HSK 4 Word List
This HSK 4 Vocabulary List contains 600 words.Click on any word you want to explore further by using the links within the table. Listen to the audio for all words below, or listen to individual words within the table.
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| AUDIO | SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | TRADITIONAL | ENGLISH & CLASSIFIERS |
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| romance; love (romantic); CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| to arrange; to plan; to set up |
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| safe; secure; safety; security |
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| on time; before deadline; on schedule |
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| according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of |
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| percent |
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| a stick; club or cudgel; smart; capable; strong; wonderful; classifier for legs of a relay race |
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| to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug or embrace; surround; cherish |
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| to protect; to defend; to safeguard; protection; CL: 種|种(zhǒng) |
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| to sign up; to enter one's name; to apply; to register; to enroll; to enlist |
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| sorry; We apologize!; to feel apologetic; to regret |
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| guarantee; to guarantee; to ensure; to safeguard; to pledge; 個|个 |
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| steamed stuffed bun; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| (two, three, etc.) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply |
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| stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy |
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| original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course |
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| for example; for instance; such as |
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| to graduate; graduation; to finish school |
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| a time; everywhere; turn; all over; one time |
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| form; table; CL: 张(zhāng), 份(fèn) |
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| to express; to show; to say; to state; to indicate; to mean |
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| play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate; CL: 场(chǎng) |
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| to praise; to commend |
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| (an official) standard; norm; criterion; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| biscuit; cracker; cookie; CL: 片(piàn), 块(kuài) |
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| moreover; furthermore; in addition; besides; and |
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| doctor; court academician (in feudal China); Ph.D. |
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| have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid |
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| part; share; section; piece; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| no matter (what, how); regardless of; no matter |
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| only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic) |
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| not only (this one); not just (...) but also |
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| to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting); to clean; to polish |
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| to guess |
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| material; data; makings; stuff; CL: 個|个(gè), 種|种(zhǒng) |
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| to look around; to inspect; visit and observe |
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| dining-hall; dining-room; restaurant; CL: 間|间(jiān), 家(jiā) |
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| toilet; lavatory; CL: 間|间(jiān), 处(chù) |
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| almost; nearly; more or less |
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| to try (to taste); to experience; flavor; (past tense marker); already; formerly; ever; once; test |
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| large place used for a specific purpose; stage; scene (of a play); threshing floor; classifier for sporting or recreational activities; classifier for number of exams |
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| the Great Wall |
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| Changjiang river; Yangtze river |
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| to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip |
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| to ride (in a vehicle) |
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| success; to succeed; CL: 次(cì), 個|个 |
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| honest; honesty; honorable; truthful |
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| to become; to turn into |
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| to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed |
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| again; once more; re- |
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| to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco) |
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| to go on an official or business trip |
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| to start out; to set off |
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| kitchen; CL: 間|间( jiān) |
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| to be born |
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| to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up |
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| fax; facsimile |
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| window; CL: 個|个(gè), 扇(shàn) |
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| word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term); expression |
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| always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence) |
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| careless; thoughtless |
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| exist; deposit; store; keep; survive |
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| error; mistake; mistaken; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| answer; solution; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| to decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn; manner of dressing; style of dress |
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| roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about |
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| to disturb; to bother; to trouble |
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| embassy; CL: 座(zuò), 個|个 |
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| to print; to seal; to stamp |
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| approximately; about |
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| to greet somebody by word or action; to give prior notice |
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| to give a discount |
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| to give or have an injection |
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| doctor; minister of state (in pre-Han states); CL: 個|个(gè), 位(wèi) |
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| to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves, etc.); to respect; to bear; to support |
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| to be; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at |
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| then; at that time; while |
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| knife; CL: 把(bǎ) |
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| to move backwards; converse |
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| in all places; everywhere |
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| finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last |
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| to apologize; to make an apology |
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| tour guide; to conduct a tour; a guidebook |
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| to have to, to need to (particle used to express capability, possibility, degree, effect...); must; ought to; to need to |
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| proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent |
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| boarding pass |
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| etc. (indicating the end of an enumeration) |
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| low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline |
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| background; bottom; base; the end of a period of time; towards the end of (last month) |
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| place; site; location; venue; CL: 個|个(gè); |
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| the Earth; planet; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| address; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight, etc.); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to show off; to shed (hair) |
