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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *场* | 场* | *场
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
  *药* | 药* | *药
medicine / drug / substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) / CL: 種|种, , / to poison
HSK 2
unusual; special / very; especially; particularly / expressly; for a specific purpose / (often followed by ) in particular
HSK 2
deliberately; on purpose
HSK 2
to act on; to affect / action; function; activity / impact; result; effect / purpose; intent / (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用, inhibition
HSK 2
purpose; aim; goal; target; objective / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
for; for the purpose of; in order to
HSK 3
vocabulary / list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes) / word
HSK 4
tongue / CL: 個|个 / enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
HSK 6
specially / for a special purpose
HSK 6
name / titular / nominal / in name / ostensible purpose
HSK 6
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *堂* | 堂* | *堂
(main) hall / large room for a specific purpose / CL: 間|间 / relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family / of the same clan / classifier for classes, lectures etc / classifier for sets of furniture
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *宗* | 宗* | *宗
school / sect / purpose / model / ancestor / clan / to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work) / classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs
HSK 7-9
to choose for some purpose / to select and use
HSK 7-9
to have as its purpose / to be intended to / to aim to (do sth)
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *瞎* | 瞎* | *瞎
blind / groundlessly / foolishly / to no purpose
HSK 7-9
intention / purpose / intent / inclination / disposition
HSK 7-9
omnipotent / all-purpose / universal
HSK 7-9
in vain / to no purpose / for nothing / white
HSK 7-9
chess piece / CL: 個|个, 顆|颗 / (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes)
HSK 7-9
to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one
HSK 7-9
intention / purpose
HSK 7-9
specifically / specially (for that purpose)
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *专* | 专* | *专
for a particular person, occasion, purpose / focused on one thing / special / expert / particular (to sth) / concentrated / specialized
area established for a designated purpose / (PRC subprovincial administrative region 1949-1975) prefecture
to use for the purpose of / to serve as
to transfer (for a specific purpose) / to allocate / (computing) to invoke (a command, an application etc)
problem or question solved for illustrative purposes in the classroom; practice question (used in preparation for an exam); sample question
(of two performers) to speak or sing alternately / to be fit for the purposes of a job or task / (of food) to suit sb's taste
to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence
to shift (funds) / to (legitimately) take funds set aside for one purpose in order to use them for another / to embezzle / to misappropriate
suona, Chinese shawm (oboe), used in festivals and processions or for military purposes / also written 鎖吶|锁呐 / also called 喇叭
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *巾* | 巾* | *巾
towel / general purpose cloth / women's headcovering (old) / Kangxi radical 50
special-purpose phone line or communications link / hotline / special rail line (e.g. between airport and city) / CL: 條|条
(idiom) (of a principle, purpose etc) consistently upheld; adhered to from beginning to end
military banner (often used figuratively, usually pejoratively, to mean "pretext" or "ostensible purpose") / flag signal; semaphore
for a specific purpose / specially
motive / purpose / (sth) being the motive or purpose
to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one
(TCM) coating on the tongue (examined for the purpose of diagnosis)
to share / to use in common / suitable / fit for purpose / useable
main content / matter / work / origin of an incident / cause / purpose / subject (of business letter)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *垱* | 垱* | *垱
(dialect) earthen dyke in a river or rice paddy (for irrigation purposes)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *旨* | 旨* | *旨
imperial decree / purport / aim / purpose
to become demoralized / to lose one's sense of purpose
one's purpose in coming
meetings conducted by rulers in feudal China for the purpose of formalizing alliances, finalizing treaties
to move / to shift / to move out of the way / to divert (money etc) to a different purpose
to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
special fund / money allocated for a particular purpose
intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
so as to / for the purpose of / in order to
to live without purpose
to dress up in disguise (idiom); to pretend for the purpose of deceit
to examine a wound or injury (typically for forensic purposes)
lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
(idiom) to form a clique for self-serving purposes
to put one's palms together (in prayer or greeting) / to work with a common purpose / harmonious / convenient (to use)
to adapt for use for another purpose
recreative seal, bearing not the owner's name but a well-known verse or such, and used for artistic purposes on paintings etc
practice in which a novice monk is shouted at or hit with a stick with the purpose of bringing about instant awakening (Buddhism) / to rebuke sternly
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *砘* | 砘* | *砘
(agriculture) to compact loose soil with a stone roller after sowing seeds / stone roller used for this purpose
lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
international exchange of visits / to visit as envoy / to visit as family representative for purpose of marriage arrangement (traditional culture)
to use (sth) for a purpose other than its original one; to adapt (tools, methods etc) for another purpose
courting / meeting for purpose of marriage / to settle into a relationship
other use / other purpose
(Tw) to make a telephone call (generally as a representative of a company, school or agency etc, to an individual, often for the purpose of conducting a survey) (abbr. for 電話訪問|电话访问)
Loongson (a family of general-purpose CPUs developed within China)
(music) theme; principal melody / (fig.) central theme; main idea / (of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view
to use it (or do it) for the purpose of (allaying hunger, relieving boredom etc) to some extent
lacking in cohesion and unity of purpose
applied writing / writing for practical purposes (business letters, advertising etc)
focus / direction / purpose / relevance
for the sake of / for the purpose of
(coll.) to cover a shortfall by using funds intended for another purpose or by borrowing some money / (coll.) to snack
deliberately / on purpose
financial year / fiscal year (e.g. from April to March, for tax purposes)
with the same idea in mind / with a common purpose
(of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age
Chinese Taipei, name for Taiwan to which the PRC and Taiwan agreed for the purpose of participation in international events
tenement building, typically of 2-4 stories, with a shop on the ground floor and upper floors used for residential purposes (esp. in southern China)
pair of mussel-shaped objects thrown on the ground for divination purposes
all-purpose flour / flour for making dumplings and noodles
Buddhist griftress (female Internet influencer who exploits Buddhist imagery for self-promotion or commercial purposes)
(slang) social media post whose purpose is to humblebrag
to have no other use or purpose (idiom)
to capture enemy personnel (for intelligence purposes)
project to raise low-lying water for irrigation purposes
to come with a specific purpose in mind
one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch
used properly / used for its intended purpose / to put to good use / to serve its purpose
to use it for the purpose of relieving the tedium to some extent
to be either weak or strong both have their purpose (idiom)


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