Chinese pinyin exercise: HSK 7-9HSK 3.0
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寄托
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to entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in; a thing in which one invests (one's hope, energy etc)
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原型
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model; prototype; archetype
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及早
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at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible
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部首
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radical of a Chinese character
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拓展
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to expand (one's client base, outlook etc)
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吃喝玩乐
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to eat, drink and be merry (idiom); to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
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正当
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honest; reasonable; fair; sensible
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烟囱
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chimney; smokestack; stovepipe
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支流
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tributary (river)
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总而言之
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in short; in a word; in brief
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摧残
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to ravage; to ruin
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迷恋
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to be infatuated with; to be enchanted by; to be passionate about
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诠释
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to interpret; to comment and explain; to annotate; to perform (i.e. interpret a theatrical role); to decode; interpretation; annotation
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椰子
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a coconut palm; a coconut
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暧昧
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vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
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顺路
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by the way; while out doing sth else; conveniently
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卷入
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to be drawn into; to be involved in
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似曾相识
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déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time); seemingly familiar; apparently already acquainted
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损人利己
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harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others
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锋利
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sharp (e.g. knife blade); incisive; to the point
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喜怒哀乐
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four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huan1 xi3], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fen4 nu4], sorrow 悲哀[bei1 ai1] and joy 快樂|快乐[kuai4 le4]
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夜校
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evening school; night school
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调解
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to mediate; to bring parties to an agreement
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盆地
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(geography) basin; depression
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悠闲
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leisurely; carefree; relaxed
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请示
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to ask for instructions
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苍蝇
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housefly; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
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灵敏
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smart; clever; sensitive; keen; quick; sharp
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海绵
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(zoology) sea sponge; (esp.) dried sea sponge; sponge (made from polyester or cellulose etc); foam rubber
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公款
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public money
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寥寥无几
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just a very few (idiom); tiny number; not many at all; You count them on your fingers.
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迷失
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to lose (one's bearings); to get lost
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一无所知
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(idiom) not knowing anything at all; completely ignorant
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濒临
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on the edge of; (fig.) on the verge of; close to
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全力以赴
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to do at all costs; to make an all-out effort
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副本
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copy; duplicate; transcript; (in online games) instance
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火腿
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ham; CL:個|个[ge4]
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礼仪
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etiquette; ceremony
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争先恐后
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striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
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乐意
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to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth; content; satisfied
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