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科

学

kēxué

science; scientific knowledge

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棵

kē

(mw for plants)

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咳

嗽

késou

to cough

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可

怜

kělián

pitiful; poor; pathetic

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可

是

kěshì

but; however

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可

惜

kěxī

it's a pity; regrettable; too bad

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客

厅

kètīng

living room; parlor

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肯

定

kěndìng

sure; definite; affirm; approve

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空

kōng, kòng

empty; sky | leave blank; leisure

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空

气

kōngqì

air

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恐

怕

kǒngpà

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

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苦

kǔ

bitter; miserable

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矿

泉

水

kuàngquánshuǐ

mineral water

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困

kùn

sleepy; surround; hard-pressed

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困

难

kùnnan

difficulty; difficult; problem

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垃

圾

桶

lājītǒng

garbage can

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拉

lā

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

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辣

là

hot (spicy)

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来

不

及

lái bu jí

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

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来

得

及

lái de jí

there's still time

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来

自

láizì

come from (a place)

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懒

lǎn

lazy

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浪

费

làngfèi

to waste; squander

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浪

漫

làngmàn

romantic

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老

虎

lǎohǔ

tiger

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冷

静

lěngjìng

calm; cool-headed; sober

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礼

拜

天

lǐbàitiān

Sunday

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礼

貌

lǐmào

courtesy; politeness; manners

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理

发

lǐfà

a barber, hairdressing; haircut

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理

解

lǐjiě

comprehend; understand

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理

想

lǐxiǎng

ideal

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力

气

lìqi

physical strength; effort

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厉

害

lìhai

terrible; formidable; fierce; cool; awesome

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例

如

lìrú

for example; for instance

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俩

liǎng

(colloquial) two (people)

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连

lián

even; including; join

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联

系

liánxì

integrate; link; connection; contact

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凉

快

liángkuai

nice and cool; pleasantly cool

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零

钱

língqián

small change (of money)

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另

外

lìngwài

another; in addition; besides

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留

liú

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

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流

利

liúlì

fluent

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流

行

liúxíng

spread; prevalent; be popular

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旅

行

lǚxíng

travel

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律

师

lǜshī

lawyer

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乱

luàn

disorder; confusion; arbitrarily

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麻

烦

máfan

trouble (someone); troubling; bothersome

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马

虎

mǎhu

careless; sloppy; casual

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满

mǎn

full; abbreviation for Manchurian

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毛

máo

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