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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *来* | 来* | *来
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
freedom; liberty / free; unrestricted / CL: 種|种
HSK 2
oneself / one's own
HSK 2
bicycle; bike / CL: 輛|辆
HSK 2
to come from (a place) / From: (in email header)
HSK 2
nature (the natural world)
HSK 2
to act independently; to be autonomous; to be in control of one's own affairs
HSK 3
nature / natural / naturally
HSK 3
automatic / voluntarily
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
since (a time) / ever since
HSK 3
each / respective / apiece
HSK 3
itself / oneself / one's own
HSK 3
personally / in person / oneself
HSK 3
alone
HSK 4
to have confidence in oneself / self-confidence
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *自* | 自* | *自
(bound form) self; oneself / from; since / naturally; as a matter of course
HSK 4
proud (of one's achievements etc)
HSK 5
to kill oneself / to commit suicide / to attempt suicide
HSK 5
voluntary
HSK 5
self- / ego (psychology)
HSK 6
comfortable; at ease
HSK 6
running water; tap water
HSK 6
self-study / to study on one's own
HSK 6
(idiom) to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize
HSK 6
voluntary / autonomous / by oneself / self-
HSK 7-9
nature / the natural world
HSK 7-9
without permission
HSK 7-9
self-service
HSK 7-9
at one's own expense / self-funded
HSK 7-9
spontaneous
HSK 7-9
to come from
HSK 7-9
to defend oneself / self-defense
HSK 7-9
to strive unremittingly / self-improvement
HSK 7-9
independent / self-reliant / self-sustaining / to stand on one's own feet / to support oneself
HSK 7-9
to have low self-esteem / to abase oneself
HSK 7-9
involuntary / automatically
HSK 7-9
independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination / to act independently / to maintain control over one's own affairs
HSK 7-9
to contradict oneself / self-contradictory / inconsistent
HSK 7-9
selfish / selfishness
HSK 7-9
to believe oneself infallible (idiom) / to be opinionated
HSK 7-9
to take care of oneself / to provide for oneself
HSK 7-9
unobstructed / unconstrained / smoothly / with ease / freely
HSK 7-9
(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
HSK 7-9
to call oneself / to claim to be / to profess / to claim a title
HSK 7-9
(idiom) cannot refrain from; cannot help; cannot but
HSK 7-9
conceited / to take responsibility
HSK 7-9
happy and content (idiom)
HSK 7-9
to blame oneself
HSK 7-9
free and easy (idiom); carefree / leisurely
HSK 7-9
everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others / selfish / mercenary
HSK 7-9
regeneration through one's own effort (idiom) / self-reliance
HSK 7-9
self-respect / self-esteem / ego
HSK 7-9
to let nature take its course (idiom)
HSK 7-9
private; personal / secretly; without explicit approval
HSK 7-9
self-confidence
HSK 7-9
from start to finish (idiom)
HSK 7-9
self-respect / self-esteem / ego / pride
HSK 7-9
natural sciences
Gongshan Derung and Nu autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 in northwest Yunnan
Xuan'en, a county in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州, Hubei
automobile
to go on a self-drive tour; to go on a road trip
Yingjiang county in Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture 德宏傣族景頗族自治州|德宏傣族景颇族自治州, Yunnan
automatic transmission
Guinan county in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海南藏族自治州, Qinghai
Guzhang County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *宁* | 宁* | *宁
abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区 / abbr. for Nanjing 南京 / surname Ning
(idiom) from bottom to top; from the grass roots up; bottom-up
Wushitala Hui village in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省
to free oneself / to extricate oneself from a difficult situation
to mock oneself / to laugh at oneself
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *个* | 个* | *个
Ordos, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区
Luxi County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州
Changji, county-level city in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture 昌吉回族自治州, Xinjiang
Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Qinghai Province 青海省
custom / user-defined
to bring one's own / BYO / (of software) preinstalled
Benxi Manchu Autonomous County in Benxi 本溪市, Liaoning
Hami, prefecture-level city in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *桂* | 桂* | *桂
surname Gui / abbr. for Guangxi Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区
Zoigê County (Tibetan: mdzod dge rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan
Eryuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan
financial independence
Fenghuang County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州
Malan military base and atomic test site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
free-fall
to proclaim oneself (sth) / to give oneself the title of / self-appointed / self-styled / to limit oneself to / to isolate oneself

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