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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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  *他* | 他* | *他
he; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant) / (used before sb's name for emphasis) / (used as a meaningless mock object) / (literary) other
HSK 1
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  *等* | 等* | *等
to wait for; to await / by the time; when; till / and so on; etc.; et al. / (bound form) class; rank; grade / (bound form) equal to; same as / (used to end an enumeration) / (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
HSK 1
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *去* | 去* | *去
to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
HSK 1
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  *当* | 当* | *当
to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at
HSK 2
to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
HSK 2
to wait until / by the time when (sth is ready etc)
HSK 2
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  *时* | 时* | *时
o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period
HSK 3
finally / in the end / when all is said and done / after all / to the end / to the last
HSK 3
to go to the bottom of a matter / after all / when all is said and done / (in an interrogative sentence) finally / outcome / result
HSK 4
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *方* | 方* | *方
square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter
HSK 4
after all / all in all / when all is said and done / in the final analysis
HSK 5
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *洞* | 洞* | *洞
cave / hole / zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
only if (..., or otherwise, ...) / only when / only in the case that / unless
HSK 5
in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time / in one day
HSK 5
eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) / aubergine / brinjal / Guinea squash / phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed) / equivalent of "say cheese"
HSK 6
in the evening / when night falls / towards evening / at night fall / at dusk
HSK 6
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  *哇* | 哇* | *哇
replaces when following the vowel "u" or "ao"
HSK 6
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *尽* | 尽* | *尽
to the greatest extent / (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme / to be within the limits of / to give priority to
HSK 7-9
when the time comes / at the scheduled time
HSK 7-9
when
HSK 7-9
lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom) / fig. to have a clear objective
HSK 7-9
to brake (when driving) / to stop / to switch off / to check (bad habits) / a brake
HSK 7-9
to drop off; to fall off; (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out / to omit (a character when writing)
HSK 7-9
to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)
HSK 7-9
abstain from certain food (as when ill) / avoid certain foods / be on a diet
HSK 7-9
to exclude / not including sth (when counting or listing) / except for
HSK 7-9
that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5]
to turn over (when lying) / (fig.) to free oneself / to emancipate oneself / to bring about a change of one's fortunes
lit. tread the green; go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green) / spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明, 4th-6th April
to deduct marks (when grading school work) / to have marks deducted / penalty points / to lose points for a penalty or error
under one's control or administration / subordinates / (money etc) on hand / sb's financial means / when taking action
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *弝* | 弝* | *弝
the part of a bow grasped when shooting
to premiere (a movie or TV show) / premiere (of a movie) / first-run (movie) / to greet (the eye) before anything else (e.g. when entering a room)
double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *喂* | 喂* | *喂
hello (when answering the phone)
timely / just (when needed)
to narrow one's eyes (as when smiling or squinting)
to be in love when one is too young; puppy love
only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort
at what time?; when?
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *掩* | 掩* | *掩
to cover up; to conceal / to close (a door, book etc) / (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid / (literary) to launch a surprise attack
lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring / Don't forget where your happiness come from. / Be grateful for all your blessings!
mojibake (nonsense characters displayed when software fails to render text according to its intended character encoding)
lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful
(idiom) to refrain from going too far; to know when to stop
transliteration (rendering phonetic value, e.g. of English words in Chinese characters) / characters giving phonetic value of Chinese word or name (when the correct characters may be unknown) / transcription (linguistics) / to transcribe phonetic symbols
when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers / When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.
when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
to change one's tune / to modify one's previous remark / to change the way one addresses sb (as when one marries and starts to call one's husband's parents 爸爸 and 媽媽|妈妈)
(rhetorical question) when? / how? / it's not that...
stroke order (when writing Chinese character)
half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands) / vast swathe of territory
to advance or retreat / knowing when to come and when to leave / a sense of propriety
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *喔* | 喔* | *喔
(Tw) (sentence-final particle) (used to convey a friendly tone when giving an admonition or correcting sb etc)
when?
at one's convenience / when one has time
thermal cleavage (i.e. sth splits when heated)
a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken / a source of easy money (idiom)
to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom) / to hit a person when he's down
voice change (at puberty) / to alter one's voice (deliberately) / to sound different (when angry etc)
to repair a leaky roof / (dialect) to find fault; to nitpick / (slang) to score a bargain (esp. when the seller is unaware of the item's true value) / (slang) to take advantage of an unexpected opportunity
ice-jam flood (arising when river downstream freezes more than upstream)
the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later / We'll cross that bridge when we get there
one's share of expenses (e.g. when buying a gift collectively) / cash gift
Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased
lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom) / fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy / to hit sb when he's down
the whole family / the same family / the family ... (when preceded by a family name) / group
lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb) / fig. cannot be easily eliminated / abbr. to 野火春風|野火春风
to close (flower, eyes, suitcase etc) / to bring together / (insect or bird when not flying) to fold (its wings)
on this (occasion) / at this time when ... / on this occasion
to make a counteroffer when haggling / to bargain
cold air / a chill one feels in the body (when exposed to cold air)
(martial arts) horse stance (with legs wide apart, as when riding a horse)
lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions / when the fox preaches, look to the geese
lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice; a hubbub of gambling
(idiom) (when followed by ) at no time; never (Note: 無時無刻不|无时无刻不 therefore means "at no time not ...", i.e. "at all times".) / (when not followed by ) at all times; always
(medicine) tenderness; pain experienced when touched or palpated
early evening when lanterns are first lit
when you teach someone, both teacher and student will benefit
tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.)
neap tide (the smallest tide, when moon is at first or third quarter)
to find a way to survive when everything seems hopeless (idiom)
lit. (of fish) to moisten each other with spittle (when water is drying up) (idiom) / fig. to share meager resources / mutual help in humble circumstances
just a while before / not so long ago / everyone can remember when..
lit. when people leave, the tea cools (idiom) / fig. when sb is no longer in a position of power, others cease to care about him
(literary) when / by the time / Taiwan pr. [bi4 ji2]
lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom) / fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally
(used self-deprecatingly, e.g. when asked to sing a song) to put one's artistic incompetence on display
(of a ship, train etc) not carrying any load (i.e. no passengers or freight etc) / (electricity) no-load (used to describe the condition of a transformer when there is no load connected to its secondary coil)
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / panic measures in place of timely preparation
to tie up one's hair / (literary) (of a boy) to be in one's adolescence (when boys in ancient China would tie up their hair)
obsession (CL:) / (when followed by 於|于) to be obsessive (about)
lit. (when a person attains enlightenment and immortality), even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom) / fig. (when somebody attains a position of power and influence), their relatives and friends also benefit / (2nd half of the saying 一人得道雞犬升天|一人得道鸡犬升天)
small flame (when cooking, simmering etc)
to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *夗* | 夗* | *夗
to turn over when asleep
to include (as a free gift, when buying sth) / to come with
lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom) / fig. easily solved
to reveal one's valuables inadvertently / to betray one's silver (money) when traveling

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