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HSK
谐音
homonym / homophone / harmonic (component of sound)
晚辈
the younger generation / those who come after
得到
to get; to obtain; to receive
HSK 1
压岁钱
money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
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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
可以
can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good
HSK 2
平平
average / mediocre
安安
(Tw) (Internet slang) Greetings! (used when it's unknown what time the reader will see one's post, or just to be cute)
度过
to pass / to spend (time) / to survive / to get through
HSK 4
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  *一* | 一* | *一
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
HSK 1
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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
压岁钱
money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
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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
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  *两* | 两* | *两
two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty (old)
HSK 1
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  *种* | 种* | *种
seed / species / kind / type / classifier for types, kinds, sorts
HSK 3
 
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  *种* | 种* | *种
to plant / to grow / to cultivate
HSK 4
一种
one kind of; one type of
是以
therefore / thus / so
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  *彩* | 彩* | *彩
(bright) color / variety / applause / applaud / lottery prize
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  *绳* | 绳* | *绳
rope / CL:
穿
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  *穿* | 穿* | *穿
to wear / to put on / to dress / to bore through / to pierce / to perforate / to penetrate / to pass through / to thread
HSK 1
线
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  *线* | 线* | *线
variant of 線|线
HSK 3
 
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  *线* | 线* | *线
thread / string / wire / line / CL: 條|条, , / (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
HSK 3
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  *编* | 编* | *编
to weave / to plait / to organize / to group / to arrange / to edit / to compile / to write / to compose / to fabricate / to make up
HSK 4
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  *作* | 作* | *作
(bound form) worker / (bound form) workshop / (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
 
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  *作* | 作* | *作
to do; to engage in / to write; to compose / to pretend; to feign / to regard as; to consider to be / to be; to act the part of / to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) / writings; works
HSK 6
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  *龙* | 龙* | *龙
surname Long
 
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  *龙* | 龙* | *龙
Chinese dragon; loong / (fig.) emperor / dragon / (bound form) dinosaur
HSK 3
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  *形* | 形* | *形
to appear / to look / form / shape
HSK 6
置于
to place in; to put in (a position)
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  *床* | 床* | *床
bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:張|张) / bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc) / frame; chassis / classifier for blankets, quilts etc
HSK 1
 
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  *床* | 床* | *床
variant of
HSK 1
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  *脚* | 脚* | *脚
foot / leg (of an animal or an object) / base (of an object) / CL: 雙|双, 隻|只 / classifier for kicks
HSK 2
 
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  *脚* | 脚* | *脚
role (variant of )
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  *此* | 此* | *此
this; these
HSK 4
记载
to write down / to record / written account
HSK 4
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  *见* | 见* | *见
to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view
HSK 1
 
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  *见* | 见* | *见
to appear / also written 現|现
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  *于* | 于* | *于
surname Yu
 
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  *于* | 于* | *于
to go / to take / sentence-final interrogative particle / variant of 於|于
HSK 6
 
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  *于* | 于* | *于
(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by
HSK 6
燕京
Yanjing, an old name for Beijing / capital of Yan at different periods
岁时
season / time of the year
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  *记* | 记* | *记
to record / to note / to memorize / to remember / mark / sign / classifier for blows, kicks, shots
HSK 1
》;
另一
another / the other
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  *种* | 种* | *种
seed / species / kind / type / classifier for types, kinds, sorts
HSK 3
 
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  *种* | 种* | *种
to plant / to grow / to cultivate
HSK 4
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  *是* | 是* | *是
to be (followed by substantives only) / correct; right; true / (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well / (adverb for emphatic assertion)
HSK 1
 
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  *是* | 是* | *是
variant of
HSK 1
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  *最* | 最* | *最
variant of
HSK 1
 
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  *最* | 最* | *最
old variant of
HSK 1
 
