HSK 6 Vocabulary List — Every Word with Pinyin & Meaning
Here is every HSK 6 word, each with pinyin, tone colors and its English meaning. The list is ordered by how often the word turns up in real Chinese text, so the highest-impact vocabulary comes first.
Updated June 2026
HSK 6 is part of the standard test of Mandarin proficiency. Below are all 459 HSK 6 words in our dictionary, each with pinyin, tone colors and a meaning in your language. They are ordered by how often they appear in real text, so the words that will repay your effort fastest come first.
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(formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases)
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old variant of 因[yin1]
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to do; to engage in
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to seem; like
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sharp; favorable
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like; same
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as; as if
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plain; informal
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guilt; crime
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to attack; to accuse
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wisdom; intelligence
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to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave
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together
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no more; no longer
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race; nationality
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(literary) sincere; honest
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to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc)
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to use up; to exhaust
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to go; to take
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life; fate
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so as not to; so as to avoid
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mother; elderly female relative
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why
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public; collectively owned
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inevitably
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old variant of 肯[ken3]
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to get angry
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in order; in sequence
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to take a beating; to come under attack
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near
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a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
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in the evening; when night falls
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torrential rain; rainstorm
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miserable; tragic
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(law) the defendant; the accused
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turning one's back to (sth or sb); keeping sth secret from (sb)
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local; this locality
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to run
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itself; in itself
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one's native country; native
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to close; to stop up
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variant of 逼[bi1]; to compel
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(of an academic course) required; compulsory
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flat; (coll.) to beat (sb) up
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everywhere; all over
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(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely
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(bound form) to sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc)
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wave
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to catch; to seize
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inconvenient; inappropriate
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won't do; unable to
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not to see; not to meet
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can't help (doing sth); can't refrain from
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unexpectedly; to one's surprise
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to be obstructed; to be blocked up
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unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as
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miserable; wretched
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disabled; handicapped
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disabled person
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to conceal; to hide away
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depot; storehouse
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toilet; lavatory
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to find out; to discover
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to look over; to examine
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length; accident
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code of conduct; conventions
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long-time; long-term
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prosperous
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long-term; long-range
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to sauté; to stir-fry
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to exceed; to overtake
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to support; to prop up
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to worship; adoration
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to rebuild; to reconstruct
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to get rid of; to remove
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everywhere; in all respects
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a way out (lit. and fig.); opportunity for advancement
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well-known for sth; to become well known
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to go out and come in; entrance and exit
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to string together; to skewer
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to transmit outwards; to disseminate
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rumor; hearsay
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ship; boat
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this place; here (literary)
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this matter
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vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry)
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village; hamlet
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to miss (train, opportunity etc)
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to put up; to build (scaffolding)
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main street; avenue
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to interrupt; to break off
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energetically; vigorously
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(husked) rice
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to forge (metal); (fig.) to create
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to worry; to be concerned
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party; association
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to consider as; to take to be
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on that day
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to treat as; to regard as
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variant of 島|岛[dao3]
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Taoism; Daoism
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to drip; to let drip
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floor
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place name; toponym
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to bow the head; to yield
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to suspend; to hang up
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to fall; to tumble
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to set a price; to fix a price
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to fix a time; fixed time
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to cross; to pass through
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(bound form) tip; end
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external; foreign
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ranks; troops
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to crouch; to squat
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to seize; to take away forcibly
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most; mostly
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to seize; to capture
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to generate electricity; to send a telegram
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to provide; to give
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to originate; to initiate
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to violate; to offend
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(bound form) foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian
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each and every; every
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to commit a crime; crime
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to seem; as if
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to defend; to protect (against)
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to split up; to divide
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angry; indignant
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to offer respectfully; to consecrate
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clothes; dress
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to float; superficial
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secondary; auxiliary
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to bear; to carry (on one's back)
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woman
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rich; wealthy
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father and son
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to change one's costume; to repackage
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pole; CL:條|条[tiao2],根[gen1]
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liver (CL:葉|叶[ye4]); (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game)
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can't keep up with; can't catch up with
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to keep up with; to catch up with
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port; harbor
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peak; summit
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to sing
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even more (so)
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palace; temple
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to furnish; to provide
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princess
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to look after; to take into consideration
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thigh; part of a whole
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lonely; solitary
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orphan
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to scrape; to blow
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to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap
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radiance; glory
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to kneel
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track (for trains etc); orbit (of a satellite)
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to cross over (by ferry); transition
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fruit tree; CL:棵[ke1]
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king
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seabed; seafloor
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sea wave
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overseas; abroad
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bay; gulf
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ocean
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eager to study; studious
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night
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horizontal; across
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to weigh; to examine
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deluge; flood
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pot; classifier for bottled liquid
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to protect
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to neglect; to overlook
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expense; cost
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emperor; CL:個|个[ge4]
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to destroy; to ruin
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muddle-headed; twilight
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confused; chaotic
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rocket; CL:枚[mei2]
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to gather; to collect
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disease; sickness
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mechanism; gear
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double-edged sword; CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]
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arrow; CL:支[zhi1]
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to pick up; to collect
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pointed; tapering
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to supervise; to oversee
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general; high-ranking military officer
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pride; arrogance
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(bound form) boundary; border
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to divide; to break up
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to take the lid off; to expose
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reception (of transmitted signal); to receive
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to explain (verbally); to give a running commentary
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street
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(in) the past few days; recently
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variant of 淨|净[jing4]
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a well; CL:口[kou3]
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(bound form) scenery; circumstance
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essence; extract
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exquisite; elegant
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astonishing
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to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!
