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信息茧房 (xìnxī jiǎnfáng) — information cocoon; filter bubble

HSK 5 | noun | information cocoon; filter bubble; echo chamber

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接受 (jiēshòu) — to accept

HSK 3 | verb | to accept, to receive, to take in willingly

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双 (shuāng) — pair; both; double (measure word)

HSK 2 | measure word / adjective | counts items that come in pairs

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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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乘 (chéng) — to ride; to take (transport)

HSK 3 | verb | to board or travel by a vehicle

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〜ごとし / 〜ごとく (as though / like — literary comparison)

N1 grammar: classical auxiliary ごとし expressing literary simile ('like / as though'). Used in literary prose, proverbs, and formal descriptive writing.

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伦理 (lúnlǐ) — ethics; moral principles

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

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Sindarin Pronouns

Sindarin personal pronouns: subject, object, and possessive forms — with worked examples from attested texts.

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CF 475E - Strongly Connected City 2

We start with a connected undirected graph. Every edge must be assigned a direction. After all directions are chosen, some ordered pairs of vertices $(u,v)$ will satisfy that there is a directed path from $u$ to $v$. The goal is not to make the graph strongly connected.

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共识 (gòngshí) — consensus

HSK 6 | n | a shared understanding or agreement reached among multiple parties

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年 (nián) — year

HSK 1 | noun | a calendar year; also used in age and duration expressions

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Lesson 20: Reading Connected Latin — Putting It All Together

A review lesson integrating all novice grammar in context: sentence-by-sentence analysis of two Latin passages, a curriculum summary, and independent reading practice.

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下载 (xiàzài) — to download

HSK 4 | verb | to transfer data from the internet to a device

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评估 (pínggū) — to evaluate; assessment

HSK 5 | verb / noun | to assess or appraise systematically; an evaluation

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教室 (jiàoshì) — classroom

HSK 1 | noun | classroom

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Lesson 7: Imperfect and Future Tense Active

Form and use the imperfect (ongoing past) and future tenses for all four conjugations and esse.

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只要…就… (zhǐyào...jiù...) — as long as... then...

HSK 3 | grammar pattern | conditional conjunction expressing minimum sufficient condition

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信任 (xìnrèn) — to trust; trust; confidence

HSK 4 | verb / noun | believing in someone's reliability or integrity

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放弃 (fàngqì) — to give up

HSK 3 | verb | to abandon or stop pursuing something

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范例 (fànlì) — model example; paradigm

HSK 5 | noun | model example, exemplary case, paradigm

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CF 456B - Fedya and Maths

The task asks for the remainder when the sum of the first four multiples of a very large number n is divided by 5. In other words, you need to compute (1n + 2n + 3n + 4n) mod 5.

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海 — JLPT N5 Kanji

海 (kai/umi): sea. JLPT N5 kanji.

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潜在 (qiánzài) — Potential, latent, hidden

HSK 5 | adjective | existing below the surface; not yet apparent; potential

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卖 (mài) — to sell

HSK 1 | verb | to exchange goods for money

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水果 (shuǐguǒ) — fruit

HSK 3 | noun | fruit — edible fruit of a plant

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季节 (jìjié) — season

HSK 3 | noun | season — one of the four seasons of the year

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慢性病 (mànxìngbìng) — chronic disease; chronic illness

HSK 5 | noun | chronic disease; long-term illness that persists over time

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N4 Kanji: 強 (Strong, Force)

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

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N4 Kanji: 館 (Building, Hall, Mansion)

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

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思维 (sīwéi) — thinking; thought; mindset

HSK 5 | noun | thinking; thought process; cognitive approach

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治疗师 (zhìliáoshī) — therapist

HSK 4 | noun | a trained professional who provides therapy or treatment

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演员 (yǎnyuán) — actor / performer

HSK 3 | noun | actor, actress, performer

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经验 (jīngyàn) — experience

HSK 4 | noun | experience gained through practice or life

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论点 (lùndiǎn) — thesis; argument; point

HSK 5 | noun | the central claim or argument in a piece of reasoning

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脖子 (bózi) — neck

HSK 3 | noun | neck, the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders

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複雑な (ふくざつな) — Japanese Vocabulary

複雑な (ふくざつな / fukuzatsu na): complicated. N4 level Japanese vocabulary.

