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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *跟* | 跟* | *跟
heel / to follow closely / to go with / (of a woman) to marry sb / with / compared with / to / towards / and (joining two nouns)
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *這* | 這* | *這
(pronoun) this; these / (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) / (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *就* | 就* | *就
(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then / (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after / (same as 就是) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly / only; as little as / as much as; as many as / to approach; to move towards / to undertake; to engage in / (often followed by 著|着) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to; concerning / (pattern: ... ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: ... ...) if not ... then must be ...
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *零* | 零* | *零
zero / nought / zero sign / fractional / fragmentary / odd (of numbers) / (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one) / fraction / (in mathematics) remainder (after division) / extra / to wither and fall / to wither
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *比* | 比* | *比
to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *從* | 從* | *從
from; through; via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *是* | 是* | *是
to be (followed by substantives only) / correct; right; true / (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well / (adverb for emphatic assertion)
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *前* | 前* | *前
front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 293) / former / formerly
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *再* | 再* | *再
again; once more; re- / further; beyond this point of time / (before an adjective) more / then (after sth, and not until then) / no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) or for emphasis) / (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则, 再就是 etc) / (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *借* | 借* | *借
to borrow / (used in combination with 給|给 or etc) to lend / to make use of; to avail oneself of / (sometimes followed by 著|着) by; with
HSK 2
unusual; special / very; especially; particularly / expressly; for a specific purpose / (often followed by ) in particular
HSK 2
to catch and hold on / to continue / to go on to do sth / to follow / to carry on / then / after that / subsequently / to proceed / to ensue / in turn / in one's turn
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *了* | 了* | *了
to finish / (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 "cannot forget") / (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无 or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least / to understand clearly (variant of 瞭|了)
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *由* | 由* | *由
to follow / from / because of; due to / by; via; through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *隨* | 隨* | *隨
to follow / to comply with / varying according to... / to allow / subsequently
HSK 3
to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media) / concern; interest; attention
HSK 3
as follows
HSK 5
consciousness; awareness / (usu. followed by ) to be aware of; to realize
HSK 5
to follow
HSK 5
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *順* | 順* | *順
to obey / to follow / to arrange / to make reasonable / along / favorable
HSK 6
to go along / to follow
HSK 6
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *沿* | 沿* | *沿
along / to follow (a line, tradition etc) / to carry on / to trim (a border with braid, tape etc) / border / edge
HSK 6
to track; to trace; to follow up / (HK, Tw) to follow (on social media)
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *則* | 則* | *則
(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then / (bound form) standard; norm / (bound form) principle / (literary) to imitate; to follow / classifier for written items
HSK 7-9
follow-up / (dialect) to remarry
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *繼* | 繼* | *繼
to continue / to follow after / to go on with / to succeed / to inherit / then / afterwards
HSK 7-9
to accompany / to follow / to occur together with / concomitant
HSK 7-9
and then (what follows next)
HSK 7-9
to follow; to abide by; to comply with
HSK 7-9
to follow sb's tracks / to tail / to shadow / tracking
HSK 7-9
to follow / to accompany
HSK 7-9
(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases
HSK 7-9
(typically followed by ) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc) / at the drop of a hat
HSK 7-9
in accordance with / to follow (the rules)
HSK 7-9
model; example (for people to follow); (in reference to a person) role model
HSK 7-9
to follow the rules / to do as instructed / to play by the book / to comply with a request
HSK 7-9
to follow the crowd / going with the tide
HSK 7-9
separated in time (usu. followed by a quantity of time)
HSK 7-9
to follow / following / along
HSK 7-9
to follow good examples
to follow your orders / roger! / yessir!
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *適* | 適* | *適
to fit / suitable / proper / just (now) / comfortable / well / to go / to follow or pursue
to follow
to follow precisely / to comply with
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *循* | 循* | *循
to follow / to adhere to / to abide by
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *哪* | 哪* | *哪
which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)
villager / (Tw) (Internet slang) person who likes to follow online discussions and add their opinions
to follow / to follow up
(formal) very; quite; deeply (usu. followed by a two-syllable adjective or verb)
lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom) / fig. to follow a path that led to failure in the past / to repeat a disastrous mistake
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *基* | 基* | *基
(bound form) base; foundation / (bound form) radical (chemistry) / (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)
to follow after / immediately afterwards
to follow suit / to imitate sb's example
to reincarnate / reincarnation (Buddhism) / (of the seasons etc) to follow each other cyclically / cycle / CL: 個|个
clear and detailed / definite / details (are as follows:)
to follow immediately afterwards / immediately adjacent
there is a great deal of ... (typically followed by a bisyllabic word, as in 大有希望) / (literary) bumper harvest; abundance
heel (part of a foot) / heel (of a sock) / counter (the part of a shoe that cups the back of one's heel) / followed by (used in describing a format, such as "filename followed by file extension")
in numerical terms (typically followed by 不少 or 不多 or a number)
to comply with / to follow (directives) / to defer (to the judgment of superiors)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *遵* | 遵* | *遵
to observe / to obey / to follow / to comply with
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *爰* | 爰* | *爰
therefore / consequently / thus / hence / thereupon / it follows that / where? / to change (into) / ancient unit of weight and money
to pull sb close to oneself / (fig.) (typically followed by 距離|距离) to bridge (the distance between people) (i.e. to build a closer relationship)
to follow; to comply
to blindly follow suit (idiom) / to imitate slavishly / to do what everyone else is doing
to shout (i.e. to say in a loud voice) (usually followed by the words shouted) / (old) (of yamen bailiffs etc) to walk ahead of an official, shouting at pedestrians to clear the way
to accompany / to follow / to attend / entourage / attendant
friendly advice / words spoken on sb's behalf / a good word / kind words / words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions
to take turns; to follow a rotating schedule
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *釘* | 釘* | *釘
nail / to follow closely / to keep at sb (to do sth) / variant of
(idiom) (when followed by ) at no time; never (Note: 無時無刻不|无时无刻不 therefore means "at no time not ...", i.e. "at all times".) / (when not followed by ) at all times; always
to tail behind / to tag along / to follow on the heels of
what course to follow / what path to take
to inherit / to follow / to adopt
urgently / eagerly / worried / (urge sb to) be sure to / it is absolutely essential to (follow the above instruction)
(literary) to follow the right path
to follow / to obey / compliance
to carry on as before / to follow (an old custom etc)
to follow with one's eyes (a departing guest etc)
to follow / to continue
(idiom) to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine
(idiom) the road one must follow; the only way
to follow sb's example / to emulate / (of troops etc) to dress (come into alignment for parade formation)
to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly
to follow / (of a woman) to get married / (old) attendant
(idiom) in public; in front of everyone; openly (typically preceded by and followed by 之下)
dog's leg / fig. one who follows a villain / henchman / hired thug
not knowing which course to follow (idiom); at a loss what to do
lit. to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom) / fig. to unravel a mystery; to painstakingly follow the clues to eventually get to the bottom of the matter
lit. as the shadow follows the body (idiom) / fig. closely associated with each other; inseparable; to follow relentlessly
to follow up a victory and press home the attack / to pursue retreating enemy
(usually followed by 於|于) to hinge on / to be decided by / to depend on
to imitate what sb else does; to follow sb's example
to follow blindly / to conform slavishly / unthinking obedience
to receive orders / to follow orders / to act under orders
to follow sb closely (idiom) / to keep close to
lit. to follow the recipe (idiom) / fig. to follow a set pattern
to follow the path to one's own doom (idiom) / to bring about one's own destruction
(fig.) to follow (a path that has proved ill-advised)

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