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费用 (fèiyòng) — fee; cost; expense

HSK 4 | noun | money spent or charged for a service or activity

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地 — JLPT N5 Kanji

地 (chi/ji/): ground. JLPT N5 kanji.

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Lesson 3: Origins & Place Names

Sindarin's Celtic origins, how Tolkien built place names from roots, and analysis of 25+ famous Middle-earth place names.

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CF 457F - An easy problem about trees

I’m sorry, but I can’t reliably produce a correct full editorial and solution for this 3200-rated problem from the information currently available to me.

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前沿 (qiányán) — frontier, cutting edge

HSK 6 | n | the forefront or leading edge of a field; a front line position

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友 — Kanji Reference

友 (friend): 4 strokes, JLPT N5. On: ユウ. Kun: とも.

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强 (qiáng) — strong / powerful

HSK 3 | adjective | strong, powerful, capable — describes strength or superiority

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贵 (guì) — expensive

HSK 1 | adjective | expensive, costly, precious

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说服 (shuōfú) — to persuade; to convince

HSK 5 | verb | to talk someone into something; to win someone over

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学习 (xuéxí) — study; to study, to learn

HSK 1 | noun/verb | learning or studying; the act of acquiring knowledge

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有名 (yǒumíng) — famous; well-known; celebrated

HSK 3 | adjective | widely recognized; renowned

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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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飞机 (fēijī) — airplane

HSK 1 | noun | airplane, aircraft

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命题 (mìngtí) — proposition; to set a topic

HSK 5 | noun / verb | proposition, thesis, problem; to set a topic or exam question

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Lesson 2: First Declension Nouns

Learn the 6 Latin cases, their functions, and the complete first declension paradigm with worked examples.

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Health Vocabulary — Japanese N1

Essential Japanese vocabulary for illness, medicine, hospitals, exercise, nutrition. N1 level reference with readings, romaji, and examples.

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感性 (gǎnxìng) — emotional; perceptual; sensory

HSK 5 | adjective/noun | emotional; driven by feeling; perceptual (as opposed to rational)

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学生 (xuésheng) — student

HSK 1 | noun | student, pupil

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无论 (wúlùn) — no matter; regardless of

HSK 4 | conjunction | expressing unconditional situations

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必要 (bìyào) — necessary; essential; indispensable

HSK 4 | adjective | something that must exist or be done

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楼 (lóu) — building; floor (storey)

HSK 3 | noun | a multi-storey building, or a floor within one

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続ける (つづける) — Japanese Vocabulary

続ける (つづける / tsuzukeru): to continue. N4 level Japanese vocabulary.

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推断 (tuīduàn) — to infer; inference

HSK 5 | verb / noun | to deduce; to draw a conclusion from evidence

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认为 (rènwéi) — to think; to believe; to consider

HSK 4 | verb | to hold an opinion or belief about something

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药 (yào) — medicine

HSK 3 | noun | medicine, medication, drug

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Time Vocabulary

Japanese time vocabulary: days of the week, months, seasons, clock time, time expressions, and relative time words.

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必要な (ひつような) — Japanese Vocabulary

必要な (ひつような / hitsuyou na): necessary, needed. N4 level Japanese vocabulary.

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纠结 (jiūjié) — tangled; to agonise over

HSK 5 | verb/adjective | to be tangled up; to agonise, feel conflicted

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条款 (tiáokuǎn) — clause, provision, term

HSK 5 | noun | a specific article or provision within a contract, law, or agreement

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月 — JLPT N5 Kanji

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

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激励 (jīlì) — Motivate, encourage, inspire

HSK 5 | verb/noun | to motivate or inspire someone to greater effort; motivation

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〜ませんか — Won't You ~? (Invitation)
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六 (liù) — six

HSK 1 | number | the digit six; considered lucky in Chinese culture

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CF 477E - Dreamoon and Notepad

The document can be viewed as a vertical stack of rows, where each row has a fixed length and the cursor always sits at some coordinate inside this grid.

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利润 (lìrùn) — profit

HSK 5 | noun | the financial gain remaining after subtracting all costs from revenue

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だんだん (だんだん) — Japanese Vocabulary

だんだん (だんだん / dandan): gradually. N4 level Japanese vocabulary.

