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HSK
tail / colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5]
HSK 4
coda / epilogue / end
HSK 7-9
nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
empennage (of an aircraft); fletching (of an arrow); fins (of a missile, rocket etc); rear spoiler (of a car)
gelada (Theropithecus gelada), Ethiopian herbivorous monkey similar to baboon / also written 吉爾達|吉尔达
(bird species of China) wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii)
lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom) / fig. extremely dangerous situation
(bird species of China) white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala)
(bird species of China) black-backed forktail (Enicurus immaculatus)
Matsuo (Japanese surname and place name)
suffix
(hairstyle) unplaited pigtails / twin ponytails / bunches
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *尾* | 尾* | *尾
tail / remainder / remnant / extremity / sixth of the 28 constellations / classifier for fish
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *尾* | 尾* | *尾
horse's tail / pointed posterior section of a locust etc
ending / coda / to wind up
HSK 7-9
last digit (or last few digits) of a phone number, license plate number etc
(bird species of China) Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)
(bird species of China) Cetti's warbler (Cettia cetti)
outer corner of the eye
end; tip; extremity
pig's tail (meat)
ponytail (hairstyle) / horse's tail / slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants)
(calque) cocktail
back part; rear section; tail section
uncompleted building; building whose construction has run into difficulties and stopped
Mawei harbor, the harbor of Fuzhou city
a year-end dinner for employees
to tail behind / to tag along / to follow on the heels of
end of the year
exhaust; emissions
HSK 7-9
endnote
to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account / half-truths
long tail
anchovy
balance due / small balance still to pay / final remaining debt
acute appendicitis (medicine)
(grammar) suffix
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
rhyme
Iricdaceae, the iris family
last page
(of a construction project etc) unfinished; derailed (due to critical setbacks)
(bird species of China) black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
fernleaf bamboo (Bambusa multiplex), species of bamboo native to China, suited to hedging and screening
balance (money remaining due)
lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom) / fig. to fawn on sb / to bow and scrape / to grovel
to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom) / to be well pleased with oneself / to have a lighthearted air
lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom) / fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
wake (trailing behind a ship, airplane etc) / slipstream
sage (Salvia officinalis)
suffix
slag heap / dump of mining waste
(bird species of China) long-tailed jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)
lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions / to reveal one's evil nature / evidence that reveals the villain
large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy / fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates
where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth / to carry things through / I started, so I'll finish.
swallow-tailed coat / tails
tail / end / small change / odd sum remaining after large round number
(bird species of China) Naumann's thrush (Turdus naumanni)
Mawei, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市, Fujian
hair ends
(bird species of China) Mrs. Hume's pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae)
to have one's tail between one's legs
to complete the last stage of work / to round off
rabbits don't have long tails (idiom) / its days are numbered / won't last long
outflow channel
(zoology) (of a lizard etc) to shed its tail; to autotomize its tail / (animal husbandry) to cut the tail short; to dock the tail
ape
(idiom, from Book of Songs) unable to advance or retreat
coccyx
to join head to tail / bumper-to-bumper (of traffic jam)
Gumi city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
white-headed capuchin (Cebus capucinus)
the final of a Korean syllable (consonant or consonant cluster at the end of the syllable)
(bird species of China) short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)
Huwei town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
back of the line / last one in line
rattlesnake
onset and rime
final sound of a syllable / rhyme (e.g. in European languages)
fishplate (in railway engineering)
to dock; to trim (esp. the tail of an animal)
swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae)
afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous / afraid of the slightest thing
(bird species of China) parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
(bird species of China) brown shrike (Lanius cristatus)
brake (fern of genus Pteris) / (esp.) spider fern (Pteris multifida)
lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom) / fig. the pot calling the kettle black
(coll.) lowest-ranking (student, participant etc) / to rank at the bottom of the list / to finish last
(coll.) person who puts on an act: feigning ignorance, pretending to be solicitous, acting innocent etc
Masson pine (Pinus massoniana, Chinese red pine, horsetail pine)
coccyx
(bird species of China) Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
(bird species of China) Chinese grey shrike (Lanius sphenocercus)
(bird species of China) grey-tailed tattler (Tringa brevipes)
koala

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