| | all; both; entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all | HSK 1 |
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| | two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old) | HSK 1 |
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| | you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.) | HSK 1 |
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| | (adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only) / (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊 | HSK 1 |
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| | we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5] | HSK 2 |
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| | I or me / we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to) | HSK 2 |
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| | (once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway | HSK 2 |
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| | bilateral / both sides / both parties involved | HSK 3 |
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| | two / double / pair / both / even (number) | HSK 3 |
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| | already / since / both... (and...) | HSK 4 |
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| | either side; both sides | HSK 4 |
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| | two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个) / both / some | HSK 4 |
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| | bilateral / both shores / both sides / both coasts / Taiwan and mainland | HSK 5 |
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| | both hands | HSK 5 |
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| | flower / earlobe / fig. item on both sides / classifier for flowers, clouds etc | HSK 5 |
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| | one's two hands / two prongs (of a strategy) / both aspects, eventualities etc / skills / expertise | HSK 6 |
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| | two sides; both sides | HSK 6 |
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| | end / extremity / item / port / to hold sth level with both hands / to carry / regular | HSK 6 |
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| | lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / both funny and extremely embarrassing / between laughter and tears | HSK 7-9 |
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| | pulse (both medical and figurative) | HSK 7-9 |
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| | and / moreover / yet / for the time being / to be about to / both (... and...) | HSK 7-9 |
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| | to hold or offer with both hands / to sing the praises of / classifier for what can be held in both hands | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement | HSK 7-9 |
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| | profitable to both sides / a win-win situation | HSK 7-9 |
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| | both / both of them / neither | |
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| | both sides | |
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| | both OK / all acceptable | |
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| | all are OK / both are OK / all can / both can / also can | |
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| | male and female / both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc) / (chemistry) amphoteric | |
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| | to raise aloft with both hands / (of two or more people) to carry sth together | |
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| | lit. to strike water right and left (idiom) / fig. to turn everything into gold / to have everything going one's way / to benefit from both sides | |
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| | to both share the limelight / to both have an equal share of | |
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| | both ends (of a stick etc) / two extremes | |
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| | poached egg / egg fried on both sides | |
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| | use both carrot and stick / use gentle methods and force / an iron hand in a velvet glove | |
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| | (Internet slang) to form a hand heart using one's thumb and forefinger (or by using both hands) | |
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| | to satisfy rival demands (idiom) / to get the best of both worlds / to have it both ways / to have one's cake and eat it too | |
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| | lit. when the snipe and the clam grapple with each other, the fisherman catches them both (idiom) / fig. when two sides are locked in dispute, it's often a third party that benefits | |
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| | imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨, cutting off the nose 劓, amputation of one or both feet 刖, castration 宮|宫, execution 大辟 / Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞, beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖, forced labor 徒, exile or banishment 流, capital punishment 死 | |
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| | public prosecutor; public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution) | |
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| | having both integrity and talent (idiom) | |
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| | to be both a farmer and a scholar / to work the land and also undertake academic studies | |
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| | to burn both jade and common stone / to destroy indiscriminately (idiom) | |
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| | to have both advantages and disadvantages | |
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| | (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike | |
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| | sack / tube open at both ends / (onom.) footsteps | |
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| | Iron Curtain (1945-1991) (In Taiwan, the word was used to refer to both the Iron Curtain and the Bamboo Curtain.) | |
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| | the two poles / the north and south poles / both ends of sth / electric or magnetic poles | |
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| | both sides suffer (idiom) / neither side wins | |
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| | both countries; two countries | |
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| | plumbing and electrical work / tradesman who does both plumbing and electrical work | |
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| | take up in both hands | |
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| | two legs / both feet | |
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| | both sides (in contract) / the two opposing sides (in a dispute) | |
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| | when you teach someone, both teacher and student will benefit | |
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| | universal; applicable to all (or both) / shared; common | |
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| | is both ...(and...) / since / as / being the case that | |
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| | both sides; either side | |
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| | listen to both sides and you will be enlightened; heed only one side and you will remain ignorant (idiom) | |
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| | both ends / both parties to a deal | |
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| | lit. able to support both heaven and earth / of indomitable spirit (idiom) | |
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| | (idiom) to suffer the departure of sb (talented staff or one's spouse etc) and a financial loss as well; to get burned both romantically and financially | |
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| | one divides into two / to be two-sided / there are two sides to everything / to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom) | |
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| | beyond the pass, i.e. the region north and east of Shanhai Pass 山海關|山海关 or the region west of Jiayu Pass 嘉峪關|嘉峪关 or both | |
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| | excelling both in morals and studies (idiom); top marks for studies and for behavior (at school) / a paragon of virtue and learning | |
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| | have both | |
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| | both parties (to a lawsuit) / plaintiff and defendant | |
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| | both fame and fortune (idiom) / both virtue and reward | |
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| | take up in both hands | |
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| | lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom) / fig. watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted | |
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| | lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom) / fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it | |
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| | impoverished / backward both economically and culturally | |
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| | to have a foot in both camps / to have a bet each way / to be having an affair | |
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| | lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom) / fig. to display ambidexterity / to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession / to use both feet equally (football) | |
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| | both principal and interest / capital plus profit | |
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| | both sides are willing / by mutual consent | |
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| | level with one's shoulders / (of two people) both the same height | |
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| | lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands / uncorrupted / unsoiled by corrupt practices | |
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| | to sit on the fence / to take both sides in a dispute | |
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| | (idiom) to receive both praise and criticism; to get mixed reviews | |
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| | fig. with the connivance of both sides / fig. by mutual consent / cf Wu patriot Huang Gai submits to mock beating at the hands of General Zhou Yu to deceive Cao Cao 曹操 before the 208 battle of Redcliff 赤壁之戰|赤壁之战 | |
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| | working couple (husband and wife both employed) | |
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| | to satisfy both sides / to accommodate both (demands) | |
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| | half / half and half / both ... and ... / just as much ... as ... / equally | |
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| | lit. to give each one a flogging of fifty strokes (idiom) / fig. to punish the guilty and the innocent alike / to put the blame on both parties | |
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| | to pry open or apart; to spread (sth) open with both hands | |
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| | internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad | |
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| | to be attacked by both sides in a quarrel / to be caught in the crossfire | |
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| | to have lost both one's parents | |
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| | person and lute have both vanished (idiom) / death of a close friend | |
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| | both sides are willing / by mutual consent | |
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| | talent in both military and civil field (idiom) | |
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| | to adequately take into account both public and private interests | |
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| | lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom) / fig. to have it both ways / to run after two hares / (especially) to have two lovers at the same time | |
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| | both the guests and the hosts thoroughly enjoy themselves (idiom) | |
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| | to be both mentally and physically exhausted (idiom) | |
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| | inside front cover (sometimes refers to both inside front and inside back covers) | |
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| | to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard / to study diligently / to burn the candle at both ends | |
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| | to amputate one or both feet (punishment in imperial China) (one of the five mutilating punishments 五刑) | |
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| | both feet crippled / lame | |
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