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kēxué

科

学

science; scientific knowledge

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kē

棵

(mw for plants)

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késou

咳

嗽

to cough

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kělián

可

怜

pitiful; poor; pathetic

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kěshì

可

是

but; however

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kěxī

可

惜

it's a pity; regrettable; too bad

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kètīng

客

厅

living room; parlor

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kěndìng

肯

定

sure; definite; affirm; approve

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kōng, kòng

空

empty; sky | leave blank; leisure

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kōngqì

空

气

air

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kǒngpà

恐

怕

be afraid; to fear; I'm afraid that...

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kǔ

苦

bitter; miserable

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kuàngquánshuǐ

矿

泉

水

mineral water

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kùn

困

sleepy; surround; hard-pressed

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kùnnan

困

难

difficulty; difficult; problem

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lājītǒng

垃

圾

桶

garbage can

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lā

拉

to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag

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là

辣

hot (spicy)

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lái bu jí

来

不

及

there's not enough time (to do something); it's too late

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lái de jí

来

得

及

there's still time

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láizì

来

自

come from (a place)

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lǎn

懒

lazy

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làngfèi

浪

费

to waste; squander

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làngmàn

浪

漫

romantic

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lǎohǔ

老

虎

tiger

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lěngjìng

冷

静

calm; cool-headed; sober

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lǐbàitiān

礼

拜

天

Sunday

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lǐmào

礼

貌

courtesy; politeness; manners

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lǐfà

理

发

a barber, hairdressing; haircut

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lǐjiě

理

解

comprehend; understand

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lǐxiǎng

理

想

ideal

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lìqi

力

气

physical strength; effort

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lìhai

厉

害

terrible; formidable; fierce; cool; awesome

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lìrú

例

如

for example; for instance

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liǎng

俩

(colloquial) two (people)

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lián

连

even; including; join

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liánxì

联

系

integrate; link; connection; contact

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liángkuai

凉

快

nice and cool; pleasantly cool

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língqián

零

钱

small change (of money)

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lìngwài

另

外

another; in addition; besides

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liú

留

to leave (behind, a message); to retain; to stay

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liúlì

流

利

fluent

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liúxíng

流

行

spread; prevalent; be popular

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lǚxíng

旅

行

travel

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lǜshī

律

师

lawyer

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luàn

乱

disorder; confusion; arbitrarily

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máfan

麻

烦

trouble (someone); troubling; bothersome

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mǎhu

马

虎

careless; sloppy; casual

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mǎn

满

full; abbreviation for Manchurian

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máo

毛

hair; fur; feather; dime (Kangxi radical 82)