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in other words; that is
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(coll.) even if
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to help sb in trouble; aid
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variant of 據|据[ju4]
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to relinquish; to abandon
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to donate; to offer (aid)
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to cut short; extinct
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to feel; to find that
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to come to understand; to realize
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armed forces; troops
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to open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline)
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beginning; to start
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to look after
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to look upon as; to regard as
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to fasten; to button
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to step across; to stride over
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expansive; wide
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mineral deposit; ore deposit
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variant of 闊|阔[kuo4]
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(onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic)
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to depend on; to hang on in a place
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to come and go; to have dealings with
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variant of 懶|懒[lan3]
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(literary) pen; fold (for livestock)
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texture; grain (of wood)
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alliance; union
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one's two hands; two prongs (of a strategy)
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material; stuff
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to split; to crack
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other; another
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leader
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a building of two or more stories; CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4]
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dew; syrup
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to pass by or through
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to bury
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to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery); to make oneself more attractive
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ferocious; fierce
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face to face
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to face; to turn towards
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clever; wonderful
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tomorrow
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fame; reputation
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to rub; to grind
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grave; tomb
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hen; don't know (humorous slang mimicking Cantonese 唔知, Jyutping: m4 zi1)
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mother and child; parent and subsidiary (companies)
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inside and outside; domestic and foreign
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mud; clay
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to turn; to twist
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(bound form) to differentiate; to distinguish
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to hope for; to look forward to
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bubble; foam
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to lean; to slant
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slope; CL:個|个[ge4]
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variant of 鋪|铺[pu4]; store
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to throw oneself at; to pounce on
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to bully
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wonderful; marvelous
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to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether)
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to come (formal); before
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modest; self-effacing
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to rob (with force); bandit
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strong; sturdy
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ingenious; clever
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feasible; realistic
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to infringe on; to encroach on
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kin; kindred
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with one's own eyes; personally
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(of water etc) clear; clean
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clean; to clean
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trend; tendency
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to get rid of; to exclude
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authority; power
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power; authority
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nevertheless; actually
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to give up one's seat for sb
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day and night; around the clock
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to enter; to go into
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consistent; the same
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to compete; competition
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to plug; to stop up
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to lose; to forfeit
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(mountain) peak
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valley; ravine
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hillside
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taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled
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wound; cut
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tongue; CL:個|个[ge4]
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deep; profound
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to be in vogue; to be popular
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to know; knowledge
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occasionally; from time to time
