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2
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数年
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shùnián
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- several years
- many years
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3
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来
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lái
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- to come
- (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
- hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来 huílai)
- ever since (as in 自古以来 zìgǔyǐlái)
- for the past (amount of time)
- (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世 láishì)
- (between two verbs) in order to
- (after a round number) approximately
- (used after 得 dé to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来 tándelái, or after 不 bù to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来 chībulái)
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=4
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都
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dōu
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- all; both; entirely
- (used for emphasis) even
- already
- (not) at all
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=4
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都
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dū
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- capital city
- metropolis
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=5
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和
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hé
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old variant of 和 hé
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=5
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和
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hé
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- (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn)
- (math.) sum
- to make peace
- (sports) to draw; to tie
- (bound form) harmonious
- (bound form) Japan; Japanese
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=5
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和
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hè
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- to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
- to join in the singing
- to chime in with others
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=5
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和
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hú
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to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
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=5
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和
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huó
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- to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
- Taiwan pr. huò
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=5
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和
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huò
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- to mix (ingredients) together
- to blend
- classifier for rinses of clothes
- classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
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=5
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和
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hé
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(literary) harmonious (variant of 和 hé)
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=5
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和
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huo
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
- warm
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=6
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这
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zhè
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- (pronoun) this; these
- (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
- (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)
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=7
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家
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jiā
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used in 家伙 jiāhuo and 家俱 jiājù
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=7
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家
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jiā
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- home
- family
- (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
- classifier for families or businesses
- refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
- noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian
classifier: 個
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=7
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家
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jie
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only used in 大家 (dàgū)
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8
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商店
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shāngdiàn
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store; shop classifiers: 家, 個
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=9
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做生意
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zuòshēngyì
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to do business
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=9
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做生意
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zuòshēngyi
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to do business; to engage in commercial activities; to trade
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