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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
rest / to rest
HSK 1
other / (sth or sb) else / the rest
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *收* | 收* | *收
to receive / to accept / to collect / to put away / to restrain / to stop / in care of (used on address line after name)
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *河* | 河* | *河
river (CL:條|条,) / (bound form) the Yellow River / (bound form) the Milky Way / (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉
HSK 2
to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute) / (of a matter) to be determined by; to be up to (sb)
HSK 4
someone / people / anyone / there is someone there / occupied (as in restroom)
HSK 2
(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal / takeout (business) / takeout (meal)
HSK 2
to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute) / (often used in the negative) to care about
HSK 4
wine shop / pub (public house) / hotel / restaurant / (Tw) hostess club
HSK 2
in addition / moreover / (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
HSK 5
the rest / the others / remaining / remainder / apart from them
HSK 4
that's right / sure! / rest assured! / that's good / can't go wrong
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *按* | 按* | *按
to press / to push / to leave aside or shelve / to control / to restrain / to keep one's hand on / to check or refer to / according to / in the light of / (of an editor or author) to make a comment
HSK 3
unpeaceful / unstable / uneasy / disturbed / restless / worried
HSK 3
window / opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window) / computer operating system window / fig. medium / intermediary / showpiece / testing ground
HSK 6
restaurant / hotel / CL: , 個|个
HSK 1
to reinstate / to resume / to restore / to recover / to regain / to rehabilitate
HSK 5
(idiom) to stand out from the crowd; distinctive; different from the rest
HSK 7-9
to restore; to renovate / (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *忍* | 忍* | *忍
to bear / to endure / to tolerate / to restrain oneself
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *克* | 克* | *克
to be able to / to subdue / to restrain / to overcome / gram / Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares
HSK 2
dining hall / dining room / restaurant / CL: 間|间,
HSK 5
solely engrossed in one thing / just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) / simply / by all means / please feel free / do not hesitate (to ask for sth)
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *落* | 落* | *落
to fall or drop / (of the sun) to set / (of a tide) to go out / to lower / to decline or sink / to lag or fall behind / to fall onto / to rest with / to get or receive / to write down / whereabouts / settlement
HSK 4
to restrict / to limit / to confine / restriction / limit / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
to restrict / condition
HSK 5
restaurant / CL:
HSK 2
restaurant / CL:
HSK 5
overseas Chinese / (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality / CL: 個|个, ,
HSK 7-9
to restrict / to limit to / to constrain / restriction / constraint
HSK 5
record of achievements; (fig.) laurels (as sth one rests on)
wantonly / without restraint (of enemy or malefactor) / unbridled
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *歇* | 歇* | *歇
to rest / to take a break / to stop / to halt / (dialect) to sleep / a moment / a short while
HSK 5
to bring under control / to regulate / to restore to good condition / (coll.) to fix (a person) / to prepare (a meal etc)
HSK 6
to restrain / to control / restraint / self-control
HSK 7-9
to stop for a rest
to lean on / to rest against / to rely on / support / backing / back of a chair
restricted area; forbidden zone; off-limits area
HSK 7-9
to use as a venue (e.g. use {a restaurant} as the venue {for a farewell party})
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *休* | 休* | *休
to rest / to stop doing sth for a period of time / to cease / (imperative) don't
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *约* | 约* | *约
to make an appointment / to invite / approximately / pact / treaty / to economize / to restrict / to reduce (a fraction) / concise
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *缧* | 缧* | *缧
(literary) thick rope used to restrain a prisoner
to cease fire / armistice / rested troops
to pay the restaurant bill
implicit / restrained / to be imbued with
lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom) / fig. everyday life; daily routine; to go about one's daily life
to eat out / to eat at a restaurant
to control / to restrict / (PRC law) non-custodial sentence with specified restrictions on one's activities for up to 3 years (e.g. not to participate in demonstrations)
complete rest (after an illness)
to show one's support for a performer or theatrical troupe etc by attending their show; to attend an event to cheer on the participants / to patronize a restaurant or store / to sing the praises of
HSK 7-9
to endure / to bear with / to exercise patience / to restrain oneself / patience / endurance
HSK 7-9
to check / to contain / to hold back / to keep within limits / to constrain / to restrain
HSK 7-9
restored to one's official post / to send sb back to his former post
to keep one's emotions inside oneself / to restrain one's emotions
to reorganize; to recombine; to restructure
HSK 6
to dwindle; to vanish; to make vanish / to exercise restraint; to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc) / to astringe / (math.) to converge
HSK 7-9
booth (in restaurants etc) (loanword from "car seat")
completely secure / a sure thing / rest assured
to restore (sth) to (its) former condition / to recover from illness / recovery
HSK 7-9
whereabouts / place to settle / reliable source (of funds etc) / (of responsibility for a matter) to rest with sb / settlement / solution
HSK 7-9
to work and rest
grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
(football) set piece (a restart of play following a stoppage, including free kicks, corner kicks, penalty kicks, goal kicks and throw-ins)
active / restless / energetic
to eat in (at the restaurant) (contrasted with 外帶|外带) / (restaurant) dine-in service
refinancing / restructuring (a loan)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *息* | 息* | *息
breath / news / interest (on an investment or loan) / to cease / to stop / to rest / Taiwan pr. [xi2]
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *憋* | 憋* | *憋
to choke / to stifle / to restrain / to hold back / to hold in (urine) / to hold (one's breath)
HSK 7-9
constrained / restricted / forced to / under pressure to do sth
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *限* | 限* | *限
to limit / to restrict / (bound form) limit / bound
HSK 7-9
to limit / to confine / to restrict sth within set boundaries
HSK 7-9
(of a movie, show or restaurant) to attract customers / popular with the paying public; high-grossing / number of seats occupied (by moviegoers etc)
to reserve all the seats (or a large block of seats) at a theater, restaurant etc
restitution / return of something to its original owner / remittance
HSK 7-9
rest (music)
restrictive condition / constraint
to contain / to hold / (of a person or style etc) reserved / restrained / (of words, writings) full of hidden meaning / implicit / veiled (criticism)
HSK 7-9
women's restroom; women's toilet
to be arrested by fear / restraint / scruple
signature dish / a restaurant’s most famous dish
(PRC, mid-1990s) to restructure the large state-owned enterprises (SOEs) controlled by the central government and privatize smaller SOEs at the local level
to control / to curb / to restrict / to impede / to pin down (enemy troops)
HSK 7-9
restless / unsettled
Quanjude (famous Chinese restaurant)
lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom) / restless / fidgety
to sleep soundly / (fig.) to rest easy / to be free of worries
to cure; to restore to health / uplifting; heartwarming
HSK 7-9
fickle and impatient / restless / giddy / scatterbrained
HSK 7-9
lit. vitality a hundredfold (idiom); refreshed / one's vigor thoroughly restored
to restore to the original state / to reconstruct (an event) / reduction (chemistry)
HSK 7-9
to untie / (fig.) to ease restrictions
HSK 7-9
bathroom / restroom / shower room / CL: 間|间
peaceful / restful / quiet / still
set meal (esp. in a Japanese restaurant)
to reorganize / to restructure
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *憩* | 憩* | *憩
to rest
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *泥* | 泥* | *泥
restrained
to rest / to recuperate / to regain composure
many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose

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