear with / to exercise patience / to restrain oneself / patience / endurance
HSK 7-9
restitution / return of something to its original owner / remittance
HSK 7-9
disturbance / crisis / disputes / restlessness / CL: 場|场
HSK 7-9
to control / to curb / to restrict / to impede / to pin down (enemy troops)
HSK 7-9
whereabouts / place to settle / reliable source (of funds etc) / (of responsibility for a matter) to rest with sb / settlement / solution
HSK 7-9
restaurant
HSK 7-9
to restrict / to restrain / constrained / awkward / ill at ease / uncomfortable / reticent
HSK 7-9
things like this (idiom); and so on / and the rest / etc
HSK 7-9
fickle and impatient / restless / giddy / scatterbrained
HSK 7-9
overseas Chinese / (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality / CL: 個|个, ,
HSK 7-9
to untie / (fig.) to ease restrictions
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *居* | 居* | *居
to reside / to be (in a certain position) / to store up / to be at a standstill / residence / house / restaurant / classifier for bedrooms
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *抑* | 抑* | *抑
to restrain / to restrict / to keep down / or
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *检* | 检* | *检
to check / to examine / to inspect / to exercise restraint
to tighten up (restrictions etc)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *泥* | 泥* | *泥
restrained
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *息* | 息* | *息
breath / news / interest (on an investment or loan) / to cease / to stop / to rest / Taiwan pr. [xi2]
to have a rest / to stay for the night / to go to bed / to sleep
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *休* | 休* | *休
to rest / to stop doing sth for a period of time / to cease / (imperative) don't
forbidden area / restricted area / (fig.) sth considered off-limits
to restart (a machine etc); to reactivate (a postponed project etc)
to order dishes (in a restaurant)
to rest and reorganize (military)
resurgence / recovery / restoration
disturbance; uproar / CL: 陣|阵 / to become restless
to be limited / to be restricted / to be constrained
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *杜* | 杜* | *杜
birchleaf pear (tree) / to stop / to prevent / to restrict
to control / to restrict / (PRC law) non-custodial sentence with specified restrictions on one's activities for up to 3 years (e.g. not to participate in demonstrations)
to stop on the way for a rest
a frame; a circle / set pattern; convention; restriction
to act with self-restraint / to examine oneself / to perform a self-test
without restraint / unbridled / reckless
restrictions on entry and exiting / control over access
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *复* | 复* | *复
to go and return / to return / to resume / to return to a normal or original state / to repeat / again / to recover / to restore / to turn over / to reply / to answer / to reply to a letter / to retaliate / to carry out
to work and rest
trammels / fetters / yoke / to restrain / to hinder / restraint
fixed framework (idiom); restriction of social conventions and taboos (usually derogatory) / regulations and restrictions
to pay the bill (in a restaurant etc) (loanword from Cantonese) / (fig.) to bear responsibility
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *枕* | 枕* | *枕
(bound form) pillow / to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhen4])
to restrict / to agree to a contract / offer; bid
(fig.) to break the ice; to begin to restore amicable relations
to repair (sth broken); to restore (sth damaged) / to establish friendly relations with / (literary) to do meritorious deeds
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *拘* | 拘* | *拘
to capture / to restrain / to constrain / to adhere rigidly to / inflexible
to give a new lease of life / to reconstruct / to reform / to rework / to recycle / to reproduce (copies, or offspring) / restoration / restructuring
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *栖* | 栖* | *栖
to perch / to rest (of birds) / to dwell / to live / to stay
restricted document, available only to certain individuals such as high-ranking Party officials (abbr. for 內部參考|内部参考) / (literary) palace eunuch
to compensate for working on a holiday by resting on a workday / to compensate for resting on a workday by working on a holiday

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