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advanced Chinese reading vocabulary

College-level words that still show up in real reading.

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cāngmáng

vast, boundless, misty

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lǐnliè

piercingly cold, stern

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lǐnlièdefēnwéi

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yōuàn

dim and secluded

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yōuàndefēnwéi

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bān

mottled, time-worn

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bāndefēnwéi

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huāng

desolate, barren

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huāngdefēnwéi

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ménglóng

hazy, indistinct

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ménglóngdefēnwéi

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piāomiǎo

ethereal, elusive

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piāomiǎodefēnwéi

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liáokuò

vast, expansive

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liáokuòdefēnwéi

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liáo

lonely and empty

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liáodefēnwéi

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fēn

mixed and disorderly

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fēndefēnwéi

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fán

intricate, complex

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fándefēnwéi

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cuòluò

staggered, unevenly arranged

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cuòluòdefēnwéi

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abrupt, jarring

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defēnwéi

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yǐnyuē

faintly visible or sensed

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yǐnyuēdefēnwéi

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vaguely, dimly remembered

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defēnwéi

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huǎng

dazed, trance-like

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huǎngdefēnwéi

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níngzhòng

solemn, heavy

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níngzhòngdefēnwéi

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solemn and reverent

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defēnwéi

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xuānxiāo

clamorous, noisy

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xuānxiāodefēnwéi

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jìng

quiet and tranquil

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jìngdefēnwéi

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zhēngníng

ferocious, hideous

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zhēngníngdefēnwéi

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guǐjué

strange and treacherous

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guǐjuédefēnwéi

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guī

magnificent, ornate

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guīdefēnwéi

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cāngbái

pale, weak, bloodless

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cāngbáidefēnwéi

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chìliè

blazing, intense

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chìlièdefēnwéi

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yīn

gloomy, brooding

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yīndefēnwéi

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chéngchè

clear and limpid

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chéngchèdefēnwéi

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húnzhuó

muddy, turbid

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húnzhuódefēnwéi

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xuànlàn

brilliant, dazzling

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xuànlàndefēnwéi

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xiāo

bleak, desolate

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xiāodefēnwéi

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níngshì

to gaze steadily

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níngshìdezhuǎnzhé

These verbs make fiction feel adult: they compress action plus implication.

kuītàn

to pry into, spy on

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kuītàndezhuǎnzhé

These verbs make fiction feel adult: they compress action plus implication.