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| investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll; CL: 项(xiàng), 個|个 |
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| to lose; to put aside; to throw |
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| movement; motion; action; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| traffic jam; choking |
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| belly; abdomen; stomach; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| text message; SMS |
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| dialog; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| opposite |
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| regarding; as far as something is concerned; with regards to |
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| yet (not); and; as well as; and so; but (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) |
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| child; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| law; CL: 条(tiáo), 套(tào), 個|个 |
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| to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out |
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| development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand |
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| to fight against; to oppose; to be opposed to; opposition |
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| agonize; agony; annoyance; upset; vexation; worries |
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| to translate; to interpret; translator; interpreter; translation; interpretation; CL: 個|个(gè), 位(wèi), 名(míng) |
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| landlord |
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| method; way; means; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| respect; aspect; field; side; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| to renounce; to abandon; to give up |
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| take summer vacation |
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| to loosen; to relax |
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| direction; orientation; path to follow; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| part; share; portion; copy; classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts, etc. |
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| rich; plentiful; abundant |
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| if not; otherwise; else; or else |
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| rich; surname Fu |
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| in keeping with; in accordance with; tallying with; in line with; to agree with; to accord with; to conform to; to correspond with; to manage; to handle |
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| pay; payment |
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| father; also pr. with light tone (fù qin); CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| to photocopy; to duplicate a document |
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| complicated; complex |
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| to be in charge of; to take responsibility for; to be to blame; conscientious |
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| to change; to alter; to transform |
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| to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture |
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| to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus, etc.); to drive (cattle, etc.) forward; to drive (somebody) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until |
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| to do (some work); to manage; to work |
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| to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; literally dry cup |
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| to move (somebody); to touch (somebody emotionally); moving |
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| to feel; to become aware of; feeling; sense; perception; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| feeling; emotion; sensation; likes and dislikes; deep affection for somebody or something; relationship (i.e. love affair); CL: 個|个(gè), 種|种(zhǒng) |
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| (express) thanks; gratitude; grateful; thankful; thanks |
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| just; barely; exactly; hard; firm; strong |
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| expressway; highway; freeway |
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| each; every |
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| arm; CL: 只(zhī), 条(tiáo), 双(shuāng) |
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| skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort |
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| kilometer |
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| common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative |
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| wages; pay; CL: 個|个(gè), 份(fèn), 月(yuè) |
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| to reach; to be enough |
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| shopping |
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| to estimate; to reckon; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| client; customer; CL: 位(wèi) |
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| to encourage |
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| deliberately; on purpose |
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| to hang or suspend (from a hook, etc.); (of a telephone call) to hang up; to be worried or concerned; to make a phone call (topolect); to register or record; to hitch; classifier for sets or clusters of objects |
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| crucial point; crux; CL: 個|个(gè); key; crucial; pivotal |
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| spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition, etc.) |
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| to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| light (ray); light; ray; CL: 道(dào); bright; only; merely; to use up |
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| to stroll; to visit |
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| broadcast; widely spread; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| to advertise; a commercial; advertisement; CL: 项(xiàng) |
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| to stipulate; to fix; to set; to formulate; to provide; regulation; rule; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| nationality |
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| international |
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| fruit juice |
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| course of events; process; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| ocean; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| blush; shy |
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| perspiration; sweat; Khan (Persian or Mongol king or emperor); Khan (name); to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment, etc.) (Internet slang used as an interjection); CL: 滴(dī), 头(tóu), 身(shēn) |
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| winter vacation |
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| scheduled flight; flight number; plane; scheduled sailing; sailing number; passenger ship |
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| benefit; advantage; gain; profit; also pronounced hǎo chù; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| number; CL: 堆(duī), 個|个 |
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| as if; to seem like |
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| qualified; meeting a standard; eligible (voter) |
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| suitable; fitting; decent; to fit |
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| box |
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| thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress |
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| to regret; to repent |
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| the Internet |
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| nurse; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| each other; mutually; mutual |
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| to suspect; to doubt; doubt; suspicion; skeptical |
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| to recall; recollection; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| fire; CL: 把(bǎ) |
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| to obtain; to receive; to get |
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| to exercise; to move about; to operate; activity; loose; shaky; active; movable; maneuver; to use connections; CL: 项(xiàng), 個|个 |
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| lively; vivacious; brisk; active |
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| to live (in a house); to lodge; to mail; to send; to entrust; to depend |
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| base; foundation; basis; underlying; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| to excite; to agitate; exciting |
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| plan; project; program; to plan; to map out; CL: 個|个(gè), 项(xiàng) |
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| active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive |
