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出现 (chūxiàn) — to appear; to emerge; to occur

HSK 4 | verb | to come into view or existence

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限制 (xiànzhì) — to restrict; to limit; restriction

HSK 4 | verb / noun | setting boundaries on what is allowed or possible

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结婚 (jiéhūn) — to marry; to get married

HSK 3 | verb | to enter into marriage

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使命 (shǐmìng) — mission

HSK 6 | n | a solemn duty or calling, especially one of great historical or moral significance

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情况 (qíngkuàng) — situation; circumstances

HSK 4 | noun | situation; circumstances; condition

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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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宽慰 (kuānwèi) — to comfort; reassured

HSK 5 | verb/adjective | to relieve someone's worry; feeling comforted or relieved

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事情 (shìqing) — matter, thing, affair

HSK 2 | noun | a matter, an affair, something to deal with

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观点 (guāndiǎn) — viewpoint; perspective

HSK 5 | noun | a person's point of view or standpoint on an issue

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JLPT N1 Lesson 7: Academic and Legal Japanese

Master the formal grammar patterns used in legal documents, academic writing, and official correspondence, including 〜ものとする, 〜に即して, 〜に反して, 〜をもって, and 〜いかんによらず.

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可持续发展 (kě chíxù fāzhǎn) — sustainable development

HSK 5 | noun phrase | sustainable development

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每 (měi) — every / each

HSK 3 | determiner | every, each — used before a measure word or time word

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金 — JLPT N5 Kanji

金 (kin/kon/kane): gold. JLPT N5 kanji.

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喝 (hē) — to drink

HSK 1 | verb | to drink a liquid

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JLPT N1 Lesson 8: Subtle Nuance Distinctions

Master the hardest N1 exam question type: choosing between near-synonymous grammar patterns. Deep comparison of すら/さえ/でも, ものの/ながらも/けれども, ことなく/ずに/ないで, てならない/てたまらない/てしかたがない, and…

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分 — JLPT N5 Kanji

分 (fun/bun/bu/waka-ru): minute. JLPT N5 kanji.

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〜というより — JLPT N2 Grammar

Learn how to use 〜というより (to iu yori) to replace or correct a description with a more accurate one — 'rather than saying ~, it's more ~.' Includes structure, nuance, examples, and comparisons.

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好吃 (hǎochī) — delicious

HSK 1 | adjective | delicious, tastes good

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CF 472D - Design Tutorial: Inverse the Problem

We are given an $n times n$ matrix where each entry $d[i][j]$ represents the distance between nodes $i$ and $j$. The question asks whether there exists a weighted tree with $n$ nodes such that the distance along the tree between any two nodes exactly matches the corresponding…

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消极 (xiāojí) — negative / passive

HSK 3 | adjective | negative, passive, pessimistic — opposite of 积极

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Lesson 5: Esperanto Linguistics

An analytical study of Esperanto's linguistic evolution, the Akademio's role, the Ido schism, native speakers, sociolinguistics, and corpus linguistics.

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立场 (lìchǎng) — standpoint; position

HSK 5 | noun | a person's or group's point of view or stance on an issue

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生活 (せいかつ) — Japanese Vocabulary

生活 (せいかつ / seikatsu): daily life, living. N4 level Japanese vocabulary.

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观点 (guāndiǎn) — viewpoint; standpoint; perspective

HSK 3 | noun | one's particular way of seeing or interpreting something

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社会 (shèhuì) — society; community

HSK 4 | noun | the organized body of people sharing a culture and institutions

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直接 (zhíjiē) — directly

HSK 3 | adverb / adjective | directly, straight; without an intermediary or detour

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修改 (xiūgǎi) — to revise; to modify; to amend

HSK 4 | verb | to make changes to improve or correct something

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算法 (suànfǎ) — algorithm

HSK 5 | noun | a set of rules or instructions for solving a problem or performing a computation

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中间 (zhōngjiān) — middle; between; among

HSK 3 | noun / preposition | the space or position in the middle of something

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曾经 (céngjīng) — once / at one time

HSK 3 | adverb | once, at one time, formerly — always refers to past experience

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志愿者 (zhìyuànzhě) — volunteer

HSK 4 | noun | a person who offers help freely without pay

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处理 (chǔlǐ) — to handle; to deal with; to process

HSK 4 | verb | managing, resolving, or processing a matter

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

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

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先 — JLPT N5 Kanji

先 (sen/saki): before. JLPT N5 kanji.

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〜とは限らない — JLPT N2 Grammar

Learn 〜とは限らない to express that something is not necessarily or universally true, countering general assumptions.

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打 (dǎ) — to hit / to strike (versatile action verb)

HSK 1 | verb | to hit, to strike, core of many action phrases

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これ / それ / あれ / どれ — Demonstrative Pronouns
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文化 (wénhuà) — culture, cultural

HSK 5 | noun | the beliefs, customs, arts, and social institutions of a group; also education and literacy

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云计算 (yún jìsuàn) — cloud computing

HSK 5 | noun | cloud computing; internet-based computing services

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出租车 (chūzūchē) — taxi

HSK 1 | noun | taxi, cab

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学生 (xuéshēng) — Student

HSK 4 | noun | student, pupil

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硬件 (yìngjiàn) — hardware

HSK 5 | noun | the physical components of a computer or device

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木 — Kanji Reference

木 (tree, wood): 4 strokes, JLPT N5. On: モク、ボク. Kun: き、こ.

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领导 (lǐngdǎo) — leader; leadership; to lead

HSK 4 | verb/noun | to lead or a person in a leadership position

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福利 (fúlì) — welfare; benefits

HSK 5 | noun | benefits or services provided to improve well-being

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JLPT N1 — Lessons

10 structured N1 lessons for advanced learners: classical Japanese roots, authentic text reading, four-character idioms, literary grammar, legal Japanese, academic writing, nuance distinctions, listening, and exam strategy.

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传播 (chuánbō) — to spread; to disseminate; to transmit

HSK 5 | verb/noun | to spread; to disseminate; transmission of information or disease

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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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网络 (wǎngluò) — network; internet

HSK 3 | noun | an interconnected system; the internet

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导游 (dǎoyóu) — tour guide

HSK 3 | noun | tour guide, someone who leads tourists

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组建 (zǔjiàn) — to establish; to form

HSK 5 | verb | to set up, establish, or form an organisation or team

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Sindarin Greetings and Phrases

Common Sindarin phrases, greetings, and key passages — including A Elbereth Gilthoniel with full word-by-word translation.

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Kyoiku Kanji by School Grade

Complete reference of the 1,026 Kyoiku kanji (教育漢字) taught in Japanese elementary school grades 1–6, with stroke counts, key readings, and meanings.

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人工智能 (réngōng zhìnéng) — artificial intelligence

HSK 5 | noun | artificial intelligence; AI

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都 (dōu) — all, both

HSK 1 | adverb | all, both — applies a statement collectively to all subjects

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〜に沿って / 〜に沿った — JLPT N2 Grammar

Learn 〜に沿って and 〜に沿った to express acting in line with plans, policies, or guidelines in formal Japanese.

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绝对 (juéduì) — absolute; absolutely; definite

HSK 4 | adverb/adjective | absolute or absolutely certain

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困境 (kùnjìng) — predicament; difficult situation

HSK 5 | noun | predicament, difficult situation, dilemma, plight

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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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成功 (chénggōng) — success / to succeed

HSK 3 | noun / verb | success; to succeed, to be successful

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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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〜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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生气 (shēng qì) — to get angry, angry

HSK 2 | verb/adjective | to get angry, to be angry

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JLPT N5 Lesson 6: Daily Activities and Verbs

Learn everyday Japanese verbs, understand u-verb and ru-verb conjugation, and express present, past, and negative actions using the polite ます form.

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现代 (xiàndài) — modern; contemporary

HSK 4 | noun / adjective | the modern era or something that is contemporary

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刚 (gāng) — just / just now / barely

HSK 3 | adverb | something happened very recently or barely meets a threshold

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Lesson 5: Passive Voice

Learn to form and use the Esperanto passive voice with esti + participles, agent phrases with de, and the impersonal oni construction.

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JLPT N2 Lesson 3: Formal Conjunction Mastery II

Master advanced formal conjunctions and particles essential for professional communication, news analysis, and JLPT N2 reading comprehension.

