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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *他* | 他* | *他
(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his / (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 and 他人)
HSK 1
other people; others; other person
HSK 1
one side / either side / on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *别* | 别* | *别
to leave; to part (from) / (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish / (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc) / (bound form) other; another; different / don't ...! / to fasten with a pin or clip / to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement) / (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别, 派別|派别)
HSK 1
else / other
HSK 1
to meet; to see each other / CL:
HSK 1
outside / outer surface / abroad / place other than one's home
HSK 1
other / (sth or sb) else / the rest
HSK 2
parts of the country other than where one is
HSK 2
apart from / other than / except for / external / outside of / on the other side of / beyond
HSK 2
can only / obliged to do sth / to have no other choice
HSK 2
the other person; the other side; the other party
HSK 3
to part; to leave each other / to distinguish; to tell apart / difference; distinction / in different ways; differently / separately; individually
HSK 3
additional / in addition / besides / separate / other / moreover / furthermore
HSK 3
each other / mutually / mutual
HSK 3
to realize; to be aware of; to feel that; to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself) / responsible; predisposed to do the right thing; considerate of others
HSK 3
each other / mutual
HSK 3
compassion / kindness / care for others / love / CL: / charity (bazaar, golf day etc) / heart (the symbol ♥)
HSK 3
to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
HSK 3
on the other hand / another aspect
HSK 3
the rest / the others / remaining / remainder / apart from them
HSK 4
other people / sb else / he, she or they / I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people")
HSK 4
in turn / successively / one after the other / bit by bit
HSK 4
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *键* | 键* | *键
key (on a piano or computer keyboard) / button (on a mouse or other device) / chemical bond / linchpin
HSK 5
or / either one or the other
HSK 5
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *挤* | 挤* | *挤
to crowd in / to cram in / to force others aside / to press / to squeeze / to find (time in one's busy schedule)
HSK 5
to share (let others have some of sth good)
HSK 5
each other; one another
HSK 5
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *旁* | 旁* | *旁
one side / other / different / lateral component of a Chinese character (such as , etc)
HSK 5
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *另* | 另* | *另
other / another / separate / separately
HSK 6
or / either one or the other
HSK 6
to draw on (others' experience) / to learn from (how others do things) / lesson to be learned (by observing others)
HSK 6
in other words / that is to say
HSK 6
track (for trains etc) / orbit (of a satellite) / (fig.) a person's established path in life / desired trajectory (of a business or other endeavor) / (audio engineering) track / (quantum mechanics) orbital
HSK 6
in other words; that is
HSK 6
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *栏* | 栏* | *栏
fence / railing / hurdle / column or box (of text or other data)
HSK 7-9
another person; sb else; other people
HSK 7-9
tacit understanding / mutual understanding / rapport / connected at a deep level with each other / (of team members) well coordinated / tight
HSK 7-9
authority / power over others
HSK 7-9
to show / to take out and show to others / to display
HSK 7-9
the other day / a few days ago
HSK 7-9
reverse side / backside / the other side (of a problem etc) / negative / bad
HSK 7-9
to extract (ore or other resource from a mine) / to exploit / to mine
HSK 7-9
to reveal one's talent (idiom) / to rise above others; to distinguish oneself
HSK 7-9
to help each other
HSK 7-9
complementary / to complement each other
HSK 7-9
to accompany sb / to accompany each other
HSK 7-9
considerate (of other people's needs)
HSK 7-9
to give thought (to others) / to consider (other people's needs) / also pr. [zhao2 xiang3]
HSK 7-9
(of mountains etc) to stand facing each other / (fig.) to confront each other
HSK 7-9
to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means / to try this, that and the other
HSK 7-9
everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others / selfish / mercenary
HSK 7-9
chess piece / CL: 個|个, 顆|颗 / (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes)
HSK 7-9
to get to know each other / acquaintance
HSK 7-9
seedling (of rice or other grain) / CL:
HSK 7-9
in other words
HSK 7-9
another day / some other day
HSK 7-9
scorching hot / (of a burn or other injury) painful; burning / (of one's mood) agitated; heated; intense / (of a personality) fiery; sharp-tongued / (Tw) (of a woman's figure) smoking hot
HSK 7-9
to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat / measure for measure
HSK 7-9
harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others
HSK 7-9
mirroring others / identical
HSK 7-9
to mix with others / to socialize / to deal with / to contend
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *株* | 株* | *株
tree trunk / stump (tree root) / a plant / classifier for trees or plants / strain (biology) / to involve others (in shady business)
HSK 7-9
in other words / that is to say / so / thus
HSK 7-9
to like to look good in the eyes of others; sensitive about how one is regarded by others; proud
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *相* | 相* | *相
each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶 (a fret on the soundboard is called a )
(Internet slang) uploader (person who uploads a video or other content to the Internet) / pronounced [a4 pu5 zhu3] / (loanword from Japanese うp, "upunushi")
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *物* | 物* | *物
(bound form) thing / (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *和* | 和* | *和
to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence / to join in the singing / to chime in with others
to lift (sth heavy) using a crane or other mechanical means
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *价* | 价* | *价
particle used between an adverb and a verb or adjective / (dialect) particle used after a negative adverb such as or 別|别 without any other following element
grain crops other than rice and wheat
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *哦* | 哦* | *哦
sentence-final particle that conveys informality, warmth, friendliness or intimacy / may also indicate that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *异* | 异* | *异
different / other / hetero- / unusual / strange / surprising / to distinguish / to separate / to discriminate
back (of a human or other vertebrate, or of an object)
other name of the Xiangjiang river 湘江 in Hunan province
to split the bill (where the male counterpart foots the larger portion of the sum) / (theater) a system where two actors take turns in acting the main role, with one actor replacing the other if either is unavailable
mutual / interactive / each other / alternately / in turn / interaction
(adjective) other
that day / the other day
to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument
to bawl, disturbing others
(coll.) piece of light artillery such as a mortar / (fig.) person who speaks boldly and frankly / hot hatch (car) / (also used figuratively with various meanings in other contexts)
lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others) / water-lily
to be in command / (fig.) to dominate over other considerations; to be over-emphasized
(idiom) to have a very close relationship with each other
to start off before the others; to precede / to proceed in advance
on the other hand... / conversely...
the other end of the world / a faraway place
for sb / for others' interest
car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc)
bridgehead (military) / stronghold serving as a base for advancing further into enemy territory / bridge tower (ornamental structure at either end of a bridge) / (fig.) gateway (place that provides access to other places beyond it) / bridgehead (key location serving as a base for further expansion)
blind date / arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]) / to be deeply attached to each other
to reincarnate / reincarnation (Buddhism) / (of the seasons etc) to follow each other cyclically / cycle / CL: 個|个
Suzhou embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 湘繡|湘绣, 粵繡|粤绣 and 蜀繡|蜀绣)
relations with other people
to bring out the best in each other (idiom) / to complement one another well
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
clothes and other items packed for traveling / baggage / luggage
the other shore / (Buddhism) paramita

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