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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *號* | 號* | *號
ordinal number / day of a month / mark / sign / business establishment / size / ship suffix / horn (wind instrument) / bugle call / assumed name / to take a pulse / classifier used to indicate number of people
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *進* | 進* | *進
to go forward / to advance / to go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit / (math.) base of a number system / classifier for sections in a building or residential compound
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *來* | 來* | *來
to come / (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) / hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来) / ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来) / for the past (amount of time) / (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世) / (between two verbs) in order to / (after a round number) approximately / (used after to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来, or after to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来)
HSK 1
telephone / CL: / phone call / CL: / phone number
HSK 1
how much?; how many? / (phone number, student ID etc) what number?
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *第* | 第* | *第
(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but; however / (literary) only; just
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *半* | 半* | *半
half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half
HSK 1
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  *前* | 前* | *前
front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 293) / former / formerly
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *萬* | 萬* | *萬
ten thousand / a great number
HSK 2
numeral / digit / number / figure / amount / digital (electronics etc) / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
(TV or radio) program; show / item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event) / a planned activity (in one's schedule) / CL: 個|个, 場|场, 項|项, 臺|台, , 檔|档
HSK 2
number of people
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *輕* | 輕* | *輕
light / easy / gentle / soft / reckless / unimportant / frivolous / small in number / unstressed / neutral / to disparage
HSK 2
small number / few / minority
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *場* | 場* | *場
large place used for a specific purpose / stage / scene (of a play) / classifier for sporting or recreational activities / classifier for number of exams
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *海* | 海* | *海
ocean / sea / CL: 個|个, / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *雙* | 雙* | *雙
two / double / pair / both / even (number)
HSK 3
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  *者* | 者* | *者
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后 or to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *線* | 線* | *線
thread / string / wire / line / CL: 條|条, , / (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *整* | 整* | *整
(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly / (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat / (bound form) to put in order; to straighten / (bound form) to repair; to mend; to renovate / (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb / (dialect) to tinker with; to do sth to
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *單* | 單* | *單
bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
number / CL: , 個|个
HSK 4
number / numerals / figures / digital / amount / numerical code
HSK 4
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *些* | 些* | *些
classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
HSK 4
amount / number
HSK 5
to increase / to grow in number
HSK 5
number of times / frequency / order number (in a series) / power (math.) / degree of a polynomial (math.)
HSK 6
quota / number of places / place (in an institution, a group etc)
HSK 6
age (number of years old)
HSK 6
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *入* | 入* | *入
to enter; to go into / to join; to become a member of / (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时) / abbr. for 入聲|入声 / (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese "iri")
HSK 6
as it turns out / by lucky coincidence / (of number, time, size etc) just right
HSK 6
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *泡* | 泡* | *泡
bubble; foam / blister / to soak; to steep; to infuse / to dawdle; to loiter / to pick up (a girl) / to get off with (a sexual partner) / classifier for occurrences of an action / classifier for number of infusions
HSK 6
vehicle number (license plate number, taxi number, bus number, train car number)
HSK 6
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *碼* | 碼* | *碼
weight / number / code / to pile / to stack / classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc
HSK 7-9
to number / numbering / serial number
HSK 7-9
half the number; half
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *標* | 標* | *標
mark / sign / label / to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc / to bear (a brand name, registration number etc) / prize / award / bid / target / quota / (old) the topmost branches of a tree / visible symptom / classifier for military units
HSK 7-9
age limit / fixed number of years
HSK 7-9
person-times / visits / classifier for number of people participating
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *餘* | 餘* | *餘
extra / surplus / remaining / remainder after division / (following numerical value) or more / in excess of (some number) / residue (math.) / after / I / me
HSK 7-9
peak / apex / world best / number one / finest (competitors) / top (figures in a certain field)
HSK 7-9
amount / sum of money / fixed number
HSK 7-9
first rate / top rank / number one
HSK 7-9
a certain number or amount / how many? / how much?
HSK 7-9
unknown number / (fig.) an unknown; an uncertainty
HSK 7-9
unrivaled (idiom); world number one / unique / unequaled
HSK 7-9
hole / opening / cut / gap / gash / my husband or wife / classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc) / precedent
HSK 7-9
to double / to increase by a certain number of times
HSK 7-9
account number; username
HSK 7-9
whole number / integer (math.) / round figure
HSK 7-9
tuba / large size (clothes, print etc) / (polite) (your) name / (coll.) number two / to defecate
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *數* | 數* | *數
number; figure / several; a few
second / number two / next / secondary
a very long time (etymology: in mathematics, n represents an arbitrarily large number)
account number; username
reign title / era name (name for either the entire reign of an emperor or one part of it) / year number (such as 2016 or 甲子)
remainder (after rounding a number) / decimal part (of number after the decimal point) / mantissa (i.e. fractional part of common logarithm in math.) / small change / balance (of an account)
a large number
even number
the second time / second / number two
generation / period of 30 years / one's whole lifetime / lifelong / age / era / times / the whole world / the First (of numbered European kings)
number of military unit
(Tw) the VAT identification number of a business or organization (abbr. for 統一編號|统一编号)
Reynolds number (ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces in fluid mechanics)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *奇* | 奇* | *奇
odd (number)
ancient banquet game of throwing arrows into a pot, the winner determined by the number of arrows thrown in, and the loser required to drink as punishment
door plate / house number
inverse number / reciprocal (math.)
trumpet / small size (clothes etc) / (coll.) a number one; a piss / (humble) our store / alternate account (for an Internet forum etc)
ordinal number / serial number / sequence number
the number of showings of a movie, play etc / screening; performance
number of days / fate / destiny
number of written characters; number of words; word count
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *噴* | 噴* | *噴
(of a smell) strong / peak season (of a crop) / (classifier for the ordinal number of a crop, in the context of multiple harvests)
the Third (of numbered kings)
sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship / the other woman / the other man / third person / third party (in dispute) / disinterested party / number three in a list
person / number of people / (per) capita / (a person's) head / (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account)
number of degrees / reading (on a meter) / strength (alcohol, lenses etc)
number; amount / somewhat
irrational number
cardinal number / (math.) radix / base
odd number (on a ticket, house etc)
to determine a location / designated / appointed / specific / fixed (time) / fixed point (geometry) / fixed-point (number)
many-headed / many-layered (authority) / devolved (as opposed to centralized) / pluralistic / (as classifier) number of animals / long term (finance) / long (investment)
population (counted as number of households for census or taxation) / registered residence / residence permit / (in Hong Kong and Macau) bank account
to rank (number 1, or third last etc) / to be among (those who are in a particular group)
number; amount
lasting for ages / long drawn out / remote in time or space / unhurried / a great number (of events) / preposterous / pensive
(of fuse wire) to melt; to blow / (fig.) to halt stock trading / (fig.) to suspend an airline from operating flights on a given route (as a penalty, e.g. for bringing in more than a specified number of passengers who test positive for COVID)
in numerical terms (typically followed by 不少 or 不多 or a number)
positive odd number (also written 奇數|奇数) / singular (grammar)
number of items or individuals
characters and numbers (as used in a code) / alphanumeric code / serial number
angular velocity / number of revolutions per minute
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *額* | 額* | *額
forehead / horizontal tablet or inscribed board / specified number or amount
page number
a number of / each and every one / one by one; one after another
to err / to dial a wrong number / to make a typo
first under heaven / number one in the country
(number of) degrees of freedom (physics and statistics)

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