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Lesson 3: Expressing Opinions

Learn to share, support, and disagree with opinions using 觉得, 认为, and related expressions.

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Lesson 2: Complex Comparisons

Express precise numerical and degree-based comparisons using A是B的N倍, A比B+V得多, and 差不多 at B1 level.

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综上所述 (zōng shàng suǒ shù) — in summary; to summarise the above

HSK 5 | discourse marker | in summary, to summarise what has been said above

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家人 (jiārén) — Family member

HSK 4 | noun | family member, family

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Lesson 3: Professional Communication

Mastering formal written and spoken Esperanto for business correspondence, academic writing, conference presentations, and professional contexts.

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顾虑 (gùlǜ) — concern; misgiving; worry

HSK 5 | noun/verb | a hesitating worry or reservation that holds one back from acting

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措施 (cuòshī) — measure; step; action

HSK 4 | noun | a specific action taken to achieve a goal or solve a problem

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二 (èr) — two

HSK 1 | number | the digit two; used in isolation, ordinals, and compound numbers

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花 — Kanji Reference

花 (flower): 7 strokes, JLPT N5. On: カ. Kun: はな.

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用户 (yònghù) — user

HSK 5 | noun | a person who uses a product, service, or system

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思维 (sīwéi) — thinking; thought process

HSK 4 | noun | thinking; thought; way of thinking

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颁布 (bānbù) — to promulgate, to issue

HSK 6 | verb | to officially issue or promulgate laws, regulations, or decrees

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热 (rè) — hot

HSK 1 | adjective | hot (temperature or weather)

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父 — Kanji Reference

父 (father): 4 strokes, JLPT N5. On: フ. Kun: ちち.

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JLPT N3 — Kanji (184 New, 651 Cumulative)

Complete N3 kanji reference: 184 new kanji beyond N4, organized by meaning category. Includes stroke counts, on-yomi, kun-yomi, example words, and tricky reading notes.

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濒危 (bīnwēi) — Endangered, on the verge of danger

HSK 5 | adjective | on the brink of danger or extinction; endangered

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土 — Kanji Reference

土 (earth, soil): 3 strokes, JLPT N5. On: ド、ト. Kun: つち.

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N4 Kanji: 郵 (Mail, Post)

JLPT N4 kanji 郵 — readings, vocabulary, stroke order, mnemonic, and common confusion pairs.

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诞生 (dànshēng) — to be born; birth

HSK 5 | verb / noun | to come into existence; the birth or emergence of something

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椅子 (yǐzi) — chair

HSK 1 | noun | chair, seat

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收集 (shōují) — Collect

HSK 4 | verb | to collect, to gather

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読 — Kanji Reference

読 (read): 14 strokes, JLPT N5. On: ドク、トク、トウ. Kun: よ-む.

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Lesson 3: Numbers and Counting

Learn Esperanto numbers from zero to a million, including ordinals, fractions, and arithmetic expressions.

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版权 (bǎnquán) — Copyright

HSK 5 | noun | the exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, and sell creative work

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热力学 (rèlìxué) — thermodynamics

HSK 8 | noun | thermodynamics; the branch of physics dealing with heat and energy

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格局 (géjú) — pattern, structure, situation

HSK 6 | n | the overall pattern, configuration, or situation of affairs; a person's breadth of vision

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白 — Kanji Reference

白 (white): 5 strokes, JLPT N5. On: ハク、ビャク. Kun: しろ、しら、しろ-い.

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CF 455E - Function

We are given an array of integers, a[1…n], and a recursive function f(i, j) defined on it. The function essentially accumulates sums along specific paths: the base case is simply f(1, j) = a[j], and for later rows, each f(i, j) is the sum of a[j] plus the minimum of f(i-1…

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Lesson 26: The Verb To Be — na-

Complete treatment of Sindarin na- (to be): present nâ, past nant, future natha, imperative no, and predicative adjective construction.

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原理 (yuánlǐ) — principle, fundamental law

HSK 5 | noun | underlying fundamental principle or law governing operation

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授权 (shòuquán) — to authorize; authorization

HSK 4 | verb/noun | granting official permission or power to someone

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帮助 (bāngzhù) — to help; help

HSK 2 | verb/noun | to assist someone; the act of assistance

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学习 (xuéxí) — to study; to learn

HSK 4 | verb | the active process of acquiring knowledge or skills

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Lesson 6: KER C2 Exam Preparation

Understand the structure, expectations, and preparation strategies for the KER C2 (Komuna Eŭropa Referenckadro C2) Esperanto examination held at the Universala Kongreso.

