Vocabulary

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zhǐ yǒu only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 要 "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 服 "the only thing you can do is give in") HSK 3
zǒng general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 总经理 or 总编 etc HSK 3
nèi inside; inner; internal; within; interior HSK 3
xīn heart; mind; intention; center; core HSK 3
zhǐ shì merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however HSK 3
wèi le for; for the purpose of; in order to HSK 3
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned HSK 3
jiù shì exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也) even; even if HSK 3
bèi quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅游 to "go on a trip", for example) HSK 3
to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb}) HSK 3
shàng liǎn to turn red in the face (while drinking); to become smug (when complimented) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
sān cháng liǎng duǎn unexpected misfortune; unexpected accident; sudden death Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
nán guò to feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult Xiehouyu HSK 2
zhèng hǎo just (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that Xiehouyu HSK 2
西 西 Hǎi Yellow Sea (Korean term) Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
Lín forest, grove; surname ∼HSK 2
cān take part in, intervene; ginseng ∼HSK 2
zhī dào le OK!; Got it! ∼HSK 2
prefecture; prefect; government ∼HSK 2
Shǐ history, chronicle, annals ∼HSK 2
xuě yàn (bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens) ∼HSK 2
shōu xià to accept; to receive ∼HSK 2
right conduct, righteousness ∼HSK 2
fearless; not worried (by setbacks or difficulties); even if; even though ∼HSK 2
dāng jiā to manage the household; to be the one in charge of the family; to call the shots; to be in charge ∼HSK 2
lari (currency of Georgia) (loanword) ∼HSK 2
shì urgent matter ∼HSK 2
zhè xiē ge these ∼HSK 2
gòu de shàng to be good enough to be regarded as; to meet the standard expected of ∼HSK 2
yòng de shàng needed; to come in useful ∼HSK 2
nòng dào to get hold of; to obtain; to secure; to come by ∼HSK 2
měi daily; (soup etc) of the day ∼HSK 2
de hěn (after an adjective) very ∼HSK 2
jiē guò to take (sth proffered) ∼HSK 2
Shào continue, carry on; join ∼HSK 2
shén me shí hou when?; at what time? ∼HSK 2
tiān hēi to get dark; dusk ∼HSK 2
zhí duty, profession; office, post ∼HSK 2
zuǐ mouth; in the mouth; on one's lips; speech; words ∼HSK 2
must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot ∼HSK 2
dàng unsuitable; improper; inappropriate ∼HSK 2
Fáng surname Fang ∼HSK 2
zhǎng de to look (pretty, the same etc) ∼HSK 2
zǎo zhī dao If I had known earlier... ∼HSK 2
hái zi girl ∼HSK 2
shǐ begin, start; then, only then ∼HSK 2
tou inside; interior HSK 2
qíng clear; fine (weather) HSK 2
xiǎo shēng in a low voice; (speak) in whispers HSK 2
zhè shíhòu At this moment HSK 2