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记住 (jì zhù) — to remember / memorize

HSK 3 | verb | to remember something firmly; to commit to memory

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管 (guǎn) — to manage / to bother with

HSK 3 | verb | to manage, to be in charge of; to bother with, to concern oneself with

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CF 452B - 4-point polyline

We have all lattice points inside and on the boundary of an axis-aligned rectangle whose opposite corners are (0, 0) and (n, m). The task is to choose four distinct lattice points and connect them in the chosen order.

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主题 (zhǔtí) — theme; topic; subject

HSK 4 | noun | the central idea or topic of a work or discussion

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水 — Kanji Reference

水 (water): 4 strokes, JLPT N5. On: スイ. Kun: みず.

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目标 (mùbiāo) — goal; target; objective

HSK 4 | noun | an aim or destination one works toward

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整合 (zhěnghé) — to integrate, to consolidate

HSK 6 | verb | to bring together disparate elements into a unified whole

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DCC Core Vocabulary Band 2 (Words 201–500)

Words 201–500 from the DCC Latin Core list — the next 300 most frequent Latin words after Band 1. Complete before moving to Band 3.

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生物多样性 (shēngwù duōyàngxìng) — biodiversity

HSK 5 | noun | the variety of life forms in a given environment

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结果 (jiéguǒ) — result

HSK 3 | noun / conjunction | result, outcome; as a result, consequently

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Lesson 4: Prefixes — mal-, ek-, re-, dis-, mis-

Learn five productive Esperanto prefixes that multiply your vocabulary by expressing opposites, beginnings, repetition, dispersal, and errors.

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〜らしい — Japanese Grammar

〜らしい: JLPT N4 grammar pattern. Usage, structure, examples, and comparison with similar patterns.

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N4 Kanji: 院 (Institution, Building)

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

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框架 (kuàngjià) — framework, structure

HSK 6 | n | the structural skeleton or conceptual framework of a system, plan, or argument

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命题 (mìngtí) — proposition; to set a topic

HSK 6 | n/v | a proposition or thesis; the act of setting an examination question or essay topic

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因为 (yīnwèi) — because

HSK 1 | conjunction | introduces a reason or cause, paired with 所以

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内容 (nèiróng) — content, substance

HSK 5 | noun | the substance or information contained within something

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CF 470C - Eval

The task is to evaluate a simple arithmetic expression of the form a?b where a and b are integers between 1 and 999, and ? is a single operator from the set +, -, , /, or %.

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看 (kàn) — to look at; to watch; to read

HSK 1 | verb | seeing or viewing in multiple senses

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会议 (huìyì) — meeting; conference; session

HSK 4 | noun | a formal gathering for discussion or decision-making

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等 (děng) — to wait / etc.

HSK 3 | verb / particle | to wait; and so on, et cetera (sentence-final particle)

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转变 (zhuǎnbiàn) — to transform, to change

HSK 5 | verb/noun | fundamental shift in state or direction

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黒 — JLPT N5 Kanji

黒 (koku/kuro): black. JLPT N5 kanji.

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跳 (tiào) — to jump / to dance

HSK 1 | verb | to jump, to leap, to dance

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Lesson 11: Cross-cultural Communication

Language for navigating cultural difference — expressions for cultural contrast, conflict, fusion, and the pragmatics of intercultural interaction at C1 level

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散文 (sǎnwén) — prose

HSK 5 | n | literary prose; an essay or lyrical prose piece

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机场 (jīchǎng) — airport

HSK 3 | noun | a facility where aircraft take off and land

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网络安全 (wǎngluò ānquán) — cybersecurity; network security

HSK 5 | noun | cybersecurity, protection of computer networks and data

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证书 (zhèngshū) — certificate; credential

HSK 4 | noun | an official document certifying achievement or qualification

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不客气 (bú kèqi) — you're welcome

HSK 2 | phrase | standard response to thanks; also means 'don't be polite'

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换言之 (huàn yán zhī) — in other words; that is to say

HSK 5 | discourse marker | in other words; to put it another way

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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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〜さえ〜ば — JLPT N2 Grammar

Learn how to use 〜さえ〜ば (sae ~ ba) to express the minimum sufficient condition — 'if only ~, then everything is fine.' Includes structure, nuance, examples, and comparisons.

