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     1. wish; desire; intention
           好意 - good intention; kindness -
           隨意 - as one pleases; at will -
     2. meaning; sense
           詞不達意 - the words fail to convey the meaning -
     3. to anticipate; to expect
           意外 - unexpected -
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     1. to wedge; to get stuck; to be jammed; to become tightly wedgedkǎ, qiǎ
           魚刺 喉嚨 。 - A fishbone is stuck in the throat.
     2. to clip; to fasten
     3. to scrag; to choke
           歹徒 脖子。 - The ruffian wrung his neck.
     4. (computing) to freeze up; to buffer; to stop loading; to lag
            奇怪 地方 - it stopped (loading) at a strange frame
222 相信
     1. v. to believe (in); to trust; to have faith (gl, in)xiāngxìn
            xiāng 上帝 ? - Do you believe in God?
            xiāng 明天 起來 。 - I believe tomorrow will be better.
            xiāng 勝利 一定 屬於 我們。 - I believe we will be victorious.
223
     1. Simplified form of 間
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     1. to change; to replacegēng, jīng
     2. to take turns; to rotate
     3. to experience
     4. 28th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "change" (?)
     5. (historical) watch (of a sentry)gēng, jīng
           三更 - third watch
     6. (historical) one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
225
     1. rank; grade; classděng
     2. sort; kind; type
     3. (Chinese phonetics) one of the "divisions" of a rime table, encoding some phonological distinction; see (pedia, Middle Chinese finals)
           chóng - - the third division member of a rime doublet
     4. to equate; to be equal
     5. and the like; and so on; etc.; et al.
           今天 晚上 話劇唱歌跳舞 精彩 表演。 - Tonight there are wonderful performances like drama, singing, dancing, and more.
226
     1. old; aged; elderlylǎo
           Antonyms: ,
           老樹 - old tree
            婦人 - old woman
            記憶力 。 - One's memory worsens when age increases.
     2. old (as opposed to new); of long standing
           Antonyms:
227
     1. Simplified form of 變
228 一切
     1. pron. all; every; everything; anything一qiè
           不惜 一切 代價 - at all costs
           安排 一切 事宜 - to arrange everything
           時間 證明 一切。 - Time will tell.
           一切 暫時 。 - Everything is temporary.
           希望 一切 。 - Wish you all the best.
           一切 ! - Anything you say!
229
     1. (literary, or in compounds) pattern; standard; form; style
           表格 - table; form -
           規格 - standard; norm -
     2. square; frame
     3. (literary, or in compounds) special property; personality; character (particularly for the "personality" in literary form)
           風格 - personality; style -
           性格 - temperament; nature -
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     1. surely; most certainly; always; invariably
     2. must; have to; shall
     3. (literary) (conjunction indicating the condition of a concession or exception, especially a hypothetical or implied one)
     4. (Min Nan) (of skin) to chap
     5. (Hakka, Min Nan) to crack
231
     1. Variant of 辦
232
     1. front; forepartqián
           前方 - the front
           前門 - front door
            - to move forward
           房子zi 。 - There is a tree in front of the house.
           Antonyms:
     2. ago; before
233 一直
     1. adv. straight; straight ahead一zhí
           一直 。 - Keep going north.
     2. adv. all along; always; constantly; long; the entire time
            一直 頭痛 。 - I have long been annoyed with this.
            一直 嚮往 著着zhe 純潔 愛情。 - She has always yearned for pure love.
            一直 dāi ^北京 。 - I stayed in Beijing the entire time, and never left the country.
     3. adv. (used to denote an all-encompassing scope)
234
     1. Variant of 備
235 所有
     1. adj. allsuǒyǒu
            所有 這些 什麼 目的dì。 - I don't get the point of all this.
           所有 希望 破滅 。 - All hope was lost.
           所有 遲早 - everyone will die sooner or later
           新加坡 ^@1969 廢除 陪審團 制度因此 所有 刑事 案件 被告人 法官 審判 。 - Singapore abolished its jury system in 1969, so all criminal defendants are tried before judges.
     2. n. possessionssuǒyǒu
     3. v. to own; to possess
236
     1. (Mandarin, colloquial)contraction of zh (tr=le a)la
     2.    (Used at the end of a sentence to indicate a change of state with a strong emotion.)
     3.    (Used at the end of a sentence to inform the beginning of an action with a strong emotion.)
     4. (Cantonese) Placed at the end of a sentence in imperatives making it sound more like a request than an order.
            ! - Leave (please)!
     5. (onomatopoeia) cheering sound
     6. =====Usage notes=====
237 那些
     1. pron. thosenàxiē, nèixiē
           珍惜 那些 惦記 。 - Cherish those who are concerned about you.
           萬聖節 裝扮 不是 大人 專利那些 糖果 小孩 裝扮 可以 十分 出色 ! - Halloween costumes are not just for adults - the costumes of children who ask for candy can also be extraordinary!
     2. pron. =====Usage notes=====
     3. pron. Often not translated into English because the plural can be indicated by the noun form unless a specific object is implied.
     4. Simplified form of 哪些
238 大家
     1. pron. everyone; everybody; all of usdàjiā, dà'ā
            大家 保持 安靜。 - Would everyone please keep quiet.
            研究 成果 精華 大家 分享。 - Please share with everyone the essential parts of your research findings.
           室外 非常 寒冷大家 身體 蜷縮 起來lai 保暖。 - It's freezing outside, everyone huddle together to keep warm.
           我們 大家 不要 自顧自 互相 幫助。 - We shouldn't just care about our own business. We should help each other.
     2. n. residence of members of the nobilitydàjiā
     3. n. master (as used by a servant)
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     1. self, oneself; one's ownzì, zíeijing dialect
           自顧自 - each minding his own business; each for himself
     2. certainly, of course
     3. personally
     4. since; from
            - from left to right
     5. Only used in 潮州音樂——自己顧自己
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