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HSK
为了
for; for the purpose of; in order to
HSK 3
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  *你* | 你* | *你
you (informal, as opposed to courteous )
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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  *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
安全
safe; secure / safety; security
HSK 2
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  *请* | 请* | *请
to ask / to invite / please (do sth) / to treat (to a meal etc) / to request
HSK 1
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  *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
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  *站* | 站* | *站
station / to stand / to halt / to stop / branch of a company or organization / website
HSK 1
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  *上* | 上* | *上
 
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  *上* | 上* | *上
(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above
HSK 1
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  *落* | 落* | *落
to leave out / to be missing / to leave behind or forget to bring / to lag or fall behind
HSK 5
 
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  *落* | 落* | *落
colloquial reading for in certain compounds
 
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  *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
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  *如* | 如* | *如
as / as if / such as
HSK 6
需要
to need; to want; to demand; to require / needs
HSK 3
下车
to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
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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  *的* | 的* | *的
really and truly
 
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  *的* | 的* | *的
(bound form) bull's-eye; target
乘客
passenger
HSK 5
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  *请* | 请* | *请
to ask / to invite / please (do sth) / to treat (to a meal etc) / to request
HSK 1
提前
to shift to an earlier date / to do sth ahead of time / in advance
HSK 3
知会
to inform / to tell / to notify / notification
司机
chauffeur; driver
HSK 2

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