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HSK
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  *又* | 又* | *又
(once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway
HSK 2
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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
相聚
to meet together / to assemble
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  *之* | 之* | *之
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of ) / him / her / it
HSK 7-9
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  *意* | 意* | *意
Italy; Italian (abbr. for 意大利)
 
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  *意* | 意* | *意
idea / meaning / thought / to think / wish / desire / intention / to expect / to anticipate
所以
therefore / as a result / so / the reason why
HSK 2
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  *用* | 用* | *用
to use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using / to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness; utility / (bound form) expense; outlay / (courteous) to eat; to drink / (literary) hence; therefore
HSK 1
饺子
dumpling / pot-sticker / CL: 個|个, 隻|只
HSK 2
象征
emblem / symbol / token / badge / to symbolize / to signify / to stand for
HSK 5
团聚
to reunite / to have a reunion
HSK 7-9
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  *合* | 合* | *合
100 ml / one-tenth of a peck / measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng or liter, or one-hundredth dou
 
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  *合* | 合* | *合
to close / to join / to fit / to be equal to / whole / together / round (in battle) / conjunction (astronomy) / 1st note of pentatonic scale / old variant of
HSK 3
 
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  *合* | 合* | *合
variant of
HSK 3
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  *欢* | 欢* | *欢
variant of 歡|欢
 
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  *欢* | 欢* | *欢
joyous / happy / pleased
 
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  *欢* | 欢* | *欢
hubbub / clamor / variant of 歡|欢
 
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  *欢* | 欢* | *欢
a breed of horse / variant of 歡|欢
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  *又* | 又* | *又
(once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway
HSK 2
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  *取* | 取* | *取
to take / to get / to choose / to fetch
HSK 2
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  *更* | 更* | *更
to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
 
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  *更* | 更* | *更
more / even more / further / still / still more
HSK 2
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  *岁* | 岁* | *岁
variant of 歲|岁, year / years old
HSK 1
 
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  *岁* | 岁* | *岁
classifier for years (of age) / year / year (of crop harvests)
HSK 1
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  *交* | 交* | *交
to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect / variant of
HSK 2
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  *子* | 子* | *子
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
 
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  *子* | 子* | *子
noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair"
HSK 1
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  *之* | 之* | *之
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of ) / him / her / it
HSK 7-9
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  *意* | 意* | *意
Italy; Italian (abbr. for 意大利)
 
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  *意* | 意* | *意
idea / meaning / thought / to think / wish / desire / intention / to expect / to anticipate
非常
very; really / unusual; extraordinary
HSK 1
吉利
Geely, Chinese car make
 
auspicious / lucky / propitious
HSK 6
此外
besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
HSK 4
饺子
dumpling / pot-sticker / CL: 個|个, 隻|只
HSK 2
因为
because / owing to / on account of
HSK 2
形似
similar in shape and appearance
元宝
Yuanbao district of Dandong city 丹東市|丹东市, Liaoning
 
a silver or gold ingot / mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship) / a name for ancient currency / a rare genius
过年
to celebrate the Chinese New Year
HSK 2
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  *时* | 时* | *时
old variant of 時|时
HSK 3
 
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  *时* | 时* | *时
surname Shi
 
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  *时* | 时* | *时
o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period
HSK 3
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  *吃* | 吃* | *吃
to eat; to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate; to destroy / to absorb / to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
HSK 1
 
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  *吃* | 吃* | *吃
variant of
HSK 1
饺子
dumpling / pot-sticker / CL: 個|个, 隻|只
HSK 2
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  *也* | 也* | *也
surname Ye
 
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  *也* | 也* | *也
also; too; as well; (not ...) either / (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) / (literary) particle having functions similar to
HSK 1
带有
to have as a feature or characteristic; to have an element of (confidence, sweetness, malevolence etc); to carry (a pathogen, connotation etc)
HSK 5

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