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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *在* | 在* | *在
to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
HSK 1
now / at present / at the moment / modern / current / nowadays
HSK 1
to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
HSK 1
to be at home / (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差) / (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家)
HSK 1
really / actually / indeed / true / real / honest / dependable / (philosophy) reality
HSK 2
to exist / to be / existence
HSK 3
to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute) / (of a matter) to be determined by; to be up to (sb)
HSK 4
to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute) / (often used in the negative) to care about
HSK 4
not to care
HSK 4
inner / internal / intrinsic / innate
HSK 5
(included) in it / among them
HSK 5
place / location / (after a noun) place where it is located
HSK 5
to be situated at / to find oneself at
HSK 5
to be present; to be on the scene
HSK 5
comfortable; at ease
HSK 6
online
HSK 7-9
hidden / potential / latent
HSK 7-9
to have as its purpose / to be intended to / to aim to (do sth)
HSK 7-9
to care about / to mind
HSK 7-9
to be employed / to be in post / on-the-job
HSK 7-9
luckily / fortunately
HSK 7-9
free and easy (idiom); carefree / leisurely
HSK 7-9
sitting (currently serving, e.g. board members)
(attributive) to be enrolled in a school (or university etc)
right under one's nose; right in front of one's eyes; close at hand; imminent
(idiom) situated high; aloft / (idiom) (fig.) aloof and remote; situated above the masses and out of touch with reality
ahead / formerly / in the past
hereto / here
to be at one's post
under / myself (humble)
near at hand / imminent / within sight
under construction
not in the least concerned (idiom) / reckless / couldn't give a damn about it / unperturbed / couldn't care less / harum scarum
to be adept at sth / to be an expert in a trade or profession
to be alive
(of an elderly person) alive and in good health / (of a thing) intact; holding up OK; still going strong
to be a believer (in a religion, esp. Islam)
pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent
to be at large (of a criminal)
to be on the regular payroll / to be on the permanent staff
within view; visible / (fig.) in the offing; around the corner; soon to materialize
where? / what place?
vivid in one's mind (idiom)
outer / excluded
to be unavoidable (idiom)
external / extrinsic
to be on the throne; to reign / to hold a particular leadership position
circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary / imperative
the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort / With effort, one can achieve anything.
in transit (of passengers, goods etc)
in imminent peril (idiom) / on the brink of crisis
absent-minded / preoccupied / inattentive / with one's thoughts wandering
free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered / outside the reach of the law (of criminal) / at large
to be out of (political) office / to be out of power
reasonable / sensible
(idiom) in public; in front of everyone; openly (typically preceded by and followed by 之下)
to take pleasure in sth (idiom)
to be present
omnipresent
lit. kept inside a drum (idiom) / fig. completely in the dark
lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations
(fig.) to hold in one's hands / to be within grasp
soul and spirit of the deceased
there are plenty of such people
not to refuse to (idiom) / not to hesitate to
to be nothing difficult / to be a cinch
(idiom) very close; almost within reach; close at hand
to come first / previous / prior / beforehand / first / formerly
words still ringing in one's ears (idiom)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *喺* | 喺* | *喺
to be at, in or on (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent:
to be at death's door (idiom)
fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly / sth on one's mind
feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom) / uneasy and nervous / to be on pins and needles
location; site
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *扗* | 扗* | *扗
old variant of
in Taiwan (used attributively)
(Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē])
to pay no attention to / not to mind
even now / until now / right up to the present
at leisure
together
wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol / having an ulterior motive / to have other things in mind / with an ax to grind / accomplishing something besides what one set out to do
before that / beforehand / previously
leave it to me (idiom) / I'll take care of it
during time / in this time
(Tw) calm; unperturbed (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [lāu-sîn-tsāi-tsāi])
to observe; to take it all in
underneath
the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom) / early planning is the key to success
outdoors
to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off
in my opinion
to aspire to travel far and make one's mark (idiom)
not to be present / to be out / (euphemism) to pass away / to be deceased
The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River, proletarian novel by Ding Ling, winner of 1951 Stalin prize
after this / afterwards / next
inner beauty
within China / during one's visit to China

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