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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *里* | 里* | *里
lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里
HSK 1
where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) / humble expression denying compliment / also written 哪裡|哪里
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *谁* | 谁* | *谁
who / also pr. [shui2]
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *也* | 也* | *也
also; too; as well; (not ...) either / (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) / (literary) particle having functions similar to
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *还* | 还* | *还
still / still in progress / still more / yet / even more / in addition / fairly / passably (good) / as early as / even / also / else
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *花* | 花* | *花
variant of / flower / blossom / also pr. [wei3]
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *很* | 很* | *很
very; quite / (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
HSK 1
to know; to become aware of / also pr. [zhi1dao5]
HSK 1
to stand up; to get up / also pr. [qi3lai2]
HSK 1
a moment / a while / in a moment / now...now... / also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *又* | 又* | *又
(once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway
HSK 2
benefit; advantage; merit / gain; profit / also pr. [hao3chu4]
HSK 2
same; equal; similar / similarly; also; too
HSK 2
(not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *熟* | 熟* | *熟
ripe; mature / thoroughly cooked; done / familiar; acquainted / experienced; skilled / (of sleep etc) deep; profound / also pr. [shou2]
HSK 2
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
dictionary / also written 辭典|辞典 / CL: ,
HSK 2
early morning / CL: 個|个 / also pr. [zao3chen5]
HSK 2
not only (... but also ...)
HSK 2
good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed") / charity / happy occasion / Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead
HSK 2
at that time (in the past or the future) / also pr. [nei4 hui4 r5]
HSK 2
to grasp (also fig.) / to seize / to hold / assurance / certainty / sure (of the outcome)
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *并* | 并* | *并
and / furthermore / also / together with / (not) at all / simultaneously / to combine / to join / to merge
HSK 3
below / under / next / the following / also pr. [xia4 mian5]
HSK 3
to come down / (completed action marker) / (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) / (indicates continuation from the past towards us) / to be harvested (of crops) / to be over (of a period of time) / to go among the masses (said of leaders)
HSK 3
besides / apart from (... also...) / in addition to / except (for)
HSK 3
father / also pr. [fu4 qin5] / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
ahead / in front / preceding / above / also pr. [qian2 mian5]
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *较* | 较* | *较
(bound form) to compare / (literary) to dispute / compared to / (before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather / also pr. [jiao3]
HSK 3
inside / interior / also pr. [li3 mian5]
HSK 3
on top of / above-mentioned / also pr. [shang4 mian5]
HSK 3
mother / also pr. [mu3 qin5] / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense) / surface / exterior / external appearance
HSK 3
military skill or technique (in former times) / all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development) / self-defense / tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage) / also called kungfu 功夫 / CL: 種|种
HSK 3
not just; not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
HSK 3
to download / also pr. [xia4zai4]
HSK 4
role; part (in a play or movie etc) / also pr. [jiao3se4]
HSK 4
big sister / elder sister / older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker)
HSK 4
delighted / to one's heart's content / straightforward / also pr. [tong4 kuai5]
HSK 4
genuine / legal / see also 盜版|盗版
HSK 5
friction / rubbing / chafing / fig. disharmony / conflict / also written 磨擦
HSK 5
part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sleeve, etc)
HSK 5
look / style / appearance / approximation / about / CL: 個|个 / also pr. [mo2 yang4]
HSK 5
to expose / to reveal / to lay bare / also pr. [pu4 lu4]
HSK 6
pirated / illegal / see also 正版
HSK 6
in a moment / later / also pr. [dai1 hui3 r5] or [dai1 hui5 r5]
HSK 6
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *亦* | 亦* | *亦
also
HSK 7-9
busy season / peak period / see also 淡季
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *癌* | 癌* | *癌
cancer / carcinoma / also pr. [yan2]
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *缩* | 缩* | *缩
to withdraw / to pull back / to contract / to shrink / to reduce / abbreviation / also pr. [su4]
HSK 7-9
to collect / to compile / to converge / also written 彙集|汇集
HSK 7-9
off season / slow business season / see also 旺季
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *铜* | 铜* | *铜
copper (chemistry) / see also 紅銅|红铜 / CL: 塊|块
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *凿* | 凿* | *凿
