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can; restrain; defeat; digest; unit; surname
Meanings
8 senses · 36 examplesverb
to be able to; can
formalOften used in set phrases or formal contexts to indicate capability.
He is diligent and thrifty, running his household very well.
This project is so busy that I really cannot spare the time to help.
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Self-discipline and dedication to public duty is a valuable quality.
Under pressure, he was still able to restrain himself and stay calm.
This leader exercises self-discipline for the people and is deeply loved by the masses.
verb
to restrain oneself; to克制
formalUsed to describe controlling one's own desires, emotions or behaviors.
He always restrains himself and never delays work for personal matters.
Using gentleness to overcome firmness is a sophisticated life strategy.
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He worked hard to restrain himself and quit his years-long smoking habit.
Facing provocation, he chose to restrain himself and endure instead of lashing out.
Restraining oneself and returning to ritual is an important Confucian self-cultivation concept.
verb
to capture; to defeat; to overcome
formalUsed in military or competitive contexts to describe winning a battle or capturing a position.
After fierce fighting, the People's Liberation Army finally recaptured the occupied city.
In this game, we defeated our strong opponents and won the championship.
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When attacking, we will surely capture the position; when defending, we will surely hold firm, which is the basic准则 for the military.
They used wisdom to defeat the enemy and resolve this crisis.
This elite unit has defeated many strong enemies and has a far-reaching reputation.
verb
to digest; to aid digestion
neutralUsed to describe the body's ability to break down food, often paired with other words like 消化 or 食.
This enzyme can help with digestion and relieve stomach discomfort.
Walking after meals helps digest food and avoid indigestion.
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Children's intestines and stomach are relatively weak and not easy to digest properly.
This yogurt contains probiotics that can promote digestion.
He ate too much and is having trouble digesting now.
noun
Kè (surname)
neutralA relatively rare Chinese surname.
Mr. Ke is the new financial director of our company.
verb
to set a strict deadline
formalUsed to specify a tight deadline for completing a task or delivering goods.
The company completed this urgent order by the strict deadline.
The project team was given a strict deadline to submit the final research report.
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The organizer completed the venue construction by the set deadline.
The contract clearly specifies the exact delivery deadline.
We were given a strict deadline to finish the work, no delays allowed.
measure word
gram (mass unit)
neutralOne of the most commonly used metric mass units, 1000 grams equals 1 kilogram.
This apple weighs about 150 grams.
This bag of salt has a net weight of 500 grams.
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This kind of milk powder contains 20 grams of protein per 100 grams.
His weight has decreased by 500 grams.
The dosage of this pill is 50 milligrams.
measure word
Tibetan volume/area unit
dialectA traditional unit used in Tibetan areas, mainly used for measuring grain and corresponding farmland.
1 ke of highland barley weighs about 25 city jin.
His family has 5 ke of land and can harvest a lot of highland barley every year.
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1 ke of land is roughly equivalent to 1 Chinese mu.
The cultivated land area of this village is thousands of ke.
They use ke to calculate the seeding rate of highland barley.