| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
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xǔ
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to allow / to permit / to promise / to praise / somewhat / perhaps / surname xu |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
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jiē
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to receive / to answer (the phone) / to meet or welcome sb / to connect / to catch / to join / to extend / to take one's turn on duty / to take over for sb |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
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chū
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to go out / to come out / to occur / to produce / to go beyond / to rise / to put forth / to happen / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
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huì
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can / to be possible / to be able to / will / to be likely to / to be sure to / to assemble / to meet / to gather / to see / union / group / association / a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [hui3]) |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
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qí
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his / her / its / their / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it) |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
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dōng
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east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord / surname dong |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
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huà
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dialect / language / spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
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lùn
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opinion / view / theory / doctrine / to discuss / to talk about / to regard / to consider / per / by the (kilometer, hour etc) |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
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shān
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mountain / hill / anything that resembles a mountain / bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons / gable / surname shan |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
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zài
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again / once more / re- / second / another / then (after sth, and not until then) |
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