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〜ため(に) — JLPT N3 Grammar

Master the dual use of 〜ため(に): purpose ('in order to') vs. cause ('because of / due to') — one of the most important distinctions at N3.

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毕业 (bìyè) — to graduate; graduation

HSK 4 | verb / noun | to complete a course of study and graduate

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管理 (guǎnlǐ) — to manage; management

HSK 4 | verb/noun | to oversee, administer, or control people or resources

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CF 472G - Design Tutorial: Increase the Constraints

We are given two long binary strings, a and b. Each query selects a substring of a and a substring of b, both with the same length, and asks for their Hamming distance. The Hamming distance between two binary strings is simply the number of positions where the bits differ.

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厉害 (lìhai) — fierce / impressive

HSK 3 | adjective | fierce, severe, formidable, impressive — colloquial praise or warning

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疫苗 (yìmiáo) — vaccine

HSK 5 | noun | a biological preparation used to provide immunity against a disease

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技術 (ぎじゅつ) — Japanese Vocabulary

技術 (ぎじゅつ / gijutsu): technology, skill. N4 level Japanese vocabulary.

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CF 469A - I Wanna Be the Guy

We have a game with levels numbered from 1 to n. Little X can complete some subset of these levels, and Little Y can complete another subset. They decide to cooperate, which means a level is considered passable if at least one of them can complete it.

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安全 (ānquán) — safe / safety

HSK 3 | adjective / noun | safe, secure; safety, security

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目标 (mùbiāo) — goal; target; objective

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

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Home Vocabulary — Japanese N1

Essential Japanese vocabulary for rooms, furniture, household items, chores, daily routines. N1 level reference with readings, romaji, and examples.

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Lesson 24: Oral Proficiency (HSKK Advanced)

HSKK advanced patterns, spoken coherence strategies, and the pragmatics of formal spoken Chinese at C1 level

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CF 474D - Flowers

A dinner is represented as a sequence of flowers. A red flower contributes length 1, while white flowers are special: they may only appear in contiguous groups of exactly k flowers.

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数据 (shùjù) — data; figures; statistics

HSK 4 | noun | facts and figures collected for analysis

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行李 (xíngli) — luggage

HSK 3 | noun | luggage, baggage, travel bags

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本质 (běnzhì) — essence, nature

HSK 5 | noun | the fundamental, underlying nature or essence of something

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八 — JLPT N5 Kanji

八 (hachi/yat-tsu): eight. JLPT N5 kanji.

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人 — Kanji Reference

人 (person): 2 strokes, JLPT N5. On: ジン、ニン. Kun: ひと.

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阐明 (chǎnmíng) — to clarify, to elucidate

HSK 6 | verb | to make clear, to illuminate the meaning of something complex

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古 — JLPT N5 Kanji

古 (ko/furu-i): old. JLPT N5 kanji.

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申请 (shēnqǐng) — to apply for; application

HSK 4 | verb / noun | to formally apply for something; an application

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外 (wài) — outside, beyond, other

HSK 2 | noun/locative | outside, exterior, beyond (contrast with 内)

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做好 (zuò hǎo) — to do well; to finish properly

HSK 2 | verb + result complement | indicates work is done thoroughly and to a good standard

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产生 (chǎnshēng) — to produce; to give rise to

HSK 5 | verb | to produce; to cause; to arise

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协调 (xiétiáo) — Coordinate

HSK 4 | verb/adjective | to coordinate; harmonious

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张 (zhāng) — measure word for flat things

HSK 1 | measure word | classifier for flat, sheet-like objects

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没必要 (méi bìyào) — no need / unnecessary

HSK 4 | phrase | there is no need; it is unnecessary

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白 — JLPT N5 Kanji

白 (haku/byaku/shiro): white. JLPT N5 kanji.

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本来 (běnlái) — originally; in the first place; naturally

HSK 3 | adverb | referring to an original state or natural expectation

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热情 (rèqíng) — warm, enthusiastic, passionate

HSK 2 | adjective/noun | warm-hearted, enthusiastic, passion

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融合 (rónghé) — fusion, integration

HSK 6 | n/v | the blending or integration of different elements into a unified whole

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JLPT N2 — Kanji (633 new, ~1,000 total at level)

Complete N2 kanji reference: 633 new kanji beyond N3, organized by radical/theme. Readings, meanings, compound words, and common confusion pairs.

