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HSK
to know / to recognize / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb / knowledge / understanding / awareness / cognition
HSK 1
definite / certain / fixed / to fix (on sth) / to determine / to be sure / to ensure / to make certain / to ascertain / to clinch / to recognize / to confirm / OK (on computer dialog box)
HSK 3
recognition / to recognize
HSK 3
to recognize / to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it / to know
HSK 3
to admit / to concede / to recognize / recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc) / to acknowledge
HSK 4
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  *认* | 认* | *认
to recognize / to know / to admit
HSK 5
to approve of / to endorse / to acknowledge / to recognize / to identify oneself with
HSK 6
cognition / cognitive / understanding / perception / awareness / to be cognizant of / to recognize / to realize
HSK 7-9
to distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize
HSK 7-9
to recognize / to identify
HSK 7-9
to distinguish; to differentiate; to discern; to recognize; to tell
HSK 7-9
to settle down and get married (of a man) / to become a recognized expert
HSK 7-9
identification / to identify / to recognize
tree, esp. with recognizable trunk (as opposed to 灌木, bush or shrub)
lit. the eye cannot recognize the letter T (idiom); totally illiterate
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  *辨* | 辨* | *辨
to distinguish / to recognize
to appreciate / to recognize the worth of sth / appreciation
to see clearly; to recognize; to realize
to recognize sth after the event / posthumous recognition / to ratify / to endorse retroactively
officially recognized; genuine; legitimate
not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives
can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom) / not to know what's good for one / unable to recognize others' good intentions
fully aware / to recognize fully
(idiom) blind as a bat (figuratively) / unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with / to fail to recognize what sb a bit more perceptive would
lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom) / patronage / protection
can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
to recognize people (of babies) / to be able to tell people apart
to recognize talent
character that is difficult to recognize or write
untiring / not recognizing tiredness
lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom) / fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person / a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
(idiom) only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends; a wise man submits to circumstances
recognized (for one's talents)
Blang people, one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the PRC
lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom) / fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent / to be blind to the fact
the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas, a region in northwestern Yunnan where three major rivers – the Jinsha River (upper Yangtze) 金沙江, Lancang River (Mekong) 瀾滄江|澜沧江, and Nu River (Salween) 怒江 – run roughly parallel to each other for over 300 kilometers, recognized as a World Heritage Site
while the connoisseur recognizes the artistry, the layman simply enjoys the show
National Key Disciplines (disciplines recognized as important and supported by PRC central government, including medicine, science, chemistry, engineering, commerce and law)
to recognize talent and have great respect for it
lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (proverb) / fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent
to know each other / to recognize / to identify / to acknowledge (an old relationship)
(PRC) China Zhi Gong Party, one of the eight legally recognized minor political parties following the direction of the CCP
internationally recognized
to recognize one's mistakes and be able to reform oneself (idiom)
distinctiveness; identifiability; recognizability


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