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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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  *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
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  *里* | 里* | *里
lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里
HSK 1
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  *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
where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) / humble expression denying compliment / also written 哪裡|哪里
HSK 1
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  *谁* | 谁* | *谁
who / also pr. [shui2]
HSK 1
outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense) / surface / exterior / external appearance
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *很* | 很* | *很
very; quite / (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
HSK 1
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
to download / also pr. [xia4zai4]
HSK 4
on top of / above-mentioned / also pr. [shang4 mian5]
HSK 3
a moment / a while / in a moment / now...now... / also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]
HSK 1
inside / interior / also pr. [li3 mian5]
HSK 3
not just; not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
HSK 3
dictionary / also written 辭典|辞典 / CL: ,
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
to grasp (also fig.) / to seize / to hold / assurance / certainty / sure (of the outcome)
HSK 3
same; equal; similar / similarly; also; too
HSK 2
mother / also pr. [mu3 qin5] / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
benefit; advantage; merit / gain; profit / also pr. [hao3chu4]
HSK 2
(not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore
HSK 2
to stand up; to get up / also pr. [qi3lai2]
HSK 1
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
(idiom) exactly alike; identical / also pr. [yi1mo2-yi1yang4]
HSK 6
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
father / also pr. [fu4 qin5] / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
big sister / elder sister / older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker)
HSK 4
to know; to become aware of / also pr. [zhi1dao5]
HSK 1
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  *又* | 又* | *又
(once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway
HSK 2
not only (... but also ...)
HSK 2
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  *并* | 并* | *并
and / furthermore / also / together with / (not) at all / simultaneously / to combine / to join / to merge
HSK 3
ahead / in front / preceding / above / also pr. [qian2 mian5]
HSK 3
early morning / CL: 個|个 / also pr. [zao3chen5]
HSK 2
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  *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
pirated / illegal / see also 正版
HSK 6
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  *亦* | 亦* | *亦
also
HSK 7-9
role; part (in a play or movie etc) / also pr. [jiao3se4]
HSK 4
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  *较* | 较* | *较
(bound form) to compare / (literary) to dispute / compared to / (before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather / also pr. [jiao3]
HSK 3
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  *熟* | 熟* | *熟
ripe; mature / thoroughly cooked; done / familiar; acquainted / experienced; skilled / (of sleep etc) deep; profound / also pr. [shou2]
HSK 2
apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他誰也沒來|除了他谁也没来 "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語他也會法語|除了英语他也会法语 "in addition to English, he also knows French") / (used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了 + A + 就是 + B, "either A or B")
HSK 3
in a moment / later / also pr. [dai1 hui3 r5] or [dai1 hui5 r5]
HSK 6
thoughtful / considerate / attentive / thorough / also pr. [zhou1 dao5]
HSK 7-9
genuine / legal / see also 盜版|盗版
HSK 5
to collect / to compile / to converge / also written 彙集|汇集
HSK 7-9
reggae (loanword) / also written 雷鬼
to expose / to reveal / to lay bare / also pr. [pu4 lu4]
HSK 6
not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) / aptly named / worthy of the name
HSK 7-9
friction / rubbing / chafing / fig. disharmony / conflict / also written 磨擦
HSK 5
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  *花* | 花* | *花
variant of / flower / blossom / also pr. [wei3]
HSK 1
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
delighted / to one's heart's content / straightforward / also pr. [tong4 kuai5]
HSK 4
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
down to / up to / to such an extent as to ... / also written 以至於|以至于
development cycle / development period / also written 開發週期|开发周期
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
a moment / a while / in a moment / also pr. [yi1 hui3]
ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character
shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling / also written 燒麥|烧麦
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
Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子
(of a seed) to germinate / (of a plant) to sprout; to bud / sprout; bud / (also used figuratively)
HSK 7-9
Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle / Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras / also pr. [Xiao3 cheng2]
look / style / appearance / approximation / about / CL: 個|个 / also pr. [mo2 yang4]
HSK 5
to hug / to cherish / within the bosom (of the family) / to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)
HSK 7-9
at that time (in the past or the future) / also pr. [nei4 hui4 r5]
HSK 2
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)
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  *雀* | 雀* | *雀
(bound form) small bird / sparrow / also pr. [qiao3]
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  *㹴* | 㹴* | *㹴
terrier / also pr. [geng3]
to upload / also pr. [shang4zai4]
to tuck into one's bosom / also written 揣在懷裡|揣在怀里
white hair (of animals) / see also 白髮|白发
to seek / to strive for / to obtain / see also 牟取
backscratcher (made from bamboo etc) / (may also refer to other products that are of benefit to old people, such as padded cloth shoes, mobility tricycle etc)
Ptolemy or Claudius Ptolemaeus (c. 90-c. 168), Alexandrian Greek astronomer, mathematician and geographer, author of the Almagest 天文學大成|天文学大成 / see also 托勒密
stiff / inflexible / also pr. [ai2 ban3]
Jobs (name) / see also 史蒂夫·喬布斯|史蒂夫·乔布斯, Steve Jobs
Malvinas Islands (also known as Falkland Islands)
suddenly and completely (realize, change one's strategy etc) / also written 幡然
Former Han dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 西漢|西汉, Western Han dynasty
Xia Huanggong also known as Huang Shigong 黃石公|黄石公 (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代 and purported author of “Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略|黄石公三略, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书
gelada (Theropithecus gelada), Ethiopian herbivorous monkey similar to baboon / also written 吉爾達|吉尔达
Scout (youth organization) / see also 童子軍|童子军
reductio ad absurdum / arguing by contradiction / also called 反證法|反证法
Cantonese sponge cake also known as mara cake
to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) / also written 磕頭|磕头
mammals / also written 哺乳動物|哺乳动物
to fade / to discolor / also pr. [luo4 se4]
Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943) / also called 斯大林格勒戰役|斯大林格勒战役
cleaning rag / also pr. [mo3 bu4]
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  *噢* | 噢* | *噢
oh; ah (used to indicate realization) / also pr. [ou4]
(slang) to ship a couple (i.e. to strongly desire that a pair of fictional characters become a couple) / also pr. [ke4 C P]
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  *缩* | 缩* | *缩
to withdraw / to pull back / to contract / to shrink / to reduce / abbreviation / also pr. [su4]
HSK 7-9
Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤崁樓|赤崁楼)
definite / conclusive / undeniable / authentic / also pr. [que4 zuo4]
HSK 7-9
(slang) to roast; to ridicule / also pr. [tu3 cao2]
"Journey to the West", a Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, also known as "Pilgrimage to the West" or "Monkey"
Animal Farm (1945), novel and famous satire on communist revolution by George Orwell 喬治·奧威爾|乔治·奥威尔 / also translated 動物農場|动物农场
part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sleeve, etc)
HSK 5
social group / subculture / family / clan / see also

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