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  *从* | 从* | *从
from; through; via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
HSK 1
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  *你* | 你* | *你
you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)
HSK 1
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  *和* | 和* | *和
(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]) / (math.) sum / to make peace / (sports) to draw; to tie / (bound form) harmonious / (bound form) Japan; Japanese
HSK 1
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  *多* | 多* | *多
many; much; more; a lot of / too many; in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]) / (bound form) multi-; poly-
HSK 1
child; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child) / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
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  *比* | 比* | *比
to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
HSK 1
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  *打* | 打* | *打
(loanword) dozen / Taiwan pr. [da3]
HSK 4
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  *听* | 听* | *听
to listen to; to hear / to heed; to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
HSK 1
seems as if / rather like / Taiwan pr. [si4 de5]
HSK 4
bilateral / both shores / both sides / both coasts / Taiwan and mainland
HSK 5
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  *长* | 长* | *长
long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point; forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
HSK 2
the greater part; the majority; most / Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4]
HSK 2
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  *吨* | 吨* | *吨
ton (loanword) / Taiwan pr. [dun4]
HSK 5
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  *会* | 会* | *会
can; to have the skill; to know how to / to be likely to; to be sure to / to meet; to get together / meeting; gathering / (suffix) union; group; association / (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3])
HSK 1
trash / refuse / garbage / (coll.) of poor quality / Taiwan pr. [le4 se4]
HSK 4
to worry; to feel anxious / to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry / Taiwan pr. [zhao1ji2]
HSK 4
mature; ripe / to mature; to ripen / Taiwan pr. [cheng2shou2]
HSK 3
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  *差* | 差* | *差
different / wrong; mistaken / to fall short; to lack / not up to standard; inferior / Taiwan pr. [cha1]
HSK 1
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  *行* | 行* | *行
(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel / (literary) trip; journey; visit / (bound form) temporary; makeshift / (bound form) current; in circulation / (bound form) to do; to perform / capable; competent / all right; OK!; will do / behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4]) / (literary) about to; soon
HSK 1
part; portion; piece / Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4]
HSK 2
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  *匹* | 匹* | *匹
(bound form) matching; comparable to / (bound form) alone; single; one of a pair / classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. [pi1]) / classifier for cloth: bolt / horsepower
HSK 5
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  *期* | 期* | *期
a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2]
HSK 3
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  *胜* | 胜* | *胜
victory / success / to beat / to defeat / to surpass / victorious / superior to / to get the better of / better than / surpassing / superb (of vista) / beautiful (scenery) / wonderful (view) / (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear / equal to (a task)
HSK 3
bone / CL: , 塊|块 / moral character / bitterness / Taiwan pr. [gu2 tou5]
HSK 4
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  *凸* | 凸* | *凸
to stick out; protruding; convex; male (connector etc) / Taiwan pr. [tu2]
HSK 7-9
Parliament (UK) / Congress (US) / Diet (Japan) / Legislative Yuan (Taiwan)
HSK 6
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  *卡* | 卡* | *卡
to block / to be stuck / to be wedged / customs station / a clip / a fastener / a checkpost / Taiwan pr. [ka3]
HSK 7-9
Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries / Xinzhu or Hsinchu county in northwest Taiwan
cypress tree / Taiwan pr. [bo2 shu4]
HSK 7-9
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  *夹* | 夹* | *夹
to press from either side / to place in between / to sandwich / to carry sth under armpit / wedged between / between / to intersperse / to mix / to mingle / clip / folder / Taiwan pr. [jia2]
HSK 5
(Tw) pengbing, a hollow bun lined with brown sugar (from Taiwanese 膨餅, Tai-lo pr. [phòng-piánn])
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  *扎* | 扎* | *扎
(of troops) to be stationed (at) / Taiwan pr. [zha2]
HSK 6
one country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan)
Samsung (South Korean electronics company) / Sanxing or Sanhsing Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县, Taiwan
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  *劲* | 劲* | *劲
strength / energy / enthusiasm / spirit / mood / expression / interest / CL: / Taiwan pr. [jing4]
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  *和* | 和* | *和
to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water / Taiwan pr. [huo4]
to persuade / to convince / to talk sb over / Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2]
HSK 4
Taiwan province (PRC term)
to expose (photography) / (fig.) to expose (a scandal) / (advertising) exposure / Taiwan pr. [pu4 guang1]
HSK 7-9
Xinyi or Hsinyi District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市, Taiwan / Xinyi or Hsinyi District of Keelung City 基隆市, Taiwan / Xinyi or Hsinyi Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县, central Taiwan
China Times (newspaper published in Taiwan)
