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  *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
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  *都* | 都* | *都
all; both; entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all
HSK 1
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  *差* | 差* | *差
different / wrong; mistaken / to fall short; to lack / not up to standard; inferior / Taiwan pr. [cha1]
HSK 1
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  *难* | 难* | *难
difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good
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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  *不* | 不* | *不
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
HSK 1
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  *没* | 没* | *没
(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
HSK 1
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  *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
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  *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
the day after tomorrow / life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天) / acquired (not innate or congenital) / a posteriori
HSK 1
need not
HSK 1
is or isn't / yes or no / whether or not
HSK 1
not very / not too / not often
HSK 1
to have spare time / free from work / it's not important / it's nothing / never mind
HSK 1
haven't / hasn't / doesn't exist / to not have / to not be
HSK 1
can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good
HSK 2
almost / nearly / more or less / about the same / good enough / not bad
HSK 2
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  *面* | 面* | *面
flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless
HSK 2
(of time) how long? / (not) a long time
HSK 2
good person / healthy person / person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle
HSK 2
not enough / insufficient / inadequate
HSK 2
(not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore
HSK 2
don't!; must not
HSK 2
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  *鱼* | 鱼* | *鱼
fish (CL:條|条,) / used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼, alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼 and octopi 章魚|章鱼)
HSK 2
to leave behind / to stay behind / to remain / to keep / not to let (sb) go
HSK 2
new word (in textbook) / word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied / CL: 組|组, 個|个
HSK 2
not only (... but also ...)
HSK 2
won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable
HSK 2
many / a lot / not few
HSK 2
not long (after) / before too long / soon / soon after
HSK 2
not necessarily / maybe
HSK 2
correct / right / not bad / pretty good
HSK 2
different / distinct / not the same / not alike
HSK 2
not equal to; not as good as; inferior to / it would be better to
HSK 2
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  *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
whatever / no matter what (who, how etc) / regardless of / not to discuss
HSK 3
usually / in many cases / more often than not
HSK 3
fundamental / basic / root / simply / absolutely (not) / (not) at all / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
simple; not complicated
HSK 3
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  *并* | 并* | *并
and / furthermore / also / together with / (not) at all / simultaneously / to combine / to join / to merge
HSK 3
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  *被* | 被* | *被
quilt / to cover (with) / (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) / used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游 to "go on a trip")
HSK 3
variant of 記錄|记录 (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record")
HSK 3
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  *静* | 静* | *静
still / calm / quiet / not moving
HSK 3
not the only one / not only
HSK 3
local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
need not / does not have to / not necessarily
HSK 3
not just; not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
HSK 3
not so / no / or else / otherwise / if not / How about ...?
HSK 4
otherwise; if not; or (else)
HSK 4
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  *而* | 而* | *而
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)
HSK 4
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  *非* | 非* | *非
to not be; not / wrong; incorrect / non-; un-; in-; de- / to reproach; to blame / (coll.) to insist on; simply must
HSK 4
whether (or not) / if / is or isn't
HSK 4
in silence; not speaking
HSK 4
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  *弱* | 弱* | *弱
weak; feeble / young / inferior; not as good as / (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
HSK 4
the not-very-distant past / modern times, excluding recent decades / (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919) / capitalist times (pre-1949)
HSK 4
not necessarily / maybe not
HSK 4
there's not enough time (to do sth) / it's too late (to do sth)
HSK 4
to call out to / to greet / to say hello to / to inform / to take care of / to take care that one does not
HSK 4
not to be concerned / regardless of / no matter
HSK 4
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  *无* | 无* | *无
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
HSK 4
to be indifferent / not to matter / cannot be said to be
HSK 4
not to care
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
unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind / it looks all right, but
HSK 4
despite / although / even though / in spite of / unhesitatingly / do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc) / (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
HSK 5
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  *滑* | 滑* | *滑
to slip; to slide / slippery; smooth / sly; slippery; not to be trusted
HSK 5
not at all / simply (can) not
HSK 5
to set about (a task) / to raise a hand to hit sb / to touch; to handle (typically used in cautioning sb *not* to touch sth)
HSK 5
insufficient / lacking / deficiency / not enough / inadequate / not worth / cannot / should not
HSK 5
incessantly / without end / more than / not limited to
HSK 5
not easy to do sth / difficult / unchanging
HSK 5
(not) ever again; (not) any longer
HSK 5
lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me
HSK 5
not to allow / must not / can't
HSK 5
leisure / relaxation / not working / idle / to enjoy leisure / to lie fallow
HSK 5
not need / have no use for
HSK 5
whether or not / can it or can't it / is it possible?
HSK 6
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  *除* | 除* | *除
to get rid of / to remove / to exclude / to eliminate / to wipe out / to divide / except / not including
HSK 6
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  *露* | 露* | *露
dew / syrup / nectar / outdoors (not under cover) / to show / to reveal / to betray / to expose
HSK 6
flower vase / (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent)
HSK 6
unexpected / hard to imagine / it had not occurred to me / who could have thought that
HSK 6
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
so as not to; so as to avoid
HSK 6
unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as
HSK 6
not only; not just
HSK 6
not very / not particularly
HSK 6
not to see / not to meet / to have disappeared / to be missing
HSK 6
not worth
HSK 6
not up to much / very indifferent / nothing great about it / nothing good to be said about it
HSK 6
cold water / unboiled water / fig. not yet ready (of plans)
HSK 6
not valid / ineffective / in vain
HSK 6
without boundary / not bordered
HSK 6
not yet (done) / pending
HSK 7-9
to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone
HSK 7-9
not known to anyone / secret / unknown
HSK 7-9
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  *未* | 未* | *未
not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
HSK 7-9
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  *砖* | 砖* | *砖
brick / tile (floor or wall, not roof) / CL: 塊|块
HSK 7-9
to fear / afraid / extremely nervous / for fear that / to avoid / so as not to
HSK 7-9
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  *仿* | 仿* | *仿
used in 彷彿|仿佛 / (Note: While 仿 is not officially designated as the simplified form of , it serves as the de facto simplification when is pronounced fǎng.)
HSK 7-9
plain and simple / unadorned / simple living / not frivolous
HSK 7-9

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