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  *里* | 里* | *里
li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇 and neighborhood 鄰|邻 levels
HSK 1
afternoon / CL: 個|个 / p.m.
HSK 1
I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon / to let (sb) down; to disappoint
HSK 1
fear / to dread / I'm afraid that... / perhaps / maybe
HSK 3
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  *丑* | 丑* | *丑
clown / 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox / ancient Chinese compass point: 30°
HSK 5
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  *未* | 未* | *未
not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
HSK 7-9
merger and acquisition (M and A) / acquisition / to take over
HSK 7-9
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  *链* | 链* | *链
chain / cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m) / chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m) / to chain / to enchain
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  *申* | 申* | *申
to extend / to state / to explain / 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey / ancient Chinese compass point: 240°
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  *姆* | 姆* | *姆
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  *子* | 子* | *子
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
Mount Yu, the highest mountain in Taiwan (3952 m)
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  *辰* | 辰* | *辰
5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon / ancient Chinese compass point: 120°
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  *亥* | 亥* | *亥
12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar / ancient Chinese compass point: 330°
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  *戌* | 戌* | *戌
11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog / ancient Chinese compass point: 300°
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  *酉* | 酉* | *酉
10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster / ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west)
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  *丈* | 丈* | *丈
measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) / to measure / husband / polite appellation for an older male
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  *午* | 午* | *午
7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse / ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)
mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)
I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom) / Hope to see you again.
to let sb down / to be unfair / I'm sorry / pardon me (formal)
I'm afraid that... / perhaps / maybe / very likely
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  *巳* | 巳* | *巳
6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake / ancient Chinese compass point: 150°
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *呎* | 呎* | *呎
foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m) / old form of modern 英尺
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  *寅* | 寅* | *寅
3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger / ancient Chinese compass point: 60°
foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *呣* | 呣* | *呣
interjection expressing a question
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  *呣* | 呣* | *呣
interjection expressing consent / um
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  *晡* | 晡* | *晡
3-5 p.m.
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  *呒* | 呒* | *呒
dialectal equivalent of 沒有|没有
morning / a.m.
to show disrespect; I'm awfully sorry – please forgive me
lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise. / You flatter me too much.
bilabial consonant (b, p, or m)
are (1 are = 1⁄100 hectare, or 100 m²)
failure to meet / (humble language) I'm sorry not to have come to meet you personally
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  *卯* | 卯* | *卯
mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon) / 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit / ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east) / variant of 鉚|铆 / to exert one's strength
little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修)
G.E.M. (1991-), Chinese pop star
P.A.M. Dirac (1902-1984), British physicist
Meili Snow Mountains, with peaks up to 6000 m., in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州, Yunnan
morning / a.m. / first half of the day
Mt Shishapangma or Xixiabangma in Tibet (8012 m)
morning / a.m. / first half of the day
lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom) / (used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature)
Wuzhi Mountain (1,840 m), highest mountain in Hainan / Wuzhishan City, Hainan
newton meter, unit of torque (symbol: N⋅m)
Pei Ieoh Ming or I.M. Pei (1917-2019), Chinese-American architect
Namcha Barwa (7,782 m), Himalayan mountain
Mt Bogda (5,445 m) in eastern Tianshan
Mount Gang Rinpoche or Mount Kailash (6,638 m) in Tibet
square foot (unit of area equal to 0.093 m²)
M.Sc. (Master of Science degree)
Baima Snow Mountains, up to 5430 m., in Dechen or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州, Yunnan
Mt Kawakarpo (6740 m) in Yunnan, the highest peak of Meili Snow Mountains 梅里雪山
Mount Geladaindong or Geladandong in Qinghai (6621 m), the main peak of the Tanggula mountain range 唐古拉山脈|唐古拉山脉
M.A. Balakirev, Russian composer
to buy soy sauce / it's none of my business ("I’m just here to buy some soy sauce")
Victory Peak or Jengish Chokusu (7,439 m), the highest peak of Tianshan mountains on the border between Xinjiang and Kyrgyzstan
Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England (978 m)
Captain William M Lang (1843-), British adviser to the Qing north China navy 北洋水師|北洋水师 during the 1880s
cubic meter (m³)
forenoon / morning / a.m.
8:00 p.m. time slot (on television) / (Tw) (coll.) television drama series that airs in the prime time slot of 8:00 p.m.
mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
Friendship Peak or Khüiten Peak (4,356 m), the highest peak of the Altai mountains
Mount Geladaindong or Geladandong in Qinghai (6621 m), the main peak of the Tanggula mountain range 唐古拉山脈|唐古拉山脉
Burj Khalifa, skyscraper in Dubai, 830 m high
as far as I'm concerned
Nixon (name) / Richard M Nixon (1913-1994), US president 1969-1974


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