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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *個* | 個* | *個
(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier) / (bound form) individual
HSK 1
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  *不* | 不* | *不
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
HSK 1
whatever / no matter what (who, how etc) / regardless of / not to discuss
HSK 3
only / merely / no more than / but / however / anyway (to get back to a previous topic) / cannot be more (after adjectival)
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *任* | 任* | *任
to assign / to appoint / to take up a post / office / responsibility / to let / to allow / to give free rein to / no matter (how, what etc) / classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *無* | 無* | *無
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
HSK 4
not to be concerned / regardless of / no matter
HSK 4
is or isn't / yes or no / whether or not
HSK 1
have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid
HSK 3
not so / no / or else / otherwise / if not / How about ...?
HSK 4
can only / obliged to do sth / to have no other choice
HSK 2
no more; no longer
HSK 6
to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
HSK 3
even / even if / even though / no matter how
HSK 4
to keep a firm grip on / to pay close attention to / to lose no time in (doing sth)
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *嗎* | 嗎* | *嗎
(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
HSK 1
only have ...; there is only ... / (used in combination with ) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 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 (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 "the only thing you can do is give in")
HSK 3
have plenty of / there's no lack of
HSK 3
to be finished / to be done for / ruined / gone to the dogs / oh no
HSK 5
to be obstructed / to be blocked up / to be impassable / to make no sense / to be illogical
HSK 6
no / is not / not
solely engrossed in one thing / just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) / simply / by all means / please feel free / do not hesitate (to ask for sth)
HSK 6
only; merely; nothing but; no more than / it's just that ...
HSK 5
there is no need / why should
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *賣* | 賣* | *賣
to sell / to betray / to spare no effort / to show off or flaunt
HSK 2
splitcharactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *NG* | NG* | *NG
(loanword from Japanese "NG", an initialism for "no good") (film and TV) blooper; to do a blooper
to not calculate / to not count / to not be considered (as) / to have no weight
HSK 7-9
in vain / to no purpose / for nothing / white
HSK 7-9
not to distinguish; to make no distinction / (LGBT slang) versatile (open to either penetrative or receptive role)
no problem
no matter what or how / regardless of whether...
HSK 4
to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort
HSK 4
to act against one's will / to have no alternative but to / to have to / to have no choice / must
HSK 7-9
quiet; making little or no noise / surreptitious; stealthy / anxious; worried / Taiwan pr. [qiao3qiao3]
HSK 5
(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
at a loss / unable to do anything about it / to have no choice
to have no alternative / frustrated / exasperated / helpless / (conjunction) but unfortunately
HSK 5
say no more / don't bring it up / drop the subject
HSK 7-9
no less than / not inferior to
HSK 7-9
not need / have no use for
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *伊* | 伊* | *伊
(old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she") / second person singular pronoun ("you") / (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she") / (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning / (preceding a noun) that
to disregard / to take no account of
floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *憑* | 憑* | *憑
to lean against / to rely on / on the basis of / no matter (how, what etc) / proof
HSK 5
housekeeper who looks after old people with no children or whose children do not live with them
lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom) / fig. when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed
no good
to spare no effort / to devote all one's energies
to conform to no conventional pattern / unconventional / offbeat
one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb) / to a fearless person, no fence is high enough
to do something to sb / to deal with / to cope / how? / to no avail
to take seriously / serious / No joking, really!
HSK 7-9
to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
HSK 6
to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters / condescending / to go about with one's nose in the air
HSK 7-9
to turn one's head / in no time / in the twinkling of an eye
to spare no effort
He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects). / Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
to refuse to acknowledge / to pay no attention to / to take no notice of / to ignore
HSK 7-9
to give up / to admit failure / to drop the matter / to reconcile oneself to loss / to have no more illusions about
HSK 7-9
everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others / selfish / mercenary
HSK 7-9
it's better to make slow progress than no progress at all (proverb)
(coll.) nothing to pick on; really good / (coll.) nothing to discuss; settled matter; no problem
HSK 7-9
unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice / no unanimous decision / still a matter of discussion
you're welcome / don't mention it / no need to stand on ceremony
in any case; no matter what
no matter if / regardless of / don’t worry about (it, him etc) / doesn’t matter
long time no see
any minute now; in next to no time / at every minute; constantly
honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back / no surrender / to pursue justice with no second thoughts
no less than / not inferior to
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *徒* | 徒* | *徒
(bound form) disciple; apprentice; believer; (derog.) wrongdoer (as in 騙徒|骗徒 "swindler" or 叛徒 "traitor" etc) / (bound form) on foot / (bound form) bare; empty / (bound form) to no avail; in vain / (bound form) merely; just; only / (bound form) prison sentence
(idiom) to spare no effort; to do one's utmost
HSK 7-9
not at all; by no means
(derog.) to be a good-for-nothing / worthless nobody / no-good
no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
HSK 7-9
to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
to have the nerve / what a cheek! / to feel no shame / to overcome the shame / (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)
spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom) / it's no use crying over spilt milk / what's done is done and can't be reversed / the damage is done / once divorced, there's no reuniting
there is no harm in; might as well
HSK 7-9
nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words / You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *瞎* | 瞎* | *瞎
blind / groundlessly / foolishly / to no purpose
HSK 7-9
there is no lack of
no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
boring / of no interest
HSK 7-9
lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory
not to be trifled with / not to be pushed around / stand no nonsense
to have no sense of shame / brazen
no complaints / to have no regrets
lit. when a man stands straight, he doesn't worry that his shadow is slanting (saying) / fig. as long as one conducts oneself honorably, one need not worry about what people think; a clean hand wants no washing
to have a clear conscience / to have no qualms about sth
HSK 7-9
to seize the opportune moment / to lose no time
to have no room to put sth / to be unable to let go
up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession / no sooner one subsides, the next arises / repeating continuously / occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)
HSK 7-9
no good / not good for / not beneficial
to get serious about sth / to pull no punches / to be determined to see sth through
to do everything one can / to spare no effort / to strive
HSK 7-9
to pay no attention to / not to mind
no greater contribution has been made than this (idiom)

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