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condition; state; state of affairs / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
form; shape / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
condition; state; situation / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
current situation
HSK 5
symptom (of an illness)
HSK 6
top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) / see 榜眼 and 探花 / top scorer in college entrance examination 高考 / (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field / leading light
HSK 7-9
to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc) / to bring a lawsuit
HSK 7-9
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(bound form) form; appearance; shape / (bound form) state; condition / (bound form) to describe / (bound form) written complaint; lawsuit / (bound form) certificate
(anatomy) thyroid gland
coronary (i.e. relating to the coronary arteries or veins) / crown-shaped
nature (i.e. properties of sth) / character
devastation / miserable condition
prize certificate; certificate of merit
annular / toroidal / loop-shaped / ring-like
lump
adverbial adjunct (adverb or adverbial clause)
sphere
needle-shaped
indictment / plea / complaint
bar chart
stratified / bedded (geology)
previous condition / original state
to take things as they are (idiom) / to leave a situation as it is / to be happy with the status quo
to express / to describe
charges or facts about a crime / the nature of the offense
lens / crystalline lens
fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped
thread-like
(anatomy) parathyroid gland
scaly / squamous
to sue / to take to court / to file a lawsuit
unusual condition / something odd / strange shape
upon seeing this, ... / in response, ...
indescribable / beyond description
gluey / gelatinous / colloid (chemistry)
situation / circumstances
convulsed with fear (idiom)
written confession
indescribable (joy) / inexpressible (pleasure)
netted veins / reticulated veins (of a leaf etc) / stockwork (geology)
symptom (of a disease)
board-shaped
linear
writ
(literary) brief obituary / one's past experience / one's past record / Taiwan pr. [xing4 zhuang4]
wave-shaped
bowed / curved like a bow
arch / vault / arched
coronavirus
to present (a document) / to submit (a petition)
lit. in every trade, a master appears (idiom); fig. You can produce outstanding achievements in any task, provided you put it enough love and diligence
economic situation
military order
COVID-19, the coronavirus disease identified in 2019
crystalline
standard conditions for temperature and pressure
dendritic cell
climatic conditions / atmospheric conditions
globe
goiter (enlargement of thyroid gland)
rotavirus
hypnosis
emotional state
pie chart
parathyroid (Tw)
counterclaim
ribbon cable
vegetative state (i.e. in a coma)
globular protein
hyperthyroidism / abbr. to 甲亢
floccule / a wisp of material precipitated from liquid
filament
filovirus
tense situation / standoff
Crab Nebula
coronary artery
shapeless
undulant fever / brucellosis
spongy
bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE / mad cow disease
charter
onomatopoeia
circular standing stones
(anatomy) thyroid cartilage
stony
critical state / criticality
foliated / striated into thin leaves
zero wait state (computing)
Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16
to be out of form / not to be oneself
sigmoid colon (anatomy) / bent colon, linking the descending colon to the rectum
The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人|吴趼人
certificate of appointment (to government office)
health status
coronary bypass operation
coronary bypass operation
parathyroid hormone (Tw)
hoop
conical
shingles / herpes zoster (medicine)

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