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# Entries submitted by Richard Croxall, a UK student of Mandarin Chinese

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# These following entries were required in order to be able to look up Pinyin and meanings for all 5000 words in the current HSK Chinese word/phrase list

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# 對 对 [dui4] /to direct (towards sth)/

# 打籃球 打篮球 [da3 lan2 qiu2] /play basketball/

# 過 过 [guo4] /excessively/particle too-/

# 踢足球 踢足球 [ti1 zu2 qiu2] /kick football/

# 花 花 [hua1] /to spend (money, time)/flower/

# 放暑假 放暑假 [fang4 shu3 jia4] /to take a summer vacation/CL:個|个[ge4]/

# 弹钢琴 弹钢琴 [tan2 gang1 qin2] /play piano/CL:架[jia4],臺|台[tai2]/

# 后背 后背 [hou4 bei4] /back/

# 係領帶 系领带 [ji4 ling3 dai4] /to tie a neck tie/

# 使勁儿 使劲儿 [shi3 jin4 r5] /to exert all one's strength/

# 丢三落四 丢三落四 [diu1 san1 la4 si4] /careless/

# 聾啞 聋哑 [long2 ya3] /deaf mute/

# 难能可贵 难能可贵 [nan2 neng2 ke3 gui4] /very precious/

# 紐扣儿 纽扣儿 [niu3 kou4 r5] /button/

# 破例 破例 [po4 li4] /to make an exception/

# 深情厚谊 深情厚谊 [shen1 qing2 hou4 yi4] /deep & generous friendship/

# 涮火锅 涮火锅 [shuan4 huo3 guo1] /to cook by dipping finely sliced ingredients briefly in boiling water or soup (generally done at the dining table) in a pot/

# 物美价廉 物美价廉 [wu4 mei3 jia4 lian2]] /fig. the product is beautiful but the price is cheap; lit. a bargain buy/

# 悬崖峭壁 悬崖峭壁 [xuan2 ya2 qiao4 bi4] /precipice/

# 烟花爆竹 烟花爆竹 [yan1 hua1 bao4 zhu2] /fireworks or firecrackers/

# 优胜劣汰 优胜劣汰 [you1 sheng4 lie4 tai4] /Survival of the fittest/

# 羽绒服 羽绒服 [yu3 rong2 fu2] /down (soft feathers) coat/

# 遮挡 遮挡 [dang3 zhe1] /to cover up (a shortcoming)/

# 等 等 [deng3] /(particle) after/as soon as/once/

# 嗯 嗯 [ng1] /(a groaning sound)/

# 嗯 嗯 [ng2] /eh/used for having words repeated when not heard/

# 嗯 嗯 [ng3] /used to indicate surprise/

# 嗯 嗯 [ng4] /(nonverbal grunt as interjection)/OK, yeah/what?/

# 嗯 嗯 [ng5] /interjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement/