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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *能* | 能* | *能
can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *听* | 听* | *听
to listen to; to hear / to heed; to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *会* | 会* | *会
can; to have the skill; to know how to / to be likely to; to be sure to / to meet; to get together / meeting; gathering / (suffix) union; group; association / (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3])
HSK 1
where? / wherever; anywhere; somewhere / (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...?
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *床* | 床* | *床
bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:張|张) / bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc) / frame; chassis / classifier for blankets, quilts etc
HSK 1
can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good
HSK 2
can only / obliged to do sth / to have no other choice
HSK 2
to be capable of / to be able to / can
HSK 2
to catch cold / (common) cold / CL: 場|场, / (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative) / (Tw) to detest / can't stand
HSK 3
only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with ) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要 "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服 "the only thing you can do is give in")
HSK 3
have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid
HSK 3
to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it
HSK 4
unbearable / unable to endure / can't stand
HSK 4
can't say for sure / maybe
HSK 4
it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) / it is (thus) clear / clear / visible
HSK 4
that's right / sure! / rest assured! / that's good / can't go wrong
HSK 4
(coll.) can't do anything about it / (coll.) there's no way that ...; it's simply not credible that ... / (coll.) couldn't be (better) (i.e. simply wonderful)
HSK 4
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *可* | 可* | *可
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able / to approve; to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very / but; however
HSK 5
able to / so that sb can / enabling / in order to / finally in a position to / with sth in view
HSK 5
not at all / simply (can) not
HSK 5
not to allow / must not / can't
HSK 5
whether or not / can it or can't it / is it possible?
HSK 6
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *惨* | 惨* | *惨
miserable / wretched / cruel / inhuman / disastrous / tragic / dim / gloomy
HSK 6
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *餐* | 餐* | *餐
meal / to eat / classifier for meals
HSK 6
can't keep up with / can't catch up with / cannot overtake
HSK 6
won't do / unable to / (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
HSK 6
can't help (doing sth) / can't refrain from
HSK 6
can see / visible
HSK 6
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *罐* | 罐* | *罐
can / jar / pot
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *桶* | 桶* | *桶
bucket / (trash) can / barrel (of oil etc) / CL: 個|个, 隻|只
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *残* | 残* | *残
to destroy / to spoil / to ruin / to injure / cruel / oppressive / savage / brutal / incomplete / disabled / to remain / to survive / remnant / surplus
HSK 7-9
equivalent to 就可以 / can then (do sth) / can immediately (do sth) / (do sth) and that will suffice
HSK 7-9
unavoidable / can't be avoided
HSK 7-9
to do everything one can / to spare no effort / to strive
HSK 7-9
kettle / canteen / watering can
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *魂* | 魂* | *魂
soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body)
HSK 7-9
can be rated as / can be said to be
HSK 7-9
pull-top can / easy-open can (with ring-pull)
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
can't compare with
HSK 7-9
can't help / cannot but
HSK 7-9
everything that should be here is here (idiom); all one can think of is on hand / to have all one needs
HSK 7-9
can it be possible that / could it be
HSK 7-9
tin / can / CL: 個|个
HSK 7-9
what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
HSK 7-9
can be found everywhere
HSK 7-9
can't help it / can't bear it
HSK 7-9
(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
HSK 7-9
to be just like; can be compared to
HSK 7-9
unavoidably / can't help / really / rather
HSK 7-9
lit. crow and peacock make no sound / absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard / absolute silence
HSK 7-9
lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving / happy and sad / inspiring and tragic
HSK 7-9
handle / (fig.) information that can be used against sb
HSK 7-9
(idiom) (it) goes without saying; can well be imagined
HSK 7-9
(idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
HSK 7-9
how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous / ridiculous / absurd
HSK 7-9
to work hard for / to do all one can / to contend strongly
HSK 7-9
can be seen everywhere
HSK 7-9
from this, it can be seen that...
HSK 7-9
cannot afford / can't afford buying
HSK 7-9
impossible / can't be done / no can do / unable to accomplish
HSK 7-9
can see / can tell
HSK 7-9
nothing can surpass
HSK 7-9
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]
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *参* | 参* | *参
to take part in / to participate / to join / to attend / to counsel / unequal / varied / irregular / uneven / not uniform / abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House
to push a button / button (one that can be pressed to trigger an action)
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *灿* | 灿* | *灿
glorious / bright / brilliant / lustrous / resplendent
as far as the eye can see (idiom)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *呗* | 呗* | *呗
modal particle indicating lack of enthusiasm / modal particle indicating that things should only or can only be done a certain way
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *渠* | 渠* | *渠
how can it be that?
bright moon / refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark / CL: 輪|轮
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *堪* | 堪* | *堪
(bound form) may; can / (bound form) to endure; to bear / (in 堪輿|堪舆) heaven (contrasted with earth 輿|舆)
(posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot? / is able to or not
compelled by the circumstances (to do sth) / (have) no other choice (but do sth) / (used as a pun in romance) can't help but fall in love
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *参* | 参* | *参
variant of 參|参
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *参* | 参* | *参
old variant of 參|参
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蚕* | 蚕* | *蚕
silkworm
cupboard / cupboard that can also be used as a table / sideboard
want to stop but can't (idiom) / to be unable to stop oneself / to feel an urge to continue
one can't tell how many / numerous similar cases
to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom); to act within one's competence / One does what one can.
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *璨* | 璨* | *璨
gem / luster of gem
Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州, Guangdong / mythical Dragon gate where a carp can transform into a dragon
one who is cut off from others (idiom) / one who has chosen to follow a solitary path / (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person)
lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)
a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
(in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.) / (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers / (in the entertainment industry) open audition
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鸩* | 鸩* | *鸩
legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison / poisonous / to poison sb
capacity for liquor / how much one can drink
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *粲* | 粲* | *粲
beautiful / bright / splendid / smilingly
Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy. / Since this is so, we should accept it. / Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth. / If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it.
to scratch / to mess about with / to quarrel / to scramble to do / sb or sth that one can rely on
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *惭* | 惭* | *惭
ashamed
container for holding and pouring water (or other liquid): jug, pitcher, clay jar, jerry can, water bottle etc
lit. can be counted on one's fingers (idiom) / fig. very few
hard to say / can't guarantee / difficult to protect / difficult to preserve
lit. to hang upside down / fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods) / to borrow more than one can ever repay
with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)
not fit to be seen by / should not be exposed to / can't bear to see
the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort / With effort, one can achieve anything.

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