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HSK
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  *的* | 的* | *的
of; ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的 "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 "new one") / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs
HSK 1
 
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  *的* | 的* | *的
a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士)
 
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  *的* | 的* | *的
really and truly
 
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  *的* | 的* | *的
(bound form) bull's-eye; target
时候
time / length of time / moment / period
HSK 1
,《
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  *九* | 九* | *九
nine / 9
HSK 1
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  *九* | 九* | *九
nine / 9
HSK 1
乘法
multiplication
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  *歌* | 歌* | *歌
song (CL:,) / (bound form) to sing
HSK 1
 
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  *歌* | 歌* | *歌
variant of
HSK 1
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  *诀* | 诀* | *诀
to bid farewell / tricks of the trade / pithy mnemonic formula (e.g. Mao Zedong's 16-character mantra 十六字訣|十六字诀 on guerrilla warfare)
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  *就* | 就* | *就
(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then / (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after / (same as 就是) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly / only; as little as / as much as; as many as / to approach; to move towards / to undertake; to engage in / (often followed by 著|着) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to; concerning / (pattern: ... ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: ... ...) if not ... then must be ...
HSK 1
已经
already
HSK 2
开始
to begin / beginning / to start / initial / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
流行
(of a contagious disease etc) to spread / to propagate / (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular / fashionable
HSK 2
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  *了* | 了* | *了
(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
HSK 1
 
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  *了* | 了* | *了
to finish / (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 "cannot forget") / (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无 or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least / to understand clearly (variant of 瞭|了)
HSK 3
 
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  *了* | 了* | *了
(of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly
HSK 3
 
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  *了* | 了* | *了
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