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after the event; in hindsight
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often; constantly
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to learn to read; able to read
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to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping
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to receive; to collect
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taxes; duties
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to obey; to follow
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to speak the truth; truth to tell
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to die; death
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to give a present
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to see someone off; to throw someone a send-off party
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considered to be; at last
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although; even though
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age (number of years old)
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to tread; to stamp
- 311
pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆[ta3 po2], a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower
- 312
to sigh; to heave a sigh
- 313
classifier for times, round trips or rows; a time
- 314
special; unique
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exceptionally big
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specially; for a special purpose
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specially; intentionally
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pain; (of a body part) to be painful
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to kick; to play (e.g. soccer)
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field; farm
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to add; to increase
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paradise; heaven
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land under heaven; the whole world
- 324
born of the same parents; sibling
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person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry
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to go through; to pass through
- 327
identical; the same
- 328
headache
- 329
books (in a library or bookstore); CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]
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to push out; to release
- 331
to swallow; to take
- 332
to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm
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variant of 拖[tuo1]
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to dig; to excavate
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Wow!; sound of a child's crying
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external; foreign
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outside; outdoors
- 338
outer clothing; semblance
- 339
to bend; to curve around
- 340
queen; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 341
from now on; in the future
- 342
to espy; to spot
- 343
dealings; contacts
- 344
in former years; in previous years
- 345
prince; son of a king
- 346
for this reason; with regards to this
- 347
mistake; error
- 348
dance (performance art); dancing
- 349
unrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else)
- 350
not valid; ineffective
- 351
to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued)
- 352
to dislike; suspicion
- 353
danger; dangerous
- 354
to express; to exhibit
- 355
vanguard; pioneer
- 356
to sink into; to get caught up in
- 357
unexpected; hard to imagine
- 358
noise
- 359
to know
- 360
to consume; to use up
- 361
smiling face; smiley :) ☺
- 362
wheat; CL:粒[li4]
- 363
to put an end to; to annihilate
- 364
smile; smiling expression
- 365
laughter
- 366
bright; smart
- 367
newcomer; new recruit
- 368
(of markets, industries, infectious diseases etc) rising; emerging
- 369
cherished desire; dream
- 370
to appear; to look
- 371
prosperous; thriving
- 372
terrible; fearful
- 373
murderer; assassin
- 374
to hang or suspend; to worry
- 375
to elect; election
- 376
to rotate; to revolve
- 377
to learn; to master
- 378
along; to follow (a line, tradition etc)
- 379
coastal
- 380
soon; in a moment
- 381
to go along; to follow
- 382
ocean; vast
- 383
manner; pattern
- 384
to face upward; to look up
- 385
to be on good terms; to be close friends
- 386
old variant of 野[ye3]
- 387
an era; an age
- 388
together
- 389
at the same time; simultaneously
- 390
a period of time; a while
- 391
to print; to mark
- 392
to hide; to conceal
- 393
to answer; to reply
- 394
hero; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 395
usefulness; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 396
to be able to use; useable
- 397
usage
- 398
motive; intention
- 399
to have sth to do with; to relate to
- 400
to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind
- 401
to amuse oneself; to have fun
- 402
to march; to parade
- 403
land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation
- 404
former; original
- 405
far away; a distant location
- 406
complainant; plaintiff
- 407
reason; cause
- 408
to be far from; to keep away from
- 409
distant; by far
- 410
to agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain
- 411
variant of 雜|杂[za2]
- 412
to say again; to put off a discussion until later
- 413
morning and evening; (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later
- 414
to meet with; to encounter (esp. misfortune or hardship)
- 415
to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into
- 416
debt; CL:筆|笔[bi3]
- 417
battlefield; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 418
to occupy; to hold
- 419
chapter; section
- 420
to recruit; to provoke
- 421
as before; (same) as usual
- 422
to shine; to illuminate
- 423
in other words; that is to say
- 424
to press down; to calm
- 425
policy; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 426
timely; just (when needed)
- 427
regime; political power
- 428
to stop; to prohibit
- 429
branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
- 430
to weave; to knit
- 431
to treat an illness
- 432
to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
- 433
to appoint; to assign
- 434
to focus solely on; to pay attention only to
- 435
solely engrossed in one thing; just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest)
- 436
and so on; and such
- 437
finger; toe
- 438
as for; as to
- 439
to swell; swelling
- 440
good faith; devotion
- 441
all kinds of
- 442
to halt; to stay
- 443
variant of 煮[zhu3]
- 444
(pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen
- 445
residence; dwelling
- 446
pillar; CL:根[gen1]
- 447
to earn; to make a profit
- 448
to investigate; to look into
- 449
to clutch; to grab
- 450
the self; oneself
- 451
(idiom) to talk to oneself; to think aloud
- 452
to play music; to achieve
- 453
(bound form) foot; leg
- 454
father's father; paternal grandfather
- 455
father's mother; paternal grandmother
- 456
variant of 鑽|钻[zuan4]
- 457
crime; evil
- 458
optimum; optimal
- 459
combat; to fight
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