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間 — JLPT N5 Kanji

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

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外 — Kanji Reference

外 (outside): 5 strokes, JLPT N5. On: ガイ、ゲ. Kun: そと、はず-れる.

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治理 (zhìlǐ) — Govern, governance, manage

HSK 5 | verb/noun | to govern or manage; systematic control and management

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保护 (bǎohù) — to protect; to safeguard

HSK 4 | verb | shielding someone or something from harm

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供应链 (gōngyìngliàn) — supply chain

HSK 5 | noun | supply chain; the network of suppliers, manufacturers, and distributors

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况且 (kuàngqiě) — moreover, besides, what is more

HSK 5 | conjunction | introduces an additional and often stronger reason or argument

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医疗 (yīliáo) — medical care, healthcare

HSK 5 | noun/adjective | the provision of medical treatment and health services

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Lesson 13: School and Study

Learn school vocabulary, how to say where an activity takes place using 在 + place + verb, and common 学习 collocations.

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〜ことなしに — JLPT N3 Grammar

Learn 〜ことなしに (without doing ~) — the formal N3 pattern expressing that one action is performed without the prerequisite action.

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四 (sì) — four

HSK 1 | number | the digit four; considered unlucky in Chinese culture due to resemblance to 死 (death)

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长远 (chángyuǎn) — long-term; far-reaching

HSK 5 | adjective | extending over a long period or into the distant future

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错误 (cuòwù) — mistake / wrong

HSK 4 | noun / adjective | mistake; error; wrong; incorrect

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CF 455B - A Lot of Games

The game can be viewed as moving through a trie built from the given strings. We start at the root, which represents the empty string. On each turn a player chooses one outgoing edge, corresponding to appending a character.

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市 — Kanji Reference

市 (city, market): 5 strokes, JLPT N5. On: シ. Kun: いち.

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东西 (dōngxi) — thing / stuff

HSK 1 | noun | things, stuff (idiomatic); east-west (literal)

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经历 (jīnglì) — experience; to experience

HSK 4 | noun / verb | going through events that shape understanding

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N4 Kanji: 社 (Company, Society)

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

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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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关系 (guānxi) — relationship / connection / to matter

HSK 3 | noun / verb | a link between people or things; also in set phrases

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HSK 9 Vocabulary (~1,880 New Words)

HSK 9 vocabulary reference: the highest level of the HSK standard, covering literary, classical, and culturally rich Chinese vocabulary.

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质量 (zhìliàng) — quality

HSK 4 | noun | quality; standard; mass (physics)

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主动 (zhǔdòng) — active; take initiative

HSK 3 | adjective / adverb | acting on one's own initiative without being asked

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CF 476E - Dreamoon and Strings

We start with a string s. We may delete exactly x characters, keeping the remaining characters in their original order. The resulting string is a subsequence of s. Inside that resulting string, we look for as many non-overlapping occurrences of a pattern p as possible.

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抽象 (chōuxiàng) — Abstract

HSK 4 | adjective/verb | abstract; to abstract

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积极 (jījí) — positive; active; enthusiastic

HSK 5 | adjective | displaying initiative, enthusiasm, or a constructive attitude

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〜に違いない — JLPT N2 Grammar

Learn how to use 〜に違いない (ni chigainai) to express strong certainty and confident inference — 'must be; there's no doubt that; I'm sure that.' Includes structure, nuance, examples, and comparisons.

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Katakana Complete Reference

Complete katakana chart with all 46 base characters, variants, combination characters, long vowel mark, loanword spelling rules, and common vocabulary examples.

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Time & Calendar

Esperanto vocabulary for time, days of the week, months, seasons, and time expressions.

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制度 (zhìdù) — system; institution; regime

HSK 4 | noun | an established set of rules or organizational structure

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管理者 (guǎnlǐzhě) — manager; administrator

HSK 4 | noun | a person who manages or administers an organization or team

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JLPT N4 Lesson 4: Expressing Probability and Inference

Master six essential Japanese patterns for expressing probability, hearsay, and inference — かもしれない, でしょう/だろう, はずだ/はずがない, らしい, そうだ (two uses!), and ようだ — with a certainty-scale comparison table.

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动作 (dòngzuò) — action; movement

HSK 3 | noun | a physical action or movement of the body

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小 — JLPT N5 Kanji

小 (shou/chii-sai): small. JLPT N5 kanji.

