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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *你* | 你* | *你
you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *都* | 都* | *都
all; both; entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all
HSK 1
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  *两* | 两* | *两
two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty (old)
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *又* | 又* | *又
(once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *咱* | 咱* | *咱
I or me / we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)
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
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *双* | 双* | *双
two / double / pair / both / even (number)
HSK 3
bilateral / both sides / both parties involved
HSK 3
either side; both sides
HSK 4
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *既* | 既* | *既
already / since / both... (and...)
HSK 4
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *俩* | 俩* | *俩
two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个) / both / some
HSK 4
bilateral / both shores / both sides / both coasts / Taiwan and mainland
HSK 5
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *朵* | 朵* | *朵
flower / earlobe / fig. item on both sides / classifier for flowers, clouds etc
HSK 5
both hands
HSK 5
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *端* | 端* | *端
(bound form) tip; end; extremity / (bound form) aspect; facet / (bound form) upright; proper / to hold sth level with both hands; to carry / to eliminate; to wipe out
HSK 6
two sides; both sides
HSK 6
one's two hands / two prongs (of a strategy) / both aspects, eventualities etc / skills / expertise
HSK 6
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *且* | 且* | *且
and / moreover / yet / for the time being / to be about to / both (... and...)
HSK 7-9
profitable to both sides / a win-win situation
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *捧* | 捧* | *捧
to hold or offer with both hands / to sing the praises of / classifier for what can be held in both hands
HSK 7-9
pulse (both medical and figurative)
HSK 7-9
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / both funny and extremely embarrassing / between laughter and tears
HSK 7-9
(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
both / both of them / neither
both ends (of a stick etc) / two extremes
both countries; the two countries
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *扛* | 扛* | *扛
to raise aloft with both hands / (of two or more people) to carry sth together
both sides
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *甬* | 甬* | *甬
path screened by walls on both sides
both of them; the two of them
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *俱* | 俱* | *俱
(literary) all; both; entirely; without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike
to combine / to have both
two legs / both feet
both parents
is both ...(and...) / since / as / being the case that
both sides
both sides; either side
one divides into two / to be two-sided / there are two sides to everything / to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
male and female / both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc) / (chemistry) amphoteric
both ends / both parties to a deal
(idiom) possessing both integrity and talent
excelling both in morals and studies (idiom); top marks for studies and for behavior (at school) / a paragon of virtue and learning
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
to satisfy both sides / to accommodate both (demands)
the two poles / the north and south poles / both ends of sth / electric or magnetic poles
legs / both legs / two legs
to be both a farmer and a scholar / to work the land and also undertake academic studies
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *抔* | 抔* | *抔
take up in both hands
arms / both arms / two arms
half / half and half / both ... and ... / just as much ... as ... / equally
impoverished / backward both economically and culturally
both fame and fortune (idiom) / both virtue and reward
both sides suffer (idiom) / neither side wins
internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
universal; applicable to all (or both) / shared; common
to combine / to have both
lit. able to support both heaven and earth / of indomitable spirit (idiom)
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
when you teach someone, both teacher and student will benefit
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
to pry open or apart; to spread (sth) open with both hands
lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands / uncorrupted / unsoiled by corrupt practices
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *掊* | 掊* | *掊
take up in both hands
Iron Curtain (1945-1991) (In Taiwan, the word was used to refer to both the Iron Curtain and the Bamboo Curtain.)
to benefit both the country and the people
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *橐* | 橐* | *橐
sack / tube open at both ends / (onom.) footsteps
to be both mentally and physically exhausted (idiom)
to split one's sides laughing; to roar with laughter; (lit.) to hold one's belly with both hands
to both share the limelight / to both have an equal share of
(of friends or partners) to share both the honor and the disgrace (idiom)
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
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *拤* | 拤* | *拤
to grip with both hands / to put one's hands on (one's hips)
listen to both sides and you will be enlightened; heed only one side and you will remain ignorant (idiom)
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
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *刖* | 刖* | *刖
to amputate one or both feet (punishment in imperial China) (one of the five mutilating punishments 五刑)
have both
lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信 being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军 / fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor
to have both (at the same time)
to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard / to study diligently / to burn the candle at both ends
(idiom) to receive both praise and criticism; to get mixed reviews
sword with a curved blade and a long hilt, wielded with both hands
both sides are willing / by mutual consent
both sides are willing / by mutual consent
both parties (to a lawsuit) / plaintiff and defendant
inside front cover (sometimes refers to both inside front and inside back covers)
imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead , cutting off the nose , amputation of one or both feet , castration 宮|宫, execution 大辟 / Han dynasty onwards: whipping , beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns , forced labor , exile or banishment , capital punishment
convex on both sides (of lens) / biconvex
to adequately take into account both public and private interests
to be advanced in both years and virtue (idiom)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *躄* | 躄* | *躄
both feet crippled / lame
both sides (in contract) / the two opposing sides (in a dispute)
level with one's shoulders / (of two people) both the same height
(literary) children's hairstyle with hair tied into a bun on both sides of the head; (fig.) childhood
public prosecutor; public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution)
lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom) / fig. to both be of equal importance / to value both equally
(idiom) you and me both; that makes two of us
plumbing and electrical work / tradesman who does both plumbing and electrical work
to have both advantages and disadvantages
ghost marriage (in which one or both parties are dead)
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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