| | (after a noun) between; among; amid / (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間｜弹指之间) | HSK 4 |
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| | before / prior to / ago / previously / beforehand | HSK 4 |
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| | one of (sth) / one out of a multitude / one (third, quarter, percent etc) | HSK 4 |
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| | after; behind / (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then | HSK 4 |
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| | inside; within | HSK 5 |
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| | outside / excluding | HSK 5 |
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| | in a word / in short / in brief | HSK 4 |
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| | under / beneath / less than | HSK 5 |
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| | inside / among / in the midst of (doing sth) / during | HSK 5 |
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| | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it | HSK 7-9 |
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| | and so on / and such | HSK 6 |
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| | percent | |
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| | the root of all evil | |
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| | proficiency in a particular field (idiom) / skill in a specialized area (idiom) | HSK 7-9 |
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| | unhealthy tendency | HSK 7-9 |
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| | one half | |
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| | during / at the time of | |
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| | the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom) / early planning is the key to success | |
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| | to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere | HSK 7-9 |
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| | thousand miles distant | |
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| | (idiom) (of a principle, purpose etc) consistently upheld; adhered to from beginning to end | |
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| | (idiom) top priority job; a matter of the greatest urgency | HSK 7-9 |
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| | make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom) / early morning is the golden time of the day | |
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| | a fine line / a fine distinction | |
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| | jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other. | |
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| | (acknowledged) place / a role to play / niche | |
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| | competition between three rivals / tripartite confrontation | |
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| | to put strings on the zither, then play it (line from a Ming dynasty text by 劉伯溫｜刘伯温) / (fig.) to play music | |
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| | the best policy / the best thing one can do in the circumstances | |
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| | (idiom) barren land; desert | |
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| | (idiom) uninvited or unexpected guest | |
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| | fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc) | HSK 7-9 |
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| | of the utmost importance / of highest priority | HSK 7-9 |
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| | master of the house; head of the family | |
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| | in a fit of pique / in a fury | |
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| | one seventh | |
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| | to burn down (idiom) | |
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| | man at birth is fundamentally good in nature (the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字經｜三字经) | |
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| | one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short / in a nutshell | |
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| | one fifth | |
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| | the Silk Road | |
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| | lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom) / fig. a very slight effort | |
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| | human nature (idiom) / a behavior that is only natural | |
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| | lit. 之, 乎, 者 and 也 (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom) / fig. archaic expressions | |
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| | one-quarter | |
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| | one third | |
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| | on the other hand... / conversely... | |
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| | between the two countries; bilateral | |
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| | the age of 30 | |
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| | by comparison | HSK 7-9 |
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| | lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism | |
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| | Midsummer night's dream, comedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞｜莎士比亚 | |
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| | lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism / attacked on all sides | |
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| | apart from this / in addition to this | HSK 7-9 |
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| | Failure is the mother of success. | |
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| | to show respect from a distance (idiom) / to remain at a respectful distance | HSK 7-9 |
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| | a possible period of want or need | |
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| | give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom) | |
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| | applicable anywhere (idiom) | |
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| | (idiom) rabble; disorderly band | |
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| | in short / in a word / in brief | HSK 7-9 |
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| | doctrine of the mean / moderation in all things | |
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| | (lit. and fig.) overnight | |
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| | one side of the story / one-sided statement | |
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| | (idiom) to divide and rule | |
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| | one tenth | |
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| | way of life / attitude / modus operandi | |
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| | in other words | HSK 7-9 |
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| | runaway (idiom); desperate criminal / fugitive | |
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| | to miss narrowly / to let a great opportunity slip | |
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| | one ninth | |
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| | a hundred percent / out and out / absolutely | |
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| | keenly felt pain / bitter anguish | |
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| | overt / to make no secret (of one's presence) / grandiose / with great scope | |
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| | incurable disease | |
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| | (idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法｜孙子兵法) to deploy one's troops in such a way that there is no possibility of retreat, so that they will fight for their lives and win the battle; to fight desperately when confronted with mortal danger; to find a way to emerge from a dire situation | |
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| | to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled / to end up with nothing definite | HSK 7-9 |
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| | refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb) | |
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| | one who can correct a misread or misspelt character and thus be your master | |
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| | everyone loves beauty (idiom) | |
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| | (idiom) a slight effort | |
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| | Battle of Redcliff of 208 at Chibi in Huangzhou district 黃州區｜黄州区 of Huanggang city 黃岡｜黄冈, a decisive defeat of Cao Cao 曹操 at the hands of southern kingdom of Wu / famous episode in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義｜三国演义 | |
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| | lit. cannot be done in one day (idiom) / fig. will take much time and effort to accomplish | |
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| | justice is to be found everywhere (idiom) | |
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| | the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point | |
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| | (of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom) / to carry no weight | |
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| | for a long time | |
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| | The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment. | |
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| | An-Shi Rebellion (755-763) of 安祿山｜安禄山 and 史思明, a catastrophic setback for Tang dynasty | |
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| | trouble spot / sketchy area | |
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| | to hate sb to the bone (idiom) | |
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| | congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom); Best wishes for your new home! | |
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| | lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom) / fig. spent force | |
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| | in a moment of desperation | |
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| | (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P / Example: 我之所以討厭他｜我之所以讨厌他 "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)" | HSK 7-9 |
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| | seven-year itch | |
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| | lit. the difference between heaven and earth (idiom) / fig. night and day difference; a world of difference; a far cry (from) | |
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| | Rosamund Kwan (1962-), Hong Kong actress | |
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