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特殊 (tèshū) — Special, exceptional, extraordinary

HSK 5 | adjective | different from what is normal; exceptional; having unique qualities

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互联网 (hùliánwǎng) — the Internet

HSK 5 | noun | the Internet; the World Wide Web

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趋势 (qūshì) — trend, tendency

HSK 5 | noun | observable direction of development or change over time

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Supplement 7: Vocabulary — Military & Combat

Sindarin vocabulary for warfare, weapons, armor, military ranks, and battle terms — sourced from Tolkien's use of Sindarin in LotR's war contexts.

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老板 (lǎobǎn) — boss / owner

HSK 4 | noun | boss; owner; employer

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Lesson 1: The Latin Alphabet, Pronunciation, and Macrons

Master classical Latin sounds, vowel quantity, diphthongs, and the penultimate accent rule.

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竞争对手 (jìngzhēng duìshǒu) — competitor; rival

HSK 4 | noun | a competitor or rival in business, sports, or other fields

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九 — Kanji Reference

九 (nine): 2 strokes, JLPT N5. On: キュウ、ク. Kun: ここの、ここの-つ.

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Lesson 11: Home & Living

Describe your home, talk about where you live, and discuss renting and moving in Chinese.

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分配 (fēnpèi) — to allocate, to distribute

HSK 5 | verb/noun | to assign resources, tasks, or roles according to a plan

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Lesson 30: Mixed Mutation

Sindarin mixed mutation: the third mutation type triggered by definite prepositions — the complete change table, all triggering constructions, and worked examples.

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词语 (cíyǔ) — word; phrase; expression

HSK 3 | noun | a word or short phrase in Chinese

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海鲜 (hǎixiān) — seafood

HSK 3 | noun | seafood — fish, shellfish, and other sea creatures eaten as food

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Lesson 12: B2 Review and Path to C1

Consolidate all B2 grammar and vocabulary, assess your current competency level, identify common B2 errors, and plan your pathway to C1.

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总结 (zǒngjié) — summary / to summarize

HSK 3 | noun / verb | summary, conclusion; to summarize, to wrap up

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时代 (shídài) — era; age; times

HSK 3 | noun | a period in history defined by distinctive features

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来自 (láizì) — to come from; to be from

HSK 3 | verb | indicating the origin or source of something

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勤奋 (qínfèn) — Diligent

HSK 4 | adjective | diligent, hardworking

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CF 471E - MUH and Lots and Lots of Segments

We start with a collection of axis-aligned segments. Every segment is either horizontal or vertical, and segments of the same orientation never overlap. We are allowed to delete whole segments or only parts of them.

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单位 (dānwèi) — work unit; organization

HSK 3 | noun | an organization or place of work, also a unit of measurement

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构建 (gòujiàn) — to construct, to build

HSK 6 | verb | to deliberately construct or build up a system, framework, or concept

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〜に従って/〜に従い — JLPT N3 Grammar

Learn 〜に従って (in accordance with / as ~ progresses) — the N3 pattern for expressing compliance with rules and proportional change.

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特征 (tèzhēng) — characteristic; feature; trait

HSK 4 | noun | a distinguishing characteristic, feature, or trait

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参考 (cānkǎo) — to refer to; to consult; reference

HSK 4 | verb / noun | using existing material as a guide or source

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Lesson 3: 不但...而且 Patterns

Express additive and cumulative relationships using 不但...而且, 既...又, and 不仅...还 at B1 level.

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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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〜に至って / 〜に至っては — JLPT N1 Grammar

N1 grammar pattern 〜に至って(は): expressing 'now that it has come to ~, upon reaching this extreme point, at this point finally.'

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完成 (wánchéng) — to complete

HSK 3 | verb | to finish, accomplish, or fulfill a task or goal

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〜にほかならない (nothing other than / is precisely)

N1 grammar pattern 〜にほかならない: emphatic definitional assertion — X is nothing other than Y. Used for declarative identification, formal analysis, and rhetorical emphasis.

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含义 (hányì) — meaning, connotation

HSK 6 | n | the meaning or significance contained within a word, phrase, or act

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读 (dú) — to read (aloud); to study

HSK 1 | verb | to read text aloud or to study at an institution

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Lesson 19: Technology & Society

Digital transformation, platform economy, and the vocabulary of China's tech-society interface at C1 level

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想象力 (xiǎngxiànglì) — imagination; imaginative power

HSK 5 | noun | imagination; the power or capacity to imagine

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粗略 (cūlüè) — rough, approximate

HSK 4 | adjective | rough, not detailed, approximate

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效果 (xiàoguǒ) — effect; result; impact

HSK 4 | noun | the outcome or impression produced by an action or cause

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发展 (fāzhǎn) — development / to develop

HSK 3 | noun / verb | development, growth; to develop, to expand

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观念 (guānniàn) — concept; idea; notion

HSK 4 | noun | a deeply held idea, concept, or way of thinking

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CF 462A - Appleman and Easy Task

We are given an n×n board, where each cell contains either an 'x' or an 'o'. The task is to check a local property for every cell: whether the number of orthogonally adjacent cells containing 'o' is even.