zhuī

to trace back

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zhuīdezhuǎnzhé

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yǎnshì

to cover up, disguise

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yǎnshìdezhuǎnzhé

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jiēshì

to reveal, disclose

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jiēshìdezhuǎnzhé

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zhìliú

to remain, be delayed

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zhìliúdezhuǎnzhé

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mànyán

to spread, creep outward

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mànyándezhuǎnzhé

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lǒngzhào

to envelop, hang over

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lǒngzhàodezhuǎnzhé

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bēng

to collapse

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bēngdezhuǎnzhé

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bèng

to burst forth

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bèngdezhuǎnzhé

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qīngxiè

to pour down, gush

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qīngxièdezhuǎnzhé

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yíngrào

to linger around

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yíngràodezhuǎnzhé

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pánxuán

to hover, circle

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pánxuándezhuǎnzhé

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qián

to lurk, lie hidden

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qiándezhuǎnzhé

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jìn

to approach, close in

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jìndezhuǎnzhé

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táocuàn

to flee in panic

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táocuàndezhuǎnzhé

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xuán

to mediate

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xuándezhuǎnzhé

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jiāofēng

to clash, confront

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jiāofēngdezhuǎnzhé

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zhé

to lie dormant

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zhédezhuǎnzhé

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zhènshè

to intimidate, deter

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zhènshèdezhuǎnzhé

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tūnshì

to devour, engulf

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tūnshìdezhuǎnzhé

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jiě

to disintegrate, break down

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jiědezhuǎnzhé

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shǐ使

to drive, compel

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shǐ使dezhuǎnzhé

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chánrào

to coil around, entangle

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chánràodezhuǎnzhé

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shè

to trek with difficulty

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shèdezhuǎnzhé

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yǒngxiàn

to emerge in numbers

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yǒngxiàndezhuǎnzhé

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chéndiàn

to settle, accumulate

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chéndiàndezhuǎnzhé

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yùnniàng

to brew, ferment

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yùnniàngdezhuǎnzhé

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liè

to tear apart

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lièdezhuǎnzhé

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qīnshí

to erode, corrode

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qīnshídezhuǎnzhé

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zhíniàn

obsession, fixation

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zhíniàndewèi

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chàngwǎng

melancholy, wistfulness

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chàngwǎngdewèi

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huángkǒng

panic, fearful anxiety

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huángkǒngdewèi

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dòng

palpitation, inner stir

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dòngdewèi

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chí

hesitation

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chídewèi

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àohuǐ

remorse, regret

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àohuǐdewèi

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kuìjiù

guilt

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kuìjiùdewèi

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yuànduì

resentment

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yuànduìdewèi

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zēng

hatred, loathing

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zēngdewèi

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juànliàn

attachment, nostalgia

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juànliàndewèi

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numbness

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dewèi

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qīngmíng

lucid, clear-minded

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qīngmíngdewèi

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kuáng

fanatic fervor

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kuángdewèi

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zhì

restraint, self-control

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zhìdewèi

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mǐnruì

sharp, perceptive

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mǐnruìdewèi

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dòngchá

insight, to see through

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dòngchádewèi

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gǎn

premonition

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gǎndewèi

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zhíjué

intuition

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zhíjuédewèi

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huànjué

hallucination, illusion

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huànjuédewèi

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kǒng

fear, dread

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kǒngdewèi

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juàndài

weariness, burnout

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juàndàidewèi

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jiāozhuó

anxious, burning worry

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jiāozhuódewèi

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mángrán

blank, at a loss

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mángrándewèi

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qìngxìng

relieved, thankful

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qìngxìngdewèi

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jiū

entanglement, emotional complication

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jiūdewèi

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liánmǐn

pity, compassion

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liánmǐndewèi

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jealousy, envy

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dewèi

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shìrán

relieved acceptance

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shìrándewèi

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piānzhí

paranoid, stubbornly fixated

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piānzhídewèi

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qiènuò

cowardice, timidity

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qiènuòdewèi

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yuányóu

reason, cause

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yuányóudewèi

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dàijià

price, cost

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dàijiàdewèi

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hòuguǒ

consequence

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hòuguǒdewèi

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qián

premise, precondition

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qiándewèi

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basis, evidence

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dewèi

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màiluò

thread, context, lineage

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màiluòdewèi

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xiàn线suǒ

clue, lead

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xiàn线suǒdewèi

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chōng

conflict

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chōngdewèi

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bèilùn

paradox

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bèilùndewèi

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luó

logic

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luódewèi

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guī

pattern, law

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guīdewèi

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wéi

dimension, aspect

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wéidewèi

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céngmiàn

level, layer

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céngmiàndewèi

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fànchóu

category, scope

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fànchóudewèi

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xīn

core

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xīndewèi

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běnzhì

essence

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běnzhìdewèi

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biǎoxiàng

appearance, surface phenomenon

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biǎoxiàngdewèi

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jiégòu

structure

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zhì

mechanism

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zhìdewèi

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biànliàng

variable

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biànliàngdewèi

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qīngxiàng

tendency, inclination

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qīngxiàngdewèi

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xiàng

orientation, value direction

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xiàngdewèi

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quánhéng

weighing tradeoffs

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quánhéngdewèi

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room to maneuver

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dewèi

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xiàn

limitation

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xiàndewèi

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kuàngjià

framework

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kuàngjiàdewèi

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mìng

proposition

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mìngdewèi

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zhí

threshold

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zhídewèi

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jìn

progression, stepwise deepening

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jìndewèi

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piānchā

deviation, bias

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piānchādewèi

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zhènyíng

camp, factional side

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pài

faction

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pàidewèi

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quánbǐng

authority, power held

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quánbǐngdewèi

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wēishè

deterrence

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wēishèdewèi

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tǒngzhì

rule, domination

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tǒngzhìdewèi

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pànluàn

rebellion

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pànluàndewèi

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bèipàn

betrayal

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bèipàndewèi

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móulüè

strategy, stratagem

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móulüèdewèi

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méngyuē

alliance pact

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méngyuēdewèi

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gānglǐng

program, guiding platform

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gānglǐngdewèi

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chǎng

position, stance

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chǎngdewèi

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shēnfèn

identity, status

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shēnfèndewèi

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jiēcéng

social stratum

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jiēcéngdewèi

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zhì

order

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zhìdewèi

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zhì

system, institution

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zhìdewèi

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guīxùn

discipline, conditioning

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guīxùndewèi

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lùn

public opinion

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lùndewèi

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chéng

agenda

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chéngdewèi

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gòngshí

consensus

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gòngshídewèi

Read these as power-map vocabulary: who has force, legitimacy, and narrative control.