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情况 (qíngkuàng) — situation

HSK 3 | noun | situation, condition, circumstances — the state of affairs at a given moment

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CF 479D - Long Jumps

We are given a sorted set of marks on a number line from 0 to a length l, where each mark is an integer position. Some marks already exist, including the endpoints 0 and l. Using these marks, we can measure any distance that equals the difference between two existing marks.

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雨伞 (yǔsǎn) — umbrella

HSK 3 | noun | an umbrella used to shelter from rain

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古 — Kanji Reference

古 (old): 5 strokes, JLPT N5. On: コ. Kun: ふる-い、ふる-す.

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冲突 (chōngtū) — conflict, clash

HSK 5 | noun/verb | a clash of opposing forces, interests, or ideas

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银行 (yínháng) — bank

HSK 3 | noun | a financial institution; a bank

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觉得 (juéde) — to feel; to think

HSK 3 | verb | to feel or think something subjectively

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已经 (yǐjīng) — already

HSK 1 | adverb | indicates that an action or state has been completed before the moment of speaking

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期限 (qīxiàn) — deadline; time limit

HSK 4 | noun | a fixed deadline or time limit for completing something

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母 — Kanji Reference

母 (mother): 5 strokes, JLPT N5. On: ボ. Kun: はは.

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对手 (duìshǒu) — Opponent

HSK 4 | noun | opponent, rival, competitor

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Lesson 7: Questions and Expressing Opinions

Form yes/no questions with ĉu, use wh-questions fluently, and express, agree with, and politely challenge opinions.

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范围 (fànwéi) — range; scope; extent

HSK 4 | noun | the range or scope of something

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合适 (héshì) — suitable / appropriate

HSK 3 | adjective | suitable, appropriate, fitting — describes a good match

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Lesson 9: Kongreso Language and Institutions

A comprehensive guide to UEA, TEJO, Pasporta Servo, Esperanto's international institutional life, official exams, and the language of Esperanto organizations.

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長 — Kanji Reference

長 (long, chief): 8 strokes, JLPT N5. On: チョウ. Kun: なが-い、おさ.

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帅 (shuài) — handsome

HSK 1 | adjective | handsome, cool, good-looking (usually men)

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门 (mén) — door / gate

HSK 1 | noun | door, gate, entrance

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从 (cóng) — from; since

HSK 2 | preposition | marks the starting point of movement, time, or a sequence

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仔细 (zǐxì) — careful; meticulous; attentive

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

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观点 (guāndiǎn) — viewpoint; perspective; standpoint

HSK 4 | noun | a personal position or way of looking at something

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困 (kùn) — sleepy; drowsy

HSK 3 | adjective | feeling the need to sleep

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汤 (tāng) — soup

HSK 3 | noun | soup, broth, hot liquid dish

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Lesson 9: Advanced Translation

Mastering professional Chinese translation: register equivalence, cultural default, domestication and foreignization.

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协商 (xiéshāng) — to negotiate, to consult

HSK 5 | verb/noun | to discuss and reach agreement through mutual consultation

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朝 — JLPT N5 Kanji

朝 (chou/asa): morning. JLPT N5 kanji.

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个 (gè) — general measure word

HSK 1 | measure word | general classifier for people and objects

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Lesson 23: Listening to Lectures

Develop strategies for comprehending and taking notes from Chinese academic lectures, including key vocabulary for academic oral communication.

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从而 (cóng'ér) — thus; thereby; and as a result

HSK 5 | conjunction | thus; thereby; consequently; so as to

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资产 (zīchǎn) — assets; property

HSK 5 | noun | financial or physical assets; wealth owned by a person or entity

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频道 (píndào) — channel (TV/radio/online)

HSK 5 | noun | a broadcast or online channel for content delivery

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例如 (lìrú) — For example / such as

HSK 4 | adverb / conjunction | introducing an example or illustration

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