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目标 (mùbiāo) — goal; target

HSK 3 | noun | a goal, target, or objective to aim for

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Lesson 3: Fear Clauses and Indirect Commands

Learn the counter-intuitive grammar of fear clauses and how Latin reports commands indirectly.

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店 — Kanji Reference

店 (store, shop): 8 strokes, JLPT N5. On: テン. Kun: みせ.

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精简 (jīngjiǎn) — to streamline; lean

HSK 5 | verb/adjective | to streamline, trim, reduce to essentials; concise

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时候 (shíhou) — time, moment, occasion

HSK 2 | noun | a point in time, a moment, an occasion (contrast with 时间)

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表演 (biǎoyǎn) — to perform / performance

HSK 3 | verb / noun | to perform, to put on a show; a performance, show

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工程师 (gōngchéngshī) — engineer

HSK 4 | noun | engineer

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接触 (jiēchù) — Come into contact

HSK 4 | verb | to contact, to come into contact with, to touch

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CF 461C - Appleman and a Sheet of Paper

We have a one-dimensional sheet of paper represented as an array of width n. Appleman can fold the sheet at a position p, which means the left segment [0, p) flips and lies over the right segment [p, currentwidth).

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渴望 (kěwàng) — Yearn for, long for, crave

HSK 5 | verb/noun | to long for intensely; a strong desire or yearning

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鼓舞 (gǔwǔ) — to inspire; to encourage; inspiring

HSK 5 | verb/noun | to uplift and motivate someone through an energising or moving influence

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仔细 (zǐxì) — careful; meticulous; attentive

HSK 3 | adjective/adverb | paying close attention to detail

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税收 (shuìshōu) — tax revenue, taxation

HSK 4 | n | money collected by the government through taxes

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Lesson 3: Second Declension Nouns (Masculine and Neuter)

Master the second declension: masculine -us/-er nouns and neuter -um nouns, with the vocative and neuter rules.

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真 (zhēn) — really, truly, genuine

HSK 2 | adverb/adjective | really, truly, genuinely; real, authentic

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〜であれ〜であれ — JLPT N1 Grammar

N1 grammar pattern 〜であれ〜であれ: expressing 'whether ~ or ~' — indicating that the following statement applies regardless of which alternative is the case.

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逻辑 (luójí) — logic; logical reasoning

HSK 5 | noun | the principles of valid reasoning or the internal consistency of an argument

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Lesson 37: Name Making Part 2 — Personal Names

Creating Sindarin personal names: masculine and feminine name elements, patronymics, epithets, and the naming traditions of Tolkien's Elves.

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被 (bèi) — passive marker

HSK 3 | preposition | marks passive voice, indicating the subject is acted upon

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题目 (títu) — title / topic / question

HSK 3 | noun | the title of a work, the topic of a discussion, or an exam question

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工作 (gōngzuò) — work; to work

HSK 1 | noun/verb | employment, labor; to be employed or carry out a task

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谁 (shuí / shéi) — who

HSK 1 | pronoun | interrogative pronoun asking about a person's identity

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Lesson 16: Media Analysis

Develop critical reading skills for Chinese media, mastering the vocabulary and grammar of citation, data interpretation, and source evaluation.

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JLPT N4 Lesson 8: Purpose and Reason — Nuance Distinctions

Master the full nuance landscape of purpose and reason in Japanese: 〜ために, 〜ように, 〜から, 〜ので, 〜て (causal), and 〜のに (although/regret). Includes a formality/nuance comparison table and contrasting examples.

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经济 (jīngjì) — economy; economics

HSK 4 | noun / adjective | the system of production and consumption, or economical/thrifty

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Lesson 18: Participles — Active and Passive

All four Latin participles (PAP, PPP, FAP, gerundive), their formation and declension, and the ablative absolute construction with worked examples.

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星期 (xīngqī) — week; day of the week

HSK 1 | noun | a week; combined with numbers 1–6 or 日/天 to name weekdays

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应对 (yìngduì) — to cope with; to respond to

HSK 4 | verb | to cope with; to deal with; to respond

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创造力 (chuàngzào lì) — creativity, creative power

HSK 5 | noun | the ability to produce original and imaginative ideas or works

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