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HSK
sometimes / now and then
HSK 1
sometimes
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *借* | 借* | *借
to borrow / (used in combination with 給|给 or etc) to lend / to make use of; to avail oneself of / (sometimes followed by 著|着) by; with
HSK 2
Chinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis) / sometimes used to refer to bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis) / CL: , 個|个
HSK 3
occasionally / once in a while / sometimes
HSK 5
to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) / revolution / revolutionary / to revolt (against sb or sth) / to revolutionize (sth) / (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern noun的命) / CL:
HSK 7-9
systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)
HSK 7-9
stage / proscenium / foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.) / front desk / reception desk / (computing) front-end / foreground
HSK 7-9
girl / servant girl / (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)
HSK 7-9
sometimes good, sometimes bad
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *阎* | 阎* | *阎
surname Yan (sometimes written 閆|闫 in recent years)
island nation (sometimes refers specifically to Japan)
to grow (a plant) in a pot / potted plant (sometimes refers specifically to a bonsai plant)
different kind (sometimes with a connotation of strangeness or eccentricity)
to rhyme / sometimes written 壓韻|压韵
pictogram / one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters / Chinese character derived from a picture / sometimes called hieroglyph
argument / view (sometimes derogatory)
where in the order of seniority among siblings? / (sometimes used in rhetorical questions to express disparagement)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *筇* | 筇* | *筇
(in ancient texts) type of bamboo sometimes used as a staff
inside front cover (sometimes refers to both inside front and inside back covers)
a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.
public intellectual (sometimes used derogatorily) (abbr. for 公共知識分子|公共知识分子)
King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / character with meanings influenced by other words / sometimes called mutually explanatory character
Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, sometimes listed as number 25 or 26 of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Zhao Erxun 趙爾巽|赵尔巽 in 1927 during the Northern Warlords period, 536 scrolls
father's younger brother / (sometimes used to refer to Confucius)
(textiles) yarn count (unit indicating the fineness of a yarn) (sometimes used loosely to mean thread count)
sometimes / at times
King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
(of CDs, videos etc) surplus (or "cut-out") stock from Western countries, sometimes marked with a notch in the disc or its case, sold cheaply in China (beginning in the 1990s), as well as Eastern Europe etc
Dulong river in northwest Yunnan on border with Myanmar, tributary of Salween or Nujiang 怒江, sometimes referred to as number four of Three parallel rivers 三江並流|三江并流, wildlife protection unit
pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character derived from a picture / sometimes called hieroglyph
to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom) / unable to speak of one's bitter suffering / sometimes written 啞子吃黃連有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连有苦说不出
Duke Xiang of Song (reigned 650-637 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
New History of the Yuan Dynasty, completed by Ke Shaomin 柯劭忞 in 1920, sometimes listed as one of the 24 Dynastic Histories 二十四史
Duke Mu of Qin, the first substantial king of Qin (ruled 659-621 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
public intellectual (sometimes used derogatorily)
(Tw) excuse me; to be sorry; apologetic; embarrassed; shy (from Taiwanese 歹勢, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-sè]) (also sometimes written as 歹勢 in Mandarin)
University of Science and Engineering / also sometimes Institute of Technology
lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom) / fig. everyone makes mistakes / even the best fall down sometimes
primary progressive aphasia (PPA), speech disorder (sometimes related to dementia)
King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸 / also called 吳王闔廬|吴王阖庐
sometimes big, sometimes small / varying
(derog.) young hooligan (sometimes said in jest)
(Tw) (abbr. for 教育與娛樂|教育与娱乐) education and entertainment, the 5th and 6th aspects of life beyond the four basic necessities of food, clothing, shelter and transportation 食衣住行 / (sometimes used to signify edutainment or just recreation)
transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / character with meanings influenced by other words / sometimes called mutually explanatory character
Abby or Abi (name, sometimes short for Abigail)
even the most brazen person will sometimes feel shame (idiom)


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