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取

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[qǔ] take, get, fetch

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设(F設)

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[shè] set up; 建设 jiànshè build, construct; 设计 shèjì design, plan; 设备 shèbèi equipment, facilities

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始

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[shǐ] (=开始 kāishǐ) begin, start; 始终 shǐzhōng all along

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版

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[bǎn] printing plate, edition; 出版 chūbǎn publish

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双(F雙)

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[shuāng] pair, twin, double; 双方 shuāngfāng both sides

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历

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[lì] (F歷) 历史 lìshǐ history; 经历 jīnglì experience, (F曆) 日历 rìlì calendar {Compare with 厉 lì severe}

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越

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[yuè] 越…越… the more… the more…

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史

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[shǐ] (=历史 lìshǐ) history, ; 外史 wàishǐ unofficial history {Compare with 吏 lì official and 更 gèng more}

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商

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[shāng] discuss, business

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千(F仟)

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[qiān] thousand {Compare with 干 gān stem and 于 yú at}

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片

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[piàn] slice; 照片 zhàopiàn photo; 片刻 piànkè moment; 卡片 kǎpiàn card [piān] film

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容

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[róng] contain; 容易 róngyì easy; 内容 nèiróng content

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研

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[yán] grind, (=研究 yánjiū) study, research

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像

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[xiàng] resemble, (=肖像 xiàoxiàng) portrait, image

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找

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[zhǎo] look for, seek {Compare with 我 wǒ me}

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友

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[yǒu] (=朋友 péngyǒu) friend; 友好 yǒuhǎo friendship {Compare with 反 fǎn turn over}

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孩

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[hái] (=孩子 háizi, =小孩儿 xiǎoháir) child; 女孩儿 nǚháir girl

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站

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[zhàn] stand; 火车站 huǒchēzhàn train station

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广(F廣)

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[guǎng] wide, extensive [yǎn] (when referring to the radical)

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改

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[gǎi] (=改变 gǎibiàn) change; 改革 gǎigé reform

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议(F議)

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[yì] (=议论 yìlùn) discuss, confer; 会议 huìyì meeting, conference; 建议 jiànyì suggest, propose

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形

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[xíng] (=形式 xíngshì) form, shape; 形成 xíngchéng to form, take shape

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委

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[wěi] 委员会 wěiyuánhuì committee; 委托 wěituō entrust [wēi] 虚与委蛇 xūyǔwēiyí to pretend interest and sympathy

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早

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[zǎo] early; 早饭 zǎofàn breakfast; 早晨 zǎochen morning

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房

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[fáng] (=房间 fángjiān) room, (=房子 fángzi) building

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音

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[yīn] (=声音 shēngyīn) sound; 音乐 yīnyuè music

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火

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[huǒ] fire; 火车 huǒchē train; 火柴 huǒchái match; 火焰 huǒyàn flame

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际(F際)

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[jì] (=边际 biānjì) boundary; 实际 shíjì reality; 国际 guójì international

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则(F則)

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[zé] (conjunction); 原则 yuánzé principle; 否则 fǒuzé or else

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首

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[shǒu] head; 首先 shǒuxiān first of all; 首都 shǒudū capital (of a country)

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单(F單)

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[dān] alone, single, sheet [chán] 单于 chányú chief of the Xiongnu [Shàn]

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据(F據)

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[jù] seize, depend on, (=根据 gēnjù) according to [jū] 拮据 jiéjū short of money, hard up

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导(F導)

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[dǎo] lead; 领导 lǐngdǎo leader

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影

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[yǐng] shadow, image; 电影 diànyǐng movie

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失

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[shī] lose; 失败 shībài be defeated {Compare with 先 xiān first}

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拿

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[ná] hold; 拿来 nálái bring; 拿去 náqù take; 拿给 nágěi hand over

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网(F網)

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[wǎng] net; 网球 wǎngqiú tennis; 因特网 yīntèwáng Internet

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香

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[xiāng] perfume, fragrant; 香港 Xiānggǎng Hong Kong

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似

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[sì] similar; 似乎 sìhu it seems [shì] 似的 shìde alike

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斯

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[sī] thus (nowadays used mostly as a phonem in foreign names); 法西斯 fǎxīsī Fascist

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专(F專,耑)

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[zhuān] (=专门 zhuānmén) special, (=专家 zhuānjiā) expert; 专政 zhuānzhèng dictatorship

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石

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[shí] (=石头 shítou) stone, rock [dàn] unit of grain {Compare with 右 yòu right}

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若

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[ruò] seem, as if; 假若 jiǎruò if; 若干 ruògān how much? [rě] 般若 bōrě buddhist widom, prajna

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兵

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[bīng] (=士兵 shìbīng) soldier; 兵力 bīnglì military strength {Compare with 宾 bīn guest}

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弟

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[dì] (=弟弟 dìdi) younger brother [tì] (=悌)

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谁(F誰)

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[shuí] who? [shéi] who?