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价值 (jiàzhí) — value; worth

HSK 4 | noun | the monetary or intrinsic worth of something

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增长 (zēngzhǎng) — to grow, growth (in quantity)

HSK 5 | verb/noun | quantitative increase or growth in numbers

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老师 (lǎoshī) — teacher

HSK 4 | noun | teacher, instructor

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失败 (shībài) — defeat, failure; to fail

HSK 4 | n/v | the state of not succeeding; to not succeed

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话题 (huàtí) — topic; subject of conversation

HSK 5 | noun | a subject or theme being talked about

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日 — JLPT N5 Kanji

日 (nichi/jitsu/hi): sun. JLPT N5 kanji.

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市场 (shìchǎng) — market; marketplace

HSK 4 | noun | a place or system where goods and services are exchanged

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伦理 (lúnlǐ) — ethics; moral principles

HSK 5 | noun | ethics; ethical principles; moral philosophy

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通气 (tōngqì) — to ventilate

HSK 7 | verb | mechanical or assisted ventilation of the lungs in critical care settings

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〜そうだ (appearance) — Japanese Grammar

〜そうだ (appearance): JLPT N4 grammar pattern. Usage, structure, examples, and comparison with similar patterns.

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干净 (gānjìng) — clean; tidy

HSK 2 | adjective | describes the absence of dirt or mess

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阐释 (chǎnshì) — to interpret, to explain in depth

HSK 6 | verb | to interpret and explain the meaning of a text, concept, or phenomenon

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Lesson 10: Talking About the Past

Narrate past events fluently using sequence words, duration expressions, frequency adverbs, and past-time framing.

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贸易 (màoyì) — trade; commerce

HSK 5 | noun | the exchange of goods and services between parties or nations

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组织 (zǔzhī) — to organize; organization

HSK 4 | verb/noun | to arrange people or resources into a structured whole; a group with a shared purpose

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请 (qǐng) — please / to invite

HSK 1 | verb, adverb | please, to invite, to treat someone

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你好吗 (nǐ hǎo ma) — how are you?

HSK 1 | greeting phrase | asks about someone's wellbeing

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月 — JLPT N5 Kanji

月 (getsu/gatsu/tsuki): moon. JLPT N5 kanji.

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意义 (yìyì) — meaning; significance

HSK 3 | noun | the deeper significance or importance of something

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高 — JLPT N5 Kanji

高 (kou/taka-i): tall. JLPT N5 kanji.

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Lesson 18: Verbs — Past Tense

Sindarin past tense formation: strong past (vowel change + nasal infixion) for primary verbs and weak past (-ant suffix) for A-stem verbs, with all 6 persons.

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〜て以来 — JLPT N3 Grammar

Learn 〜て以来 (ever since ~) — the N3 pattern for expressing a persistent state that has continued uninterrupted since a past event.

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然而 (rán'ér) — however; but; nevertheless

HSK 4 | conjunction | a formal connector meaning however or nevertheless

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过渡 (guòdù) — transition; to transition

HSK 5 | noun/verb | a period or process of change from one state to another

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提高 (tígāo) — to improve

HSK 3 | verb | to raise, improve, or enhance a level or standard

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安 — JLPT N5 Kanji

安 (an/yasu-i): cheap. JLPT N5 kanji.

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毛巾 (máojīn) — towel

HSK 3 | noun | towel, face cloth

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跑回去 (pǎo huíqu) — run back

HSK 3 | verb + directional complement | to run back to a place away from the speaker

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研讨 (yántǎo) — to discuss; to deliberate

HSK 5 | verb | to research and discuss; to deliberate in a seminar setting

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JLPT N1 Lesson 9: N1 Listening — Strategies, Scripts, and Pitch Accent

Master the N1 listening section: natural native speed (400+ chars/min), implied meaning, speaker stance inference, pitch accent minimal pairs, note-taking for long monologues, and analysis of five authentic-difficulty listening scripts.

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〜ならでは (unique to / only possible with)

N1 grammar pattern 〜ならでは: expressing exclusivity — something only possible with X, uniquely characteristic of X.

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CF 459E - Pashmak and Graph

We are given a directed graph where every edge has a weight. We want the longest possible path measured by the number of edges, with one restriction: whenever we move from one edge to the next, the new edge must have a strictly larger weight than the previous one.