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Lesson 12: Idioms in Context (成语 I)

Master five classical Chinese idioms with their full narrative and argumentative contexts, understanding their etymologies and modern usage patterns.

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节约 (jiéyuē) — to save; to economize; frugal

HSK 3 | verb/adjective | to use resources carefully and avoid waste

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Lesson 7: Contributing to the Esperanto Community

Move from language learner to active community contributor through writing, teaching, volunteering, hosting, and building online and local Esperanto culture.

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同意 (tóngyì) — to agree

HSK 3 | verb | to agree, to consent, to approve

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推动 (tuīdòng) — to push forward; to promote; to drive

HSK 4 | verb | to cause something to move forward or develop

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N4 Kanji: 事 (Thing, Matter, Event)

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

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手 — Kanji Reference

手 (hand): 4 strokes, JLPT N5. On: シュ、ズ. Kun: て.

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CF 454B - Little Pony and Sort by Shift

We are given a sequence of integers arranged in a line, and our goal is to sort them in non-decreasing order by repeatedly performing a single allowed operation: moving the last element of the sequence to the front.

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对 (duì) — correct; right; toward; to

HSK 2 | adjective/preposition | correct or right; also introduces the target of an action

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微处理器 (wēi chǔlǐqì) — microprocessor

HSK 8 | noun | microprocessor; a single integrated circuit that functions as a CPU

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弘扬 (hóngyáng) — to promote; to carry forward; to glorify

HSK 5 | verb | to promote and spread something admirable, especially cultural or moral values

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〜あっての / 〜あってこそ (only possible because of — prerequisite)

N1 grammar patterns 〜あっての and 〜あってこそ: expressing that X is an indispensable prerequisite for Y. 〜あってこそ adds emphatic force.

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哪里 (nǎlǐ) — where

HSK 1 | pronoun | interrogative pronoun for location (standard/southern form)

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下 — Kanji Reference

下 (down, below): 3 strokes, JLPT N5. On: カ、ゲ. Kun: した、さ-がる、くだ-る.

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魚 — Kanji Reference

魚 (fish): 11 strokes, JLPT N5. On: ギョ. Kun: さかな、うお.

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安全 (ānquán) — safe; safety; security

HSK 5 | adjective/noun | the state of being free from danger or risk

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创新 (chuàngxīn) — innovation, to innovate

HSK 5 | noun/verb | introducing new ideas, methods, or products; the act of innovation

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执行 (zhíxíng) — to execute; to implement; to carry out

HSK 5 | verb | to execute; to carry out; to implement a plan, order, or task

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知道 (zhīdào) — to know (a fact)

HSK 1 | verb | to be aware of, to have knowledge of a fact or situation

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晩 — JLPT N5 Kanji

晩 (ban/): evening. JLPT N5 kanji.

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自学 (zìxué) — self-study; to teach oneself

HSK 5 | verb/noun | to study independently, teach oneself; self-directed learning

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JLPT N5 — Vocabulary (All ~800 Words)

Complete JLPT N5 vocabulary list with ~800 words organized by category: nouns, verbs (with て-form and た-form), adjectives, adverbs, particles, question words, and expressions.

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文章 (wénzhāng) — article; essay

HSK 3 | noun | a written piece such as an article or essay

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安排 (ānpái) — to arrange; arrangement

HSK 3 | verb/noun | to plan or organize something

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它 (tā) — it

HSK 1 | pronoun | third-person singular pronoun for non-human things

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结构工程 (jiégòu gōngchéng) — structural engineering

HSK 8 | noun | structural engineering; the branch of civil engineering concerned with load-bearing structures

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篇 (piān) — piece of writing; article (measure word)

HSK 2 | measure word | counts complete pieces of written or composed work

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通过 (tōngguò) — through / pass

HSK 3 | verb / preposition | to pass (an exam); through the means of; by way of

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段 (duàn) — section; segment; paragraph (measure word)

HSK 2 | measure word | counts sections, periods of time, and stretches of things

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出 (chū) — to exit / to go out

HSK 1 | verb | to exit, to go out, to come out

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Lesson 7: Dependent Clauses

Learn to build complex sentences using subordinating conjunctions: ke, ĉar, kvankam, se, kiam, por ke, and indirect questions.

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