(bound form) chisel / to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig / (literary) certain; authentic; irrefutable / also pr. [zuo4]
HSK 7-9
to refer to / see also / compare (cf.) / to pay respect to
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *嚼* | 嚼* | *嚼
to chew / also pr. [jue2]
HSK 7-9
girl / servant girl / (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)
HSK 7-9
to commit an offense / to violate the law / excuse me! (formal) / see also 得罪
HSK 7-9
thoughtful / considerate / attentive / thorough / also pr. [zhou1 dao5]
HSK 7-9
to leak (information); to divulge / also pr. [xie4lou4]
HSK 7-9
light bulb / see also 電燈泡|电灯泡 / third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) / CL: 個|个
HSK 7-9
to give thought (to others) / to consider (other people's needs) / also pr. [zhao2 xiang3]
HSK 7-9
sharp and clear / crisp / melodious / ringing / tinkling / silvery (of sound) / fragile / frail / also written 輕脆|轻脆
HSK 7-9
definite / conclusive / undeniable / authentic / also pr. [que4 zuo4]
HSK 7-9
steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1]
HSK 7-9
(of a seed) to germinate / (of a plant) to sprout; to bud / sprout; bud / (also used figuratively)
HSK 7-9
to hug / to cherish / within the bosom (of the family) / to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)
HSK 7-9
to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily / to bustle about / to hopscotch / also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠
HSK 7-9
to speak sarcastically / to make cutting remarks / also pr. [wa1 ku5]
HSK 7-9
combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements / also known as joint ideogram or associative compound / to comprehend without being told explicitly / to cotton on / knowing (smile, glance etc)
HSK 7-9
(coll.) now / this moment / also pr. [zhe4 hui3 r5]
HSK 7-9
not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) / aptly named / worthy of the name
HSK 7-9
lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom) / intoxicated by sth / obsessed with / mad about sth / also written 如癡如醉|如痴如醉
HSK 7-9
to ripple / to undulate / also written 蕩漾|荡漾
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *□* | □* | *□
(onom.) pew! (sound of a bullet fired from a gun) / also pr. [biu4]
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *载* | 载* | *载
to carry / to convey / to load / to hold / to fill up / and / also / as well as / simultaneously
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *啥* | 啥* | *啥
dialectal equivalent of 什麼|什么 / also pr. [sha4]
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *阿* | 阿* | *阿
prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity / used in transliteration / also pr. [a4]
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *液* | 液* | *液
(bound form) a liquid / also pr. [yi4]
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]
Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王, played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou 西周, and is also known as the "God of Dreams"
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *见* | 见* | *见
to appear / also written 現|现
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *巫* | 巫* | *巫
surname Wu / also pr. [Wu2]
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *巫* | 巫* | *巫
witch / wizard / shaman / also pr. [wu2]
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *哦* | 哦* | *哦
sentence-final particle that conveys informality, warmth, friendliness or intimacy / may also indicate that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *纪* | 纪* | *纪
surname Ji / also pr. [Ji4]
Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书
oriental cherry (Prunus serrulata or Prunus yedoensis), prized for its blossom / also known as sakura (Japanese) or Yoshino cherry
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *嗟* | 嗟* | *嗟
sigh / also pr. [jue1]
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *夭* | 夭* | *夭
(bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. [yao3]) / (literary) (of vegetation) luxuriant
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *晟* | 晟* | *晟
brightness of sun / splendor / also pr. [cheng2]
(coll.) eunuch / see also 老公
Jobs (name) / see also 史蒂夫·喬布斯|史蒂夫·乔布斯, Steve Jobs
Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子
(coll.) piece of light artillery such as a mortar / (fig.) person who speaks boldly and frankly / hot hatch (car) / (also used figuratively with various meanings in other contexts)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *哟* | 哟* | *哟
Oh! (interjection indicating slight surprise) / also pr. [yao1]
(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement (e.g. after ) / indicating completion / (after a perception verb, e.g. ) expressing preliminary judgment / also pr. [qi3lai5]
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *胡* | 胡* | *胡
non-Han people, esp. from central Asia / reckless / outrageous / what? / why? / to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written )

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