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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *的* | 的* | *的
of; ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的 "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 "new one") / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs
HSK 1
seems as if / rather like / Taiwan pr. [si4 de5]
HSK 4
(there are) some (who are...) / some (exist)
HSK 1
else / other
HSK 1
purpose; aim; goal; target; objective / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
really; truly; indeed / real; true; genuine / (math.) proper
HSK 1
really / indeed
HSK 4
if (coming after a conditional clause)
HSK 2
have plenty of / there's no lack of
HSK 3
to hit the target / (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *的* | 的* | *的
a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *的* | 的* | *的
really and truly
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *的* | 的* | *的
(bound form) bull's-eye; target
generally speaking / to sum up / in summary / in short
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to hit the mark with a comment; to say sth spot on
(taboo curse) damn it! / fucking
bogus / ersatz / fake / mock / phony
woman
(old) wife
what has (he) got up (his) sleeve? / what's going on?
lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism / attacked on all sides
(polite response) you're welcome; just doing my duty; no problem
standard / norm / criterion
all one's strength
sometimes / at times
creeped out; unnerved; uneasy
to hit the target with a single shot / to say something spot on (idiom)
(coll.) nothing to pick on; really good / (coll.) nothing to discuss; settled matter; no problem
HSK 7-9
(idiom) a good person, used to praise sb's moral integrity or courage
what for / why / how
(coll.) food
and so on; and so forth; and what not
Get along with you!
destination (location)
HSK 7-9
(idiom) no secret can be kept forever
couple who were made for each other
to tell the truth / honestly / in fact
HSK 7-9
Minecraft (video game)
lit. the child who cries gets the candy (idiom) / fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease
spilt water / (fig.) sth that can not be retrieved / spilt milk
white lie
target / aim / objective / what one hopes to gain
the great majority
qualitative leap
lit. a child who cries gets to feed at the breast (idiom) / fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease
damn it! / blast it!
lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom) / fig. people who are in it together for better or worse / people who will sink or swim together
if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it
to be quite an ordeal; to be hard to bear
motorcycle taxi / abbr. for 摩托車的士|摩托车的士
money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)
(coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family / (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)
lit. as if flying / very fast
trivial (matters) / triviality / nonsense / rubbish
(saying) a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent
Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)
for the sake of / for the purpose of
the Emperor's new clothes (i.e. naked)
darkness comes before dawn / things can only get better (idiom)
male taxi driver / cabbie (slang)
bulging
Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration)
HSK 7-9
not to be trifled with / to be reckoned with
Game of Thrones (TV series)
lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom) / fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen
motorcycle taxi
(slang, originally northeast dialect) excellent; great
Baltic
lit. If the old doesn't go, the new will not come. / You can't make progress by clinging to old notions.
the straw that broke the camel’s back (idiom) / the final straw
Baltic Sea
You're really quite something! / You're just amazing!
abbr. of 麵包車的士|面包车的士 / minivan taxi
Midea (brand)
multipurpose
lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom) / fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
Cardiff
lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom) / fig. to have a clear objective
HSK 7-9
odd-jobs worker
to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom) / hoisted by one's own petard
the Last Supper (in the Christian Passion story)
reliable funds
ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom) / the older, the wiser
lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom) / fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
man
How did it happen? / What's wrong? / What went wrong? / What's up?
(coll.) to play dirty; to use underhanded tactics / (coll.) sneaky; underhanded
Secret of the Magic Gourd (1958), prize-winning children's fairy tale by Zhang Tianyi 張天翼|张天翼
female taxi driver
the brightest jewel in the crown
(dialect) not that great / not up to much / nothing special
Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia
beast (derog.)
(neologism c. 2009) don't worry, it's all taken care of

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