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  *最* | 最* | *最
(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est / (after ) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 "the greatest in the world")
HSK 1
常见
commonly seen / common / to see sth frequently
HSK 2
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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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(bound form) bull's-eye; target
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  *即* | 即* | *即
namely / that is / i.e. / prompt / at once / at present / even if / prompted (by the occasion) / to approach / to come into contact / to assume (office) / to draw near
HSK 7-9
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  *由* | 由* | *由
to follow / from / because of; due to / by; via; through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
HSK 3
家长
head of a household / family head / patriarch / parent or guardian of a child
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
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  *红* | 红* | *红
surname Hong
 
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  *红* | 红* | *红
 
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  *红* | 红* | *红
red / popular / revolutionary / bonus
HSK 2
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  *纸* | 纸* | *纸
variant of 紙|纸
HSK 2
 
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  *纸* | 纸* | *纸
paper (CL:張|张,) / classifier for documents, letters etc
HSK 2
包裹
to wrap up / to bind up / bundle / parcel / package / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
分给
to divide (and give to others)
孩子
child
HSK 1
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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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really and truly
 
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(bound form) bull's-eye; target
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  *钱* | 钱* | *钱
surname Qian
 
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  *钱* | 钱* | *钱
coin / money / CL: 筆|笔 / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两
HSK 1
压岁钱
money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
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  *可* | 可* | *可
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able / to approve; to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very / but; however
HSK 5
 
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  *可* | 可* | *可
used in 可汗
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  *在* | 在* | *在
to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
HSK 1
晚辈
the younger generation / those who come after
拜年
to pay a New Year call / to wish sb a Happy New Year
HSK 7-9
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  *后* | 后* | *后
surname Hou
 
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empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler
HSK 1
 
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back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-
HSK 1
当众
in public / in front of everybody
HSK 7-9
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  *赏* | 赏* | *赏
to bestow (a reward) / to give (to an inferior) / to hand down / a reward (bestowed by a superior) / to appreciate (beauty)
HSK 4
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  *给* | 给* | *给
to / for / for the benefit of / to give / to allow / to do sth (for sb) / (grammatical equivalent of ) / (grammatical equivalent of ) / (sentence intensifier)
HSK 1
 
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  *给* | 给* | *给
to supply / to provide
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  *亦* | 亦* | *亦
also
HSK 7-9
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  *可* | 可* | *可
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able / to approve; to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very / but; however
HSK 5
 
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  *可* | 可* | *可
used in 可汗
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  *在* | 在* | *在
to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
HSK 1
除夕
lunar New Year's Eve
HSK 5
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  *夜* | 夜* | *夜
variant of
HSK 2
 
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  *夜* | 夜* | *夜
night
HSK 2
孩子
child
HSK 1
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  *睡* | 睡* | *睡
to sleep / to lie down
HSK 1
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  *着* | 着* | *着
a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]) / trick; tactic / (dialect) okay; all right / (dialect) to put in; to add
 
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  *着* | 着* | *着
to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in
HSK 4
 
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aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
HSK 1
 
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to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply
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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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  *由* | 由* | *由
to follow / from / because of; due to / by; via; through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
HSK 3
家长
head of a household / family head / patriarch / parent or guardian of a child
HSK 2
偷偷
stealthily / secretly / covertly / furtively / on the sly
HSK 5
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  *地* | 地* | *地
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
HSK 1
 
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earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:
HSK 1
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  *放* | 放* | *放
to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks)
HSK 1
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  *在* | 在* | *在
to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
HSK 1
孩子
child
HSK 1
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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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a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士)
 
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really and truly
 
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(bound form) bull's-eye; target
枕头
pillow
HSK 7-9
底下
the location below sth / afterwards
HSK 3
现在
now; at present; currently
HSK 1
长辈
one's elders / older generation
HSK 7-9
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  *为* | 为* | *为
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)
HSK 3
 
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because of / for / to
HSK 2
 
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  *为* | 为* | *为
variant of 為|为
HSK 3
 
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variant of 為|为
HSK 2
晚辈
the younger generation / those who come after
分送
to send / to distribute
压岁钱
money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
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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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really and truly
 
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(bound form) bull's-eye; target
习俗
custom / tradition / local tradition / convention
HSK 7-9
仍然
still; as before; yet
HSK 3
盛行
to be in vogue; to be popular; to be prevalent
HSK 6

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