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HSK 1Character · Noun · Measure word · VerbTraditional號

title; shop; mark; grade; quantity

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Meanings

15 senses · 72 examples
1.

noun

title; name; designation

formal

Used for national titles, year names, or personal aliases.

Zhōng中
guó国
de的
quán全
chēng称
shì是
Zhōng中
huá华
rén人
mín民
gòng共
hé和
guó国
 。

The full name of China is the People's Republic of China.

Kāng康
xī熙
shì是
qīng清
cháo朝
dì第
sān三
wèi位
huáng皇
dì帝
de的
nián年
hào号
 。

Kangxi was the reign title of the third emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

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Sū苏
shì轼
zì字
zǐ子
zhān瞻
 ,
hào号
dōng东
pō坡
jū居
shì士
 。

Su Shi styled himself Zizhan, with the courtesy name Dongpo Jushi.

Dù杜
fǔ甫
bèi被
hòu后
shì世
chēng称
wéi为
shī诗
shèng圣
 ,
zhè这
shì是
tā他
de的
yǎ雅
hào号
 。

Du Fu was called the Poet Sage by later generations, this was his honorary title.

Wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
pǐn品
pái牌
hào号
shì是
‘xīng‘
chén星
 辰
 ’
 。

Our company's brand title is 'Star'.

2.

noun

shop; business establishment

formal

Used in formal or written contexts to refer to businesses.

Zhè这
tiáo条
jiē街
shàng上
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
jiā家
yín银
hào号
hé和
shāng商
hào号
 。

There are many banks and shops on this street.

Zhè这
jiā家
lǎo老
zì字
hào号
bǎo宝
hào号
yǐ已
jīng经
yǒu有
bǎi百
nián年
lì历
shǐ史
le了
 。

This century-old famous shop has a history of hundreds of years.

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Tā他
zài在
shàng上
hǎi海
kāi开
le了
yī一
jiā家
fēn分
hào号
 ,
zhuān专
mén门
zuò做
wài外
mào贸
shēng生
yì意
 。

He opened a branch shop in Shanghai to specialize in foreign trade business.

Zhè这
tiáo条
shāng商
yè业
jiē街
lǐ里
de的
hào号
pū铺
dà大
duō多
mài卖
shǒu手
gōng工
yì艺
pǐn品
 。

Most of the shops on this commercial street sell handcrafted goods.

Lǎo老
běi北
jīng京
de的
liú琉
lí璃
chǎng厂
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
zhī知
míng名
de的
shū书
huà画
hào号
 。

There are many famous calligraphy and painting shops in Liulichang of old Beijing.

3.

noun

mark; sign; signal

Can refer to symbolic marks, traffic signs, or secret signals.

Qǐng请
jì记
de得
zài在
zhòng重
diǎn点
jù句
zi子
xià下
miàn面
zuò做
shàng上
jì记
hào号
 。

Please remember to mark key sentences with signs.

Lǎo老
shī师
zài在
hēi黑
bǎn板
shàng上
huà画
le了
yī一
gè个
wèn问
hào号
lái来
tí提
wèn问
 。

The teacher drew a question mark on the blackboard to ask a question.

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Xiāo消
fáng防
yuán员
tōng通
guò过
jī击
zhǎng掌
wèi为
hào号
lái来
què确
rèn认
bǐ彼
cǐ此
wèi位
zhì置
 。

Firefighters use clapping as a signal to confirm each other's positions.

Hǎi海
shàng上
de的
dēng灯
tǎ塔
shì是
chuán船
zhī只
háng航
xíng行
de的
zhòng重
yào要
hào号
zhì志
 。

Offshore lighthouses are important navigation marks for ships.

Tè特
gōng工
tōng通
guò过
tè特
dìng定
de的
àn暗
hào号
lái来
shí识
bié别
tóng同
bàn伴
 。

Spies use specific secret signals to identify their companions.

4.

noun

number; order; sequence

Used for queuing, numbering systems, or ranking.

Qǐng请
dà大
jiā家
àn按
shùn顺
xù序
guà挂
hǎo好
hào号
 ,
bù不
yào要
chā插
duì队
 。

Please line up in order and get your number, don't cut in line.

Lǎo老
shī师
gěi给
wǒ我
men们
de的
zuò作
yè业
biān编
le了
hào号
 ,
fāng方
biàn便
pī批
gǎi改
 。

The teacher numbered our assignments to make grading easier.

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Zhè这
chǎng场
bǐ比
sài赛
de的
cān参
sài赛
duì队
wu伍
àn按
biān编
hào号
fēn分
chéng成
le了
bā八
zǔ组
 。

The participating teams in this game were divided into 8 groups by number.

Yī医
yuàn院
de的
guà挂
hào号
chù处
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shàng上
qī七
diǎn点
kāi开
shǐ始
yíng营
yè业
 。

The hospital's registration office opens at 7 a.m. every morning.

Tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
de的
shū书
jí籍
àn按
zhào照
fēn分
lèi类
hào号
pái排
liè列
zài在
shū书
jià架
shàng上
 。

Library books are arranged on shelves according to their classification numbers.

5.

noun

grade; size; level

Used for clothing sizes, product grades, or ranking systems.

Zhè这
jiàn件
TT
xù恤
yǒu有
dà大
 、
zhōng中
 、
xiǎo小
sān三
gè个
hào号
 。

This T-shirt comes in three sizes: large, medium, and small.

Zhè这
kuǎn款
yùn运
dòng动
xié鞋
yǒu有
wǔ五
kuǎn款
bù不
tóng同
de的
hào号
xíng型
 。

This sports shoe has five different size models.

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Zhè这
jiā家
cān餐
tīng厅
de的
cài菜
pǐn品
fēn分
wéi为
wǔ五
xīng星
hào号
píng评
jí级
 。

Dishes at this restaurant are rated with five-star grades.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
xíng型
hào号
de的
diàn电
nǎo脑
xìng性
jià价
bǐ比
hěn很
gāo高
 。

This model of computer has a very high cost-performance ratio.

Chāo超
shì市
de的
jī鸡
dàn蛋
àn按
pǐn品
zhì质
fēn分
wéi为
sān三
gè个
hào号
 。

Eggs in the supermarket are divided into three grades by quality.

6.

measure word

type; kind; sort

informal

Used to categorize people, things, or situations, often with a dismissive tone.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
bù不
jiǎng讲
lǐ理
de的
hào号
rén人
 ,
wǒ我
men们
bù不
yòng用
dā搭
lǐ理
tā他
 。

We don't need to pay attention to this kind of unreasonable person.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
tóu投
jī机
qǔ取
qiǎo巧
de的
hào号
shēng生
yì意
zǎo早
wǎn晚
huì会
bèi被
táo淘
tài汰
 。

This kind of opportunistic business will be eliminated sooner or later.

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Tā他
mǎi买
le了
liǎng两
hào号
bù不
yí一
yàng样
de的
bǐ笔
jì记
běn本
 。

He bