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
jué dìng to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; certainly HSK 3
rèn any; whatever; whichever; whatsoever HSK 3
yóu to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... HSK 3
qiè everything; every; all HSK 3
měi each; every 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
already; to stop; then; afterwards HSK 3
xīn heart; mind; intention; center; core HSK 3
to continue; to proceed with; to go on with HSK 3
shì jiè world 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
shēng to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out HSK 3
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned HSK 3
suǒ actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive HSK 3
kāi shǐ to begin; beginning; to start; initial HSK 3
yào to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs HSK 3
shí o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period 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
zuǒ yòu wéi nán (idiom) between a rock and a hard place; in a dilemma Idiom ∼HSK 2
nán guò to feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult Xiehouyu HSK 2
lǎo tóu zi (coll.) old man; (said of an aging husband) my old man Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
tǐng straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns Colloquialism HSK 2
jiànguò seen HSK 2
zhǎng lǎo elder; term of respect for a Buddhist monk ∼HSK 2
zān hairpin ∼HSK 2
liǎo to completely lack; to have not even the slightest ∼HSK 2
yǒu néng possible; probable; possibly; probably; may; might ∼HSK 2
gǎi kǒu to change one's tune; to modify one's previous remark; to change the way one addresses sb (as when one marries and starts to call one's husband's parents and) ∼HSK 2
must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot ∼HSK 2
biàn one time (all the way through); once through ∼HSK 2
lǎo tóu old fellow; old man; father; husband ∼HSK 2
shā rén homicide; to murder; to kill (a person) ∼HSK 2
bǎi xìng common people ∼HSK 2
gāi should not; to owe nothing ∼HSK 2
céng céng layer upon layer ∼HSK 2
kàn dǒng to understand what one is reading or watching ∼HSK 2
zhī dào le OK!; Got it! ∼HSK 2
wife ∼HSK 2
Fáng surname Fang ∼HSK 2
shén me shí hou when?; at what time? ∼HSK 2
děi kàn (it) depends on... ∼HSK 2
měi daily; (soup etc) of the day ∼HSK 2
zhù zuǐ to hold one's tongue; Shut up! ∼HSK 2
zhǒng that kind of ∼HSK 2
āng zāng dirty; filthy; despicable ∼HSK 2