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只能nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)只能zhǐ néng — 1. can only 2. obliged to do sth 3. to have no other choice (HSK 2)cā — 1. to rub; to scratch 2. to wipe; to polish 3. to apply (lipstick, lotion etc) 4. to brush (past) 5. to shred (a vegetable etc) (HSK 4)jiān — 1. shoulder 2. to shoulder (responsibilities etc) (HSK 5)ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)guò — 1. to cross 2. to go over 3. to pass (time) 4. to celebrate (a holiday) 5. to live 6. to get along 7. excessively 8. too- (HSK 1)

ān — 1. (bound form) calm; peaceful 2. to calm; to set at ease 3. safe; secure; in good health 4. content; satisfied (as in 安於 (ān yú)) 5. to place (sb) in a suitable position (job) 6. to install; to fix; to fit 7. to bring (a charge against sb) 8. to harbor (certain intentions) 9. ampere (abbr. for 安培 (ān péi)) (HSK 4)gé — 1. square; lattice; grid; frame 2. compartment; partition; slot (within a larger unit) 3. (bound form) standard; norm; specification 4. (bound form) character; disposition; moral quality; style; aesthetic tone 5. (bound form) rhetorical form; stylistic pattern 6. (bound form) (linguistics) grammatical case 7. (literary) to correct; to rectify 8. (literary) to arrive at; to reach 9. (literary) to obstruct; to hinder 10. (literary) to investigate exhaustively 11. classifier for compartments, slots or cells within a larger unit (HSK 7-9)

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More by ān — 1. (bound form) calm; peaceful 2. to calm; to set at ease 3. safe; secure; in good health 4. content; satisfied (as in 安於 (ān yú)) 5. to place (sb) in a suitable position (job) 6. to install; to fix; to fit 7. to bring (a charge against sb) 8. to harbor (certain intentions) 9. ampere (abbr. for 安培 (ān péi)) (HSK 4)gé — 1. square; lattice; grid; frame 2. compartment; partition; slot (within a larger unit) 3. (bound form) standard; norm; specification 4. (bound form) character; disposition; moral quality; style; aesthetic tone 5. (bound form) rhetorical form; stylistic pattern 6. (bound form) (linguistics) grammatical case 7. (literary) to correct; to rectify 8. (literary) to arrive at; to reach 9. (literary) to obstruct; to hinder 10. (literary) to investigate exhaustively 11. classifier for compartments, slots or cells within a larger unit (HSK 7-9)