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HSK
如果
if / in case / in the event that
HSK 2
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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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variant of
HSK 1
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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
感染
to infect; infection / (fig.) to influence
HSK 7-9
引起
to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
HSK 4
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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
感染
to infect; infection / (fig.) to influence
HSK 7-9
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  *性* | 性* | *性
nature / character / property / quality / attribute / sexuality / sex / gender / suffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity / essence / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
炎症
inflammation
HSK 7-9
可以
can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good
HSK 2
使用
to use / to employ / to apply / to make use of
HSK 2
一般人
average person
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  *所* | 所* | *所
actually / place / classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc / that which / particle introducing a relative clause or passive / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
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  *说* | 说* | *说
to persuade
 
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  *说* | 说* | *说
to speak; to talk; to say / to explain; to comment / to scold; to tell off / (bound form) theory; doctrine
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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(bound form) bull's-eye; target
消炎藥
anti-inflammatory medicine
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  *或* | 或* | *或
maybe / perhaps / might / possibly / or
HSK 2
注射
injection / to inject
HSK 5
消炎
to reduce fever / antipyretic / to decrease inflammation
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  *针* | 针* | *针
needle / pin / injection / stitch / CL: ,
HSK 4
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  *实* | 实* | *实
real / true / honest / really / solid / fruit / seed / definitely
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  *际* | 际* | *际
border / edge / boundary / interval / between / inter- / to meet / time / occasion / to meet with (circumstances)
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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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  *指* | 指* | *指
finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end
HSK 3
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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
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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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variant of
HSK 1
抗生素
antibiotic
HSK 7-9
其實
actually; in fact; really
HSK 3
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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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  *杀* | 杀* | *杀
to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack / to weaken; to reduce / (dialect) to smart / (used after a verb) extremely
HSK 5
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  *死* | 死* | *死
to die / impassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid / extremely / damned
HSK 3
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  *或* | 或* | *或
maybe / perhaps / might / possibly / or
HSK 2
抑制
to inhibit / to keep down / to suppress
HSK 7-9
細菌
bacterium / germ
HSK 6
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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
繁殖
to breed / to reproduce / to propagate
HSK 6
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  *而* | 而* | *而
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)
HSK 4
使
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to make / to cause / to enable / to use / to employ / to send / to instruct sb to do sth / envoy / messenger
HSK 3
感染
to infect; infection / (fig.) to influence
HSK 7-9
引起
to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
HSK 4
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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
發炎
to become inflamed / inflammation
HSK 6
減少
to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
HSK 4

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