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校

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[xiào] (=学校 xuéxiào) school [jiào] (=校对 jiàoduì, 校正 jiàozhèng) proofread

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读(F讀)

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[dú] read [dòu] pause in reading

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志

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[zhì] (=意志 yìzhì) will, (=标志 biāozhì) mark; 同志 tóngzhì comrade, (F誌) 杂志 zázhì magazine

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飞(F飛)

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[fēi] fly; 飞机 fēijī airplane

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观(F觀)

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[guān] view, contemplation [guàn] 道观 Dàoguàn Daoist temple

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争(F爭)

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[zhēng] contend, dispute; 战争 zhànzhēng war, warfare; 斗争 dòuzhēng fight, struggle

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究

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[jiū] 研究 yánjiū study, research; 究竟 jiūjìng after all

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包

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[bāo] bag, wrap

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组(F組)

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[zǔ] organize, group; 组织 zǔzhī organization, organize, form

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造

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[zào] (=制造 zhìzào) manufacture, (=创造 chuàngzào) create

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落

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[luò] fall [là] be missing [lào] 落色 làoshǎi fade (in colour) [luō] 空落落 kōngluōluō absolutely nothing left, open/spacious and desolate

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视(F視)

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[shì] look; 电视 diànshì television

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济(F濟)

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[jì] 经济 jīngjì economy; 救济 jiùjì help disaster victims [jǐ] 济济 jǐjǐ multitudinous, numerous, magnificent

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喜

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[xǐ] happiness; 喜欢 xǐhuān like

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离(F離)

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[lí] (=离开 líkāi) leave, from

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虽(F雖)

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[suī] (=虽然 suīrán) although

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坐

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[zuò] seat, sit, travel by (car/plane/etc.), put a kettle (or similar) on the fire, ; 请坐 qǐngzuò please have a seat; 坐公共汽车 zuò gōngòng qìchē ride a bus

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集

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[jí] (=收集 shōují) collect; 集中 jízhōng centralize

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编(F編)

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[biān] weave, organize, (=编辑 biānjí) edit

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宝(F寶)

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[bǎo] treasure

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谈(F談)

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[tán] talk

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府

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[fǔ] 政府 zhèngfǔ government

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拉

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[lā] pull, drag, haul [lǎ] 半拉 bànlǎ half [lá] slit [là] 拉拉蛄 làlagù mole cricket

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黑

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[hēi] (=黑色 hēisè) black; 黑暗 hēi’àn dark

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且

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[qiě] for the time being; 而且 érqiě furthermore [jū] (only used some personal names)

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随(F隨)

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[suí] follow; 随便 suíbiàn as you like

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格

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[gé] check, pattern, standard; 格外 géwài especially [gē] , chuckel

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尽

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[jìn] (F盡) use up [jǐn] (F儘) to max extent; 尽管 jǐnguǎn even though

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剑(F劍)

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[jiàn] sword; 宝剑 bǎojiàn double-edged sword

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讲(F講)

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[jiǎng] speak, explain, discuss, stress

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布

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[bù] cloth, spread

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杀(F殺)

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[shā] kill, fight, weaken, reduce, burn (of medicine)

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微

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[wēi] tiny, micro; 微笑 wēixiào smile

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怕

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[pà] (=害怕 hàipà) to fear; 可怕 kěpà horrible

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母

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[mǔ] (=母亲 mǔqin) mother; 父母 fùmǔ parents; 字母 zìmǔ letters of an alpabet

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调(F調)

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[diào] shift, tone [tiáo] adjust

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局

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[jú] department, situation; 邮局 yóujú post office

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根

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[gēn] root; 根本 gēnběn essence, foundation, basic, utterly, (not) at all

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曾

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[céng] (=曾经 céngjīng) in the past [zēng] great- (grandmother) [cēng] 挨曾儿 āicēngr 〈colloquial〉 to get a scolding

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准

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[zhǔn] allow, (F準) certainly, precise; 准备 zhǔnbèi prepare; 标准 biāozhǔn standard

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团(F團)

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[tuán] ball, lump, group; 团结 tuánjié unite, rally

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段

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[duàn] section, paragraph; 手段 shǒuduàn method, means (to an end), strategy

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终(F終)

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[zhōng] end; 终于 zhōngyú finally; 始终 shǐzhōng all along; 终身 zhōngshēn life-long

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乐(F樂)

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[lè] enjoy, be glad, pleasure, (=快乐 kuàilè) happy [yuè] (=音乐 yīnyuè) music

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切

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[qiē] to cut [qiè] correspond to; 一切 yíqiè all

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级(F級)

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[jí] grade, level; 阶级 jiējí (social) class, steps, stairs, rank

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克

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[kè] (=克服 kèfú) overcome, gram, (F剋) 克期 kèqī set time limit [kēi] (=剋) scold

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精

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[jīng] perfect; 精神 jīngshén spirit, essence; 酒精 jiǔjīng alcohol

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哪

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[nǎ] what? 哪儿 nǎr where? [něi] (before classifier) which? [na] (used in orders and exclamations) [Né] (in foreign names)

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官

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[guān] official; 官僚 guānliáo bureaucrat

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示

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[shì] (=表示 biǎoshì) show, indicate; 指示 zhǐshì point out

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冲

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[chōng] (F沖) rinse, rush, (F衝) rush [chòng] (F衝) towards

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竟

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[jìng] finish, (=竟然 jìngrán) unexpectedly; 究竟 jiūjìng actually, exactly, in the end, after all

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乎

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[hū] 似乎 sìhu it seems; 几乎 jīhū almost

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