fēn

disagreement, divergence

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fēndewèi

Read these as power-map vocabulary: who has force, legitimacy, and narrative control.

strategic game, contest

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dewèi

Read these as power-map vocabulary: who has force, legitimacy, and narrative control.

tuǒxié

compromise

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tuǒxiédewèi

Read these as power-map vocabulary: who has force, legitimacy, and narrative control.

quán

hegemony

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quándewèi

Read these as power-map vocabulary: who has force, legitimacy, and narrative control.

quán

empowerment

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quándewèi

Read these as power-map vocabulary: who has force, legitimacy, and narrative control.

shèntòu

infiltration, permeation

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shèntòudewèi

Read these as power-map vocabulary: who has force, legitimacy, and narrative control.

zhèngtǒng

orthodoxy, legitimacy

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zhèngtǒngdewèi

Read these as power-map vocabulary: who has force, legitimacy, and narrative control.

jiànyuè

overstepping authority

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jiànyuèdewèi

Read these as power-map vocabulary: who has force, legitimacy, and narrative control.

xiázhì

to control, dominate

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xiázhìdewèi

Read these as power-map vocabulary: who has force, legitimacy, and narrative control.

chén

to submit, surrender allegiance

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chéndewèi

Read these as power-map vocabulary: who has force, legitimacy, and narrative control.

dòngdàng

turmoil, instability

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dòngdàngdewèi

Read these as power-map vocabulary: who has force, legitimacy, and narrative control.

néng

supernatural ability

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néngdewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

jìnzhòu

forbidden spell

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jìnzhòudewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

zhèn

magic formation, spell array

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zhèndewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

língmài

spiritual vein, energy channel

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língmàidewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

yuánshén

primordial spirit, soul-self

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yuánshéndewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

huànjìng

illusion realm

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huànjìngdewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

jiéjiè

barrier, ward

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jiéjièdewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

liè

rift, fissure

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lièdewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

shíkōng

space-time

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shíkōngdewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

xīngjiàn

starship

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xīngjiàndewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

jiǎ

mecha, powered armor

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jiǎdewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

zhímín

colonization

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zhímíndewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

fǎng仿shēng

bionic, biomimetic

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fǎng仿shēngdewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

shíshàngchuán

mind uploading

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shíshàngchuándewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

liàng

quantum

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liàngdewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

chóngdòng

wormhole

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chóngdòngdewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

guǐdào

orbit, track

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guǐdàodewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

yǐnqíng

engine

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yǐnqíngdewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

shēngtàicāng

ecological cabin, habitat pod

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shēngtàicāngdewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

sài

cyber

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sàidewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

virtual

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dewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

quán

holographic

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quándewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

biàn

mutation

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biàndewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

yīn

gene, genetic

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yīndewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

shì

apocalypse, post-apocalyptic world

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shìdewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

huà

alienation, transformation into otherness

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huàdewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

língshí

spiritual consciousness

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língshídewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

liànhuà

to refine, transmute

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liànhuàdewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

yuèqiān

transition, jump, warp

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yuèqiāndewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

jiàn

mothership

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jiàndewèi

Not classical trivia: these are the building blocks of speculative plots.

gōngshì

offensive

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gōngshìdewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

fángxiàn线

defense line

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fángxiàn线dewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

ambush

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dewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

wéijiǎo

encirclement and suppression

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wéijiǎodewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

chè

evacuation, withdrawal

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chèdewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

fǎn

counterattack

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fǎndewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

tánpàn

negotiation

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tánpàndewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

fǎn

to turn someone against their side

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fǎndewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

qiānzhì

to pin down, contain

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qiānzhìdewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

xiāohào

attrition, depletion

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xiāohàodewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

wéi

breakthrough, breakout

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wéidewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

qián

to infiltrate secretly

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qiándewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

wěizhuāng

disguise, camouflage

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wěizhuāngdewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

yòuěr

bait, lure

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yòuěrdewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

zhàn

flaw, opening

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zhàndewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

ruòdiǎn

weakness

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ruòdiǎndewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

shèngsuàn

odds of victory

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shèngsuàndewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

overall structure, pattern

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dewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

shì

situation, state of affairs

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shìdewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

zhǔdǎo

to dominate, lead

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zhǔdǎodewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

zhuǎn

reversal

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zhuǎndewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

bēngpán

collapse, crash

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bēngpándewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

jiāng

stalemate

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jiāngdewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

chóu

bargaining chip

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chóudewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

fēngxiǎn

risk

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fēngxiǎndewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

shǔ

deployment

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shǔdewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

zhìhéng

checks and balances, counterweight

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zhìhéngdewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

zhì

suppression, to suppress

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zhìdewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

jiéduàn

to cut off

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jiéduàndewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

kuìbài

rout, crushing defeat

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kuìbàidewèi

These let you read plot pressure: leverage, movement, failure, and reversal.