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温室效应 (wēnshì xiàoyìng) — Greenhouse effect

HSK 5 | noun phrase | the warming of Earth's atmosphere due to trapped heat

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材料科学 (cáiliào kēxué) — materials science

HSK 8 | noun | materials science; the interdisciplinary study of material structure, properties, and applications

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健康 (jiànkāng) — healthy; health

HSK 2 | adjective / noun | describes physical or mental well-being

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繁荣 (fánróng) — prosperous; to flourish

HSK 5 | adjective/verb | prosperous, thriving; to prosper, to flourish

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万 (wàn) — ten thousand

HSK 1 | number | ten thousand; the base large-number unit in Chinese counting

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概括 (gàikuò) — to generalize, to summarize

HSK 6 | verb | to sum up the essential points; to state in broad terms

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虽然 (suīrán) — although / even though

HSK 4 | conjunction | although; even though; though

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总共 (zǒnggòng) — in total; altogether; in all

HSK 4 | adverb | expressing a combined total

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弘扬 (hóngyáng) — to promote, to carry forward

HSK 6 | verb | to promote and carry forward something of cultural or moral value

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复杂化 (fùzáhuà) — to complicate; to become complicated

HSK 5 | verb | to complicate, to make more complex, to become complicated

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〜に従い / 〜に従って — JLPT N2 Grammar

Master 〜に従い and 〜に従って to express compliance with rules, instructions, or gradual change in formal Japanese.

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Lesson 8: Conjunctions and Discourse Connectors

Learn to link ideas, sentences, and paragraphs using coordinating and subordinating conjunctions and discourse markers for coherent, flowing Esperanto.

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选举 (xuǎnjǔ) — election; to elect

HSK 4 | n/v | a formal vote to choose a person for a position

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影响 (yǐngxiǎng) — to influence; influence; impact

HSK 4 | verb / noun | having an effect on something or someone

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CF 459B - Pashmak and Flowers

We are given the beauty values of n flowers. We must choose exactly two flowers. Among all possible pairs, we are interested only in pairs whose beauty difference is as large as possible.

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N4 Kanji: 勉 (Make Effort, Study Hard)

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

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消费 (xiāofèi) — Consume, consumption

HSK 5 | verb/noun | to consume goods or services; consumption

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犬 — Kanji Reference

犬 (dog): 4 strokes, JLPT N5. On: ケン. Kun: いぬ.

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还 (hái) — still, also, in addition

HSK 1 | adverb | still (ongoing), also/in addition, even more

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好的 (hǎo de) — okay; all right; sure

HSK 1 | greeting phrase | affirms agreement or acknowledges a request

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总结 (zǒngjié) — to summarize; conclusion

HSK 5 | verb / noun | to sum up; to draw conclusions; a summary

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特别 (tèbié) — especially; particularly; special

HSK 2 | adverb / adjective | intensifier meaning 'especially' or describing something as unique

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Lesson 17: Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs

Regular and irregular comparative and superlative adjectives, formation of comparative and superlative adverbs, and ablative of comparison vs. quam.

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Lesson 5: Topics in Chinese

Master topic-comment sentence structure and topic-introducing expressions like 说到, 关于, and 对于 at B1 level.

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好不容易 (hǎo bù róngyì) — finally; with great difficulty; took a lot of effort

HSK 3 | adverb | after much effort or trouble; not easy at all to achieve

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N4 Kanji: 公 (Public, Official)

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

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二 (èr) — two

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

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Lesson 18: HSK 3 Review

A comprehensive review of all A2 grammar patterns and key vocabulary from HSK 3, with integrated exercises for exam preparation.

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活动 (huódòng) — activity; event; campaign

HSK 4 | noun / verb | an activity, event, or campaign; to move around

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压抑 (yāyì) — to suppress; oppressive

HSK 5 | verb / adjective | to suppress, to repress; stifling, oppressive

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Lesson 5: Science & Technology

Engage with Chinese scientific discourse, technology journalism, and research communication using specialized vocabulary and evidence-based grammar patterns.

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