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遏制 (èzhì) — to contain; to curb; to suppress

HSK 5 | verb | to restrain, contain, or suppress a negative force or trend

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普遍 (pǔbiàn) — universal, widespread, common

HSK 5 | adjective / adverb | existing or occurring generally among all people or in most places

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Lesson 7: Specialized Vocabulary — Finance

Mastering Chinese financial register: capital markets, corporate finance, and investment discourse.

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奥运会 (Àoyùnhuì) — Olympics, Olympic Games

HSK 4 | n | the Olympic Games, held every four years

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战略 (zhànlüè) — strategy

HSK 4 | noun / adjective | strategy; strategic

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跑 (pǎo) — to run

HSK 1 | verb | to run, to jog

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写 (xiě) — to write

HSK 1 | verb | to write characters, text, or content

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放心 (fàngxīn) — to rest assured; to stop worrying

HSK 3 | verb | to feel at ease; to set one's mind at rest

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間 — JLPT N5 Kanji

間 (kan/ken/aida): interval. JLPT N5 kanji.

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说 (shuō) — to speak, to say, to tell

HSK 1 | verb | to produce speech or language

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N4 Kanji: 番 (Number, Turn, Guard)

JLPT N4 kanji 番 — readings, vocabulary, stroke order, mnemonic, and common confusion pairs.

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看见 (kànjiàn) — to see / to catch sight of

HSK 1 | verb | to see, to catch sight of

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努力 (nǔlì) — to work hard; effort; diligently

HSK 4 | verb / noun / adverb | applying sustained energy and determination

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关于 (guānyú) — about

HSK 3 | preposition | about, concerning, regarding — introduces the topic of a statement

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Lesson 4: Family and Relationships

Learn family vocabulary and master Esperanto's -in- suffix for feminine forms, ge- prefix for mixed-gender groups, and possessive adjectives.

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绿色 (lǜsè) — green; eco-friendly

HSK 5 | noun/adjective | green (colour); eco-friendly, sustainable, clean

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匮乏 (kuìfá) — scarce, lacking, deprived

HSK 5 | adjective/verb | severely insufficient in supply; a state of dire shortage

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由于 (yóuyú) — due to; because of; owing to

HSK 3 | preposition/conjunction | introduces a cause or reason, more formal than 因为

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成果 (chéngguǒ) — achievement; result; fruit of effort

HSK 4 | noun | a positive result obtained through effort

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Lesson 13: Prepositions

All Sindarin prepositions with their mutation triggers: soft, nasal, and mixed — with worked examples and the dative/genitive constructions.

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推断 (tuīduàn) — to infer, to deduce

HSK 6 | verb | to draw conclusions through reasoning from available evidence

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CF 449D - Jzzhu and Numbers

We are given an array of n non-negative integers. A group is any non-empty subset of array indices. For a chosen group, we take the bitwise AND of all values at those indices. The task is to count how many non-empty groups have bitwise AND equal to 0.

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鸡蛋 (jīdàn) — egg

HSK 1 | noun | chicken egg, egg

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CF 475F - Meta-universe

We are given a set of points on an infinite 2D grid, representing planets in a "meta-universe." The goal is to repeatedly split the set of planets along empty rows or columns that completely separate the set into two non-empty subsets, each lying on one side of the row or column.

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片面 (piànmiàn) — One-sided, partial, biased

HSK 5 | adjective | considering only one aspect; partial; one-sided

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基本上 (jīběnshàng) — basically; fundamentally; essentially

HSK 4 | adverb | mostly true or largely complete

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円 — Kanji Reference

円 (yen, circle): 4 strokes, JLPT N5. On: エン. Kun: まる.

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水 — JLPT N5 Kanji

水 (sui/mizu): water. JLPT N5 kanji.

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跨越 (kuàyuè) — to span; to transcend; to leap across

HSK 5 | verb | to cross over or transcend a boundary, gap, or obstacle

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感激 (gǎnjī) — to be grateful; gratitude

HSK 5 | verb/noun | to feel grateful; deep gratitude and appreciation

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严谨 (yánjǐn) — rigorous; meticulous; precise

HSK 5 | adjective | rigorous; meticulous; careful and thorough

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反对 (fǎnduì) — to oppose

HSK 3 | verb | to oppose, to object to, to be against

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友好 (yǒuhǎo) — Friendly

HSK 4 | adjective | friendly, amicable

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收入 (shōurù) — income; revenue; earnings

HSK 4 | noun | money received from work, business, or investment

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