| | can; to have the skill; to know how to / to be likely to; to be sure to / to meet; to get together / meeting; gathering / (suffix) union; group; association / (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3]) | HSK 1 |
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| | to listen to; to hear / to heed; to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) | HSK 1 |
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| | only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈｜只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要 "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服 "the only thing you can do is give in") | HSK 3 |
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| | able to / so that sb can / enabling / in order to / finally in a position to / with sth in view | HSK 5 |
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| | won't do / unable to / (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? | HSK 6 |
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| | an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit | HSK 7-9 |
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| | lit. crow and peacock make no sound / absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard / absolute silence | HSK 7-9 |
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| | bright moon / refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark / CL: 輪｜轮 | |
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| | cupboard / cupboard that can also be used as a table / sideboard | |
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| | ethereal quality / (Chinese folklore) a puff of breath from the mouth of a celestial being, which can magically transform an object into sth else | |
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| | outside horses of a team of 4 | |
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| | (martial arts) wind-and-fire wheel, weapon used in hand-to-hand fighting / (Daoism) a magical pair of wheels on which one can stand to ride at great speed, used by Nezha 哪吒 / (fig.) never-ending treadmill | |
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| | If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom) | |
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| | lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom) / fig. to achieve much with little effort | |
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| | a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect | |
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| | 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] | |
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| | Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州, Guangdong / mythical Dragon gate where a carp can transform into a dragon | |
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| | you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom) / you can't judge a book by its cover / often in combination 人不可貌相， 海水不可斗量 | |
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| | a god living in our midst (sb who can predict the future like a prophet or who leads a life without constraints) | |
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| | lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom); fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis | |
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| | lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom) / fig. at a total loss | |
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| | lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom) / fig. with money, you can get anything done; money talks | |
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| | modal particle indicating lack of enthusiasm / modal particle indicating that things should only or can only be done a certain way | |
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| | predictable / sth one can predict without being a clairvoyant | |
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| | just a while before / not so long ago / everyone can remember when.. | |
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| | can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents | |
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| | lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom) / fig. bad habits are hard to change | |
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| | a can (loanword from English "tin") | |
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| | No flower can bloom for a hundred days. / Good times do not last long. (idiom) | |
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| | cotyledon of a bean (i.e. either of the halves of a bean seed that can be split apart after removing the seed coat) / thick bean sauce (abbr. for 豆瓣醬｜豆瓣酱) | |
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| | not a single one is dispensable / can't do without either | |
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| | to compose (a piece of music) / (fig.) to create, by one's actions, a narrative (generally one that can be recounted with pride) | |
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| | you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom) | |
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| | the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort / With effort, one can achieve anything. | |
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| | A leader can submit or can stand tall as required. / ready to give and take / flexible | |
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| | can't touch; can't reach / (fig.) unable to get a grasp of | |
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| | lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom); fig. experience makes progress easy / a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back | |
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| | unprofitable goods; item that can only be sold at a loss / daughter (so called in former times because daughters required a dowry when they married) | |
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| | lit. in every trade, a master appears (idiom); fig. You can produce outstanding achievements in any task, provided you put it enough love and diligence | |
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| | lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom) / fig. not seeing the wider picture / can't see the wood for the trees | |
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| | (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement; just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true | |
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| | lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom) / fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend / a straw in the wind | |
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| | like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety / unable to save oneself, let alone others | |
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| | lit. there is a knife above the character for lust / fig. lascivious activities can lead to bitter consequences | |
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| | to take the blame / to be a scapegoat / to carry the can | |
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| | can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person | |
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| | a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom) / when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down | |
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| | can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one | |
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| | (old) rocks that can be dropped from a height onto an attacking enemy | |
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| | sb who witnesses a crime and is not killed by the perpetrator / a captive who can provide information | |
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| | a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer / fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions / ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee | |
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| | (idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience | |
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| | (idiom) only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends; a wise man submits to circumstances | |
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| | pigtail / (fig.) a shortcoming or evidence of wrongdoing that can be seized upon by others | |
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| | lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible | |
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| | mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study. / Excellence in work is only possible with diligence. / Practice makes perfect. | |
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| | village of blossoming apricot trees where one can find a wineshop (reference to the famous poem 清明 by 杜牧) | |
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| | one who can correct a misread or misspelt character and thus be your master | |
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| | If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳｜左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb / Give a dog a bad name, then hang him. | |
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| | lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move (idiom) / fig. a small change in one part can affect the whole system | |
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| | lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster / to cherish a viper in one's bosom | |
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| | being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom) | |
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| | a road only a bird can manage / steep dangerous road | |
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| | reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human | |
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| | to find a place where one can fit in / to make one's home / to seek shelter | |
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| | lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism | |
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| | one who is cut off from others (idiom) / one who has chosen to follow a solitary path / (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person) | |
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| | lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom) / fig. to spend one's money without generating any income | |
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| | compelled by the circumstances (to do sth) / (have) no other choice (but do sth) / (used as a pun in romance) can't help but fall in love | |
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| | (law) period during which one can prosecute or sue sb (as stipulated by a statute of limitations) | |
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| | lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head / fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations / one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties | |
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| | Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper, aka five-pace viper (i.e. can grow to five paces) | |
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| | a promise that can be realized | |
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| | filtrate / solid residue produced by a filter / mud from filtering can sugar | |
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| | a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect | |
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| | pull tab (on a drink can) / strap handle (on a bus or train) / ring-shaped door handle | |
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| | never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite | |
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| | false proposition / fundamentally flawed notion / (in popular usage, can also refer to anything based on a flawed notion, such as a false dichotomy or a question that starts with a false premise) | |
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| | If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle. / cf idiom 磨杵成針｜磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently | |
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| | a left-and-right pair of shoes (distinguished from 直腳鞋｜直脚鞋, shoes that can be worn on either foot) | |
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| | he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night; you can rest with a clear conscience | |
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| | (idiom) a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent | |
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| | lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom) / fig. everyone makes mistakes / even the best fall down sometimes | |
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| | Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt? / We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈｜韩愈) | |
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| | can be expected to be a success | |
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| | lit. if you were eating warm shit, it'd be stone cold by the time you finished it (idiom) / fig. (of a person) too slow; can't keep up | |
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| | lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom) / fig. there's no place like home | |
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| | the state of moisture in the soil (and whether it can support a crop) | |
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| | a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses | |
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| | a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses | |
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| | a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses | |
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| | an occasional display of histrionics can add a playful element to a relationship, but overdoing it can lead to a breakup (admonishment derived from the saying 小酌怡情， 大酌傷身｜小酌怡情， 大酌伤身) | |
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| | sth small that one can find pleasure in (e.g. a cold beer after a hard day or a serendipitous find in a second-hand store) | |
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| | the boring part of something (film, show, etc.) where a bathroom break can be taken | |
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| | cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMV retinitis), a disease of the retina that can lead to blindness | |
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| | the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you / you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink | |
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| | lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom) / fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen | |
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| | lit. time is a butcher's knife / fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving / nothing gold can stay | |
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| | (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot? / is able to or not | |
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| | lit. rotten wood cannot be carved (idiom) / fig. you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear | |
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