bēiliè

base, despicable

Domain
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bēilièdewèi

These are how educated speakers judge people, actions, prose, and worlds.

gāoshàng

noble

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gāoshàngdewèi

These are how educated speakers judge people, actions, prose, and worlds.

xiáài

narrow-minded

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xiáàidewèi

These are how educated speakers judge people, actions, prose, and worlds.

huō

open-minded, magnanimous

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huōdewèi

These are how educated speakers judge people, actions, prose, and worlds.

huāngtáng

absurd, ridiculous

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huāngtángdewèi

These are how educated speakers judge people, actions, prose, and worlds.

huāngdàn

absurd, fantastical

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huāngdàndewèi

These are how educated speakers judge people, actions, prose, and worlds.

lěngjùn

stern, austere

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lěngjùndewèi

These are how educated speakers judge people, actions, prose, and worlds.

wēncún

tenderness, gentle warmth

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wēncúndewèi

These are how educated speakers judge people, actions, prose, and worlds.

cán

cruel

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cándewèi

These are how educated speakers judge people, actions, prose, and worlds.

bēi

compassion, mercy

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bēidewèi

These are how educated speakers judge people, actions, prose, and worlds.

àomàn

arrogance

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àomàndewèi

These are how educated speakers judge people, actions, prose, and worlds.

qiānbēi

humility

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qiānbēidewèi

These are how educated speakers judge people, actions, prose, and worlds.

wěi

hypocrisy

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wěidewèi

These are how educated speakers judge people, actions, prose, and worlds.

zhēnchéng

sincerity

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zhēnchéngdewèi

These are how educated speakers judge people, actions, prose, and worlds.

yōng

vulgar, mediocre

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yōngdewèi

These are how educated speakers judge people, actions, prose, and worlds.

shēn

profound

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shēndewèi

These are how educated speakers judge people, actions, prose, and worlds.

kuā

exaggerated, flashy

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kuādewèi

These are how educated speakers judge people, actions, prose, and worlds.

fàngzòng

indulgence, lack of restraint

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fàngzòngdewèi

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miàn

dignified, respectable

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miàndewèi

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lángbèi

wretched, embarrassed

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lángbèidewèi

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shīkòng

out of control

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shīkòngdewèi

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juéjué

resolute, final

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juéjuédewèi

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wǎng

confused, lost

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wǎngdewèi

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jiānrèn

tenacious, resilient

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jiānrèndewèi

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cuìruò

fragile, vulnerable

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cuìruòdewèi

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piān

extreme, radical

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piāndewèi

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rough, unpolished

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dewèi

These are how educated speakers judge people, actions, prose, and worlds.

yuánhuá

smooth, tactful, slippery

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yuánhuádewèi

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líng

sharp, fierce

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língdewèi

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àimèi

ambiguous, suggestive

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àimèidewèi

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jiāng

martial/social underworld; the wider world

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jiāngdewèi

These words carry the social and emotional gravity behind events.

mén

family status, pedigree

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méndewèi

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chuánchéng

inheritance, transmission

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chuánchéngdewèi

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宿mìng

fate, predestination

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宿mìngdewèi

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yīnguǒ

cause and effect, karma

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yīnguǒdewèi

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yuán

fortunate chance, opportunity

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yuándewèi

These words carry the social and emotional gravity behind events.

shì

worldliness, social sophistication

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shìdewèi

These words carry the social and emotional gravity behind events.

rénqíng

human feelings, favors, social ties

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rénqíngdewèi

These words carry the social and emotional gravity behind events.

fēng

moral backbone, dignified style

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fēngdewèi

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bearing, magnanimity

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dewèi

These words carry the social and emotional gravity behind events.

diào

style, taste, tone

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diàodewèi

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jìngjiè

realm, level of attainment

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jìngjièdewèi

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xiūyǎng

cultivation, self-cultivation

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xiūyǎngdewèi

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yuè

life experience

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yuèdewèi

These words carry the social and emotional gravity behind events.