quiet; making little or no noise / surreptitious; stealthy / anxious; worried / Taiwan pr. [qiao3qiao3]
HSK 5
to order sb around / (coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc) / Taiwan pr. [shi3 huan4]
HSK 7-9
(Tw) associate technical specialist (a technical-staff rank in Taiwan's civil service)
(Tw) senior technical specialist (a technical-staff rank in Taiwan's civil service)
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  *钴* | 钴* | *钴
(chemistry) cobalt (Taiwan pr. [gu1]) / used in 鈷鉧|钴𬭁
the name of various contactless smart cards, notably Yikatong (mainly for public transport in Beijing) and iPASS (mainly for public transport in Taiwan)
HSK 7-9
Chunri or Chunjih township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县, Taiwan
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  *识* | 识* | *识
to know / knowledge / Taiwan pr. [shi4]
HSK 6
(Tw) (folk religion) to divine by casting moon blocks 筊杯 (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [pua̍h-pue]) (equivalent to Mandarin 擲筊|掷筊)
to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult / Taiwan pr. [diao1nan2]
HSK 7-9
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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
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  *舌* | 舌* | *舌
used in 喇舌 to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"
Monopoly (game) / known as 地產大亨|地产大亨 in Taiwan
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  *供* | 供* | *供
to lay (sacrificial offerings) / (bound form) offerings / to confess (Taiwan pr. [gong1]) / confession; statement (Taiwan pr. [gong1])
Zuoying or Tsoying district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *播* | 播* | *播
(bound form) to sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc) / Taiwan pr. [bo4]
HSK 6
EasyCard (smart card used mainly for public transportation in Taiwan)
to camp / to pitch camp / stationed / quartered / Taiwan pr. [zha2 ying2]
(dialect) critical juncture / crucial moment / Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3]
Wujie or Wuchieh Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县, Taiwan
Taiwan Relations Act (of US Congress, 1979)
(slang) (pun on the Taiwan pr. of 垃圾)
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  *跌* | 跌* | *跌
to fall / to tumble / to trip / (of prices etc) to drop / Taiwan pr. [die2]
HSK 6
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  *110* | 110* | *110
the emergency number for law enforcement in Mainland China and Taiwan
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  *南* | 南* | *南
used in 南無|南无 / Taiwan pr. [na2]
to go separate ways (idiom) / to part ways with sb / Taiwan pr. [ge4 ben1 dong1 xi1]
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  *奔* | 奔* | *奔
to go to / to head for / towards / Taiwan pr. [ben1]
HSK 7-9
Fu Jen Catholic University of Peking (from 1925), forerunner of Beijing Normal University 北京師範大學|北京师范大学 / Fu Jen Catholic University in New Taipei City, Taiwan
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  *发* | 发* | *发
hair / Taiwan pr. [fa3]
Judicial Yuan, the high court under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan
Kai-Fu Lee (1961-), Taiwanese computer scientist and IT executive, founding president of Google China 2005-2009
Jonathan Lee (1958-), Taiwanese record producer and songwriter
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  *劳* | 劳* | *劳
(bound form) to toil; labor / (bound form) laborer / (bound form) meritorious deed / (bound form) fatigue / to put sb to the trouble (of doing sth) / to express one's appreciation (Taiwan pr. [lao4])
One-China principle, the official doctrine that Taiwan is a province of China
Taipei, capital of Taiwan
Taipei, capital of Taiwan
Lingya district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan
wallet / Taiwan pr. [qian2 jia2]
Zhushan or Chushan Town in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县, central Taiwan
(Tw) assistant technical specialist (a technical-staff rank in Taiwan's civil service)
Formosan cypress, aka Taiwan red cedar (Chamaecyparis formosensis)
Jinguashi, town in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, noted for its historic gold and copper mines, used as a prisoner-of-war camp by the Japanese (1942-1945)
Xinfeng or Hsinfeng township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县, northwest Taiwan
abbr. for 上海交通大學|上海交通大学 Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 西安交通大學|西安交通大学 Xia'an Jiaotong University, 國立交通大學|国立交通大学 National Chiao Tung University (Taiwan) etc
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  *法* | 法* | *法
France / French / abbr. for 法國|法国 / Taiwan pr. [Fa4]
global warming (PRC usage) / written 全球暖化 in Taiwan
Jay Chou (1979-), Taiwanese pop star
to forward (a shipment) / to reprint sth published elsewhere / Taiwan pr. [zhuan3 zai4]
HSK 7-9
Manchou township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县, Taiwan
Dongshi or Tungshih township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
Shuilin township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
used in 鮟鱇|𩽾𩾌 / Taiwan pr. [an4]
Great Bear / Big Dipper / Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县, Taiwan
Zhou Yumin or Vic Zhou (1981-), Taiwan singer and actor, member of pop group F4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *微* | 微* | *微
surname Wei / ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing / Taiwan pr. [Wei2]
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  *微* | 微* | *微
tiny / miniature / slightly / profound / abtruse / to decline / one millionth part of / micro- / Taiwan pr. [wei2]
Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤崁樓|赤崁楼)
AAA battery (Taiwan equivalent: 四號電池|四号电池)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *缉* | 缉* | *缉
to seize / to arrest / Taiwan pr. [qi4]

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