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| to accumulate; accumulation; cumulative; cumulatively |
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| since; as; this being the case |
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| even if; even though; given that |
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| in time; promptly; without delay; timely |
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| technology; technique; skill; CL: 門|门(mén), 種|种(zhǒng), 项(xiàng) |
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| to continue; to proceed with; to go on with |
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| reporter; journalist; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose |
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| to work overtime |
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| price; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| furniture; CL: 件(jiàn), 套(tào) |
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| gas station |
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| to continue upholding; to remain committed to; persistence; to persist; to uphold; to insist on; persevere |
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| to lose weight |
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| to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower |
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| to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation; CL: 個|个(gè), 点(diǎn) |
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| to reduce; to lower; to bring down |
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| award money; premium; a bonus |
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| in the future; future; the future; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| to descend; to land |
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| to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines) |
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| arrogant; full of oneself; conceited; proud of something; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| exchange; give-and-take; to exchange; to alternate; communication; alternating current (electricity) |
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| suburban district; outskirts; suburbs; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| professor; to instruct; to lecture on; CL: 個|个(gè), 位(wèi) |
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| traffic; communications; liaison; to be connected |
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| to educate; to teach; education |
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| dumpling; pot-sticker; CL: 個|个(gè), 只(zhī) |
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| festival; holiday; node; joint; section; segment; part; to economize; to save; to abridge; moral integrity; classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| result; outcome; effect; in the event; so that |
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| explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| to accept; to receive |
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| to economize; to conserve (resources); economy; frugal |
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| to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do something; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn |
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| despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain, etc.); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating |
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| to advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute |
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| nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce; CL: 陣|阵(zhèn) |
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| to prohibit; to forbid; to ban |
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| splendid; brilliant |
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| police; policeman; policewoman; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| economy; economic |
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| Beijing opera; CL: 场(chǎng), 出(chū) |
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| experience; to experience; to go through; CL: 個|个(gè), 次(cì) |
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| unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to |
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| scenery; scene; landscape; view |
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| to experience; experience |
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| to compete; competition |
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| mirror; CL: 面(miàn), 個|个 |
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| after all (when all is said and done); actually; outcome; result |
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| to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect |
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| to conduct; to hold |
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| party; gathering; to meet; to get together |
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| to refuse; to decline; to reject |
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| distance; to be apart; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| to hold (a meeting, ceremony, etc.) |
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| to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke |
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| to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of somebody |
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| way of looking at a thing; view; opinion; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| roast duck |
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| to think over; to consider; consideration |
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| classifier for trees, cabbages, plants, etc. |
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| pitiful; pathetic |
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| but; however |
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| to cough; CL: 陣|阵(zhèn) |
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| drawing room (room for arriving guests); living room; CL: 間|间( jiān) |
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| it is a pity; what a pity; (it's) too bad |
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| science; scientific knowledge; scientific; CL: 門|门(mén), 個|个, 種|种(zhǒng) |
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| to be sure; to be certain; sure; certain; definite; to confirm; to affirm; affirmative |
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| to empty; vacant; unoccupied; space; leisure; free time; |
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| to fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe |
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| air; atmosphere |
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| bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; painstaking |
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| mineral spring water; CL: 瓶(píng), 杯(bēi) |
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| to be trapped; to surround; to be hard-pressed; stranded; destitute |
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| (financial, etc.) difficulty; problem; issue; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| rubbish bin |
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| to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag; to draw |
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| hot (spicy); pungent |
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| there's not enough time (to do something); it's too late (to do something) |
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| there's still time; able to do something in time |
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| to come from (a place); From: (in email header) |
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| lazy |
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| to waste; to squander |
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| romantic |
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| tiger; CL: 只(zhī) |
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| calm; cool-headed |
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| Sunday |
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| a barber; hairdressing |
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| difficult to deal with; difficult to endure; ferocious; radical; serious; terrible; violent; tremendous; awesome |
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| to comprehend; to understand; comprehension; understanding |
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| courtesy; manners |
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| strength; CL: 把(bǎ) |
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| for example; for instance; such as |
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| a dream; an ideal; perfection; ideal; perfect; desirable; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| two (colloquial equivalent of 兩 個|两个); both; some |
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| connection; contact; relation; in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch |
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| to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也, 都, etc.) even; company (military) |
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| nice and cold; pleasantly cool |
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| change (of money); small change; pocket money |
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| additional; in addition; besides; separate; other; moreover; furthermore |
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| to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve; to leave (eg a message) |
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| fluent |
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| to spread; to rage (of contagious disease); popular; fashionable; prevalent; (math.) manifold |
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| lawyer |
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| to travel; journey; trip; CL: 趟(tàng), 次(cì), 個|个(gè) |
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| in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary |
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| inconvenient; troublesome; to trouble or bother somebody; to put somebody to trouble |
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| careless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy |
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| full; filled; packed; fully; completely; quite; to reach the limit; to satisfy; satisfied; contented; to fill; abbr. for Manchurian |
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| hair; feather; down |
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| towel; CL: 条(tiáo) |
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| beautiful |
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| dream; CL: 场(cháng), 個|个(gè) |
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| to lose the way; lost; labyrinth; labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear) |
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| code; secret code; password; pin number |
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| free (of charge) |
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| second (of time); unit of angle or arc equivalent to one sixtieth of a degree |
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| nationality; ethnic group; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| purpose; aim; goal; target; objective; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| mother; also pr. with light tone (mǔ qin); CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| to be patient; patient (adjective) |
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| don't tell me...; could it be that...? |
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| to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear |
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| inside; inner; internal; within; interior |
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| content; substance; details; CL: 個|个(gè), 项(xiàng) |
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| capability; capable; able; ability; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| (a person's) age; CL: 把(bǎ), 個|个 |
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| to do (to manage); to manage; to handle; to play with; to fool with; to mess with; to fix; to toy with |
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| warm (weather); nice and warm |
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| occasionally; once in a while; sometimes |
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| to line up; queue up; form a line |
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| to arrange; arrangement; array; permutation (i.e. ordered choice of n elements out of m) |
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| to decide; to determine; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| to accompany; to keep somebody company |
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| to criticize; criticism; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| skin; CL: 種|种(zhǒng) |
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| temperament; disposition; temper; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| piece of writing; sheet; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article |
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| to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to fool; to hoodwink; to trick |
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| table tennis; ping-pong; ping pong; table tennis ball; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| in normal times; in peacetime |
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| broken; damaged; worn out; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city, etc.); to expose the truth of |
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| universal; general; widespread; common |
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| grape |
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| Mandarin (common language); Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language); ordinary speech |
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| next; secondly |
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| climate; atmosphere; situation; CL: 種|种(zhǒng) |
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| among; in; included among these |
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| ten million; countless; many; one must by all means |
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| visa; certificate; to certify; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| extort; knock; to strike; to knock (at a door); to hit |
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| bridge; CL: 座(zuò) |
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| chocolate (loanword); CL: 块(kuài) |
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| a relative (i.e. family relation); CL: 門|门(mén), 個|个, 位(wèi) |
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| light (not heavy); light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral |
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| gentle; relaxed |
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| circumstances; state of affairs; situation; CL: 個|个(gè), 種|种(zhǒng) |
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| exhausted; poor |
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| difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| to take; to get; to choose; to fetch |
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| whole; entire; complete |
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| but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though |
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| weak point; fault; shortcoming; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack |
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| indeed; really; reliable; real; true |
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| however; yet; but |
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| bustling with noise and excitement; lively |
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| any; whatever; whichever; whatsoever |
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| mission; assignment; task; duty; role; CL: 项(xiàng), 個|个 |
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| to throw; to throw away |
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| still; yet |
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| diary; CL: 则(zé), 本(běn), 篇(piān) |
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| entrance |
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| to take a walk; to go for a walk |
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| forest; CL: 片(piàn) |
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| sofa; CL: 条(tiáo), 张(zhāng) |
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| to consult; to talk over; to discuss |
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| to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt; sad |
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| a little bit |
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| scoop; ladle; CL: 把(bǎ) |
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| society; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| deep; late; profound; dark (of color, water, etc.); deep |
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| to apply for something; application (form, etc.); CL: 份(fèn) |
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| so much so that; even |
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| to do without; to economize; to save; to omit; to leave out; province; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| to remain; to be left; to have as remainder |
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| life; activity; to live; livelihood |
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| life; living; biological; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| life force; vitality; |
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| to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to make; to send; to instruct somebody to do something; envoy; messenger |
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| to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; CL: 次(cì) |
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| to divide into ten equal parts; very; hundred percent; completely; extremely; utterly; absolutely |
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| whether (or not); if; is or isn't |
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| master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men; CL: 個|个(gè), 位(wèi), 名(míng) |
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| to fit; to suit |
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| actual; reality; practice |
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| century; CL: 個|个(gè) |
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| disappointed; to lose hope; to despair |
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