gēn

foundation

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gēndewèi

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yùn

depth, accumulated cultural substance

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yùndewèi

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chǔjìng

predicament, situation

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chǔjìngdewèi

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guīshǔ

belonging

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guīshǔdewèi

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shū

alienation, estrangement

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shūdewèi

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qiānbàn

tie, emotional bond

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qiānbàndewèi

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bàn

bond, fetter

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bàndewèi

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fēng

disturbance, turmoil

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fēngdewèi

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biàn

unexpected misfortune, incident

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biàndewèi

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yǐnhuàn

hidden danger

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yǐnhuàndewèi

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turning point, opportunity

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dewèi

These words carry the social and emotional gravity behind events.

deep realization through experience

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dewèi

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cāngsāng

vicissitudes, weathered by life

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cāngsāngdewèi

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tuō

to place hopes in, emotional support

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tuōdewèi

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lúnkuò

outline, contour

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lúnkuòdewèi

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duān

clue, first sign

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duāndewèi

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chǎnshì

to explain, expound

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chǎnshìdewèi

These make your Chinese sound like analysis rather than travel phrasebook fluency.

gàishù

to summarize, outline

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gàishùdewèi

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lùnzhèng

to argue, demonstrate

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lùnzhèngdewèi

These make your Chinese sound like analysis rather than travel phrasebook fluency.

tuīdǎo

to derive, infer stepwise

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tuīdǎodewèi

These make your Chinese sound like analysis rather than travel phrasebook fluency.

guī

to generalize, summarize inductively

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guīdewèi

These make your Chinese sound like analysis rather than travel phrasebook fluency.

yǎn

to deduce

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jiàngòu

to construct, build conceptually

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jiěgòu

to deconstruct

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zhì

to question, challenge

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biàn

to distinguish and analyze

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héngliáng

to measure, weigh

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píng

to evaluate

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guī

to avoid, circumvent

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chéng

to bring about

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zhì

to restrain, inhibit

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xiǎn

to highlight, make prominent

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ruòhuà

to weaken, downplay

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qiánghuà

to strengthen

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dài

to replace

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yǎnshēng

to derive, branch from

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yìngshè

to map, correspond

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duìzhào

to compare, set against

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yìng

to echo, correspond to

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chéngzài

to bear, carry meaning

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xiàn

to embody, reflect

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qīng

to clarify

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jièdìng

to define boundaries

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zhuīwèn

to press further with questions

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guīyīn

to attribute causes

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tǒngshè

to subsume, govern under one frame

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zhēnzhuó

to weigh words carefully

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chuāi

to figure out, infer motives

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biàn

to refute, argue back

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zhìwèn

to interrogate, question sharply

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cháofěng

to mock, satirize

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yǎn

to handle perfunctorily

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hánhu

vague, evasive

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tǎnshuài

frank, straightforward

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yǐnmán

to conceal

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xièlòu

to leak, disclose

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chéngrèn

to admit, acknowledge

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fǒurèn

to deny

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tuītuō

to shirk, evade responsibility

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zhǐ

to accuse, blame

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shēnbiàn

to defend oneself verbally

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to echo, agree along

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dewèi

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chén

silence

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nánnán

to murmur

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shēnyín

to groan

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páoxiào

to roar, bellow

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tàn

to sigh

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to mutter

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dīngzhǔ

to warn, urge repeatedly

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jiāodài

to explain, account for, hand over

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chéngnuò

promise, commitment

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kuījiàn

to glimpse

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chájué

to notice, perceive

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pàn

to misjudge

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lǐnghuì

to grasp, understand

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dòngyáo

to waver, shake

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zhōngjiū

after all, in the end

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yǎnrán

as if, looking just like

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màorán

rashly, hastily

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rán

impressively, shockingly apparent

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zhòurán

suddenly, abruptly

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zhújiàn

gradually

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qiǎorán

quietly, imperceptibly

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suǒxìng

might as well, simply

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gāncuì

straightforwardly, simply

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fǎndǎo

instead, on the contrary

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wèimiǎn

rather, somewhat too

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nánmiǎn

hard to avoid, inevitably

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jǐnguǎn

although, despite

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kuàngqiě

moreover, besides

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nǎizhì

and even, to the extent of

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zhì

so that, to the point that

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tǎngruò

if, supposing

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fánshì

all that, whenever

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ruòfēi

if not for

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kuàng

let alone, moreover

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jìng

after all

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fēi

nothing more than

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yóu

especially

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fǎnér

instead, conversely

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qiàqià

precisely, exactly

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chéngrán

admittedly

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rán

of course, admittedly

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nìng

rather, more accurately

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ér

subsequently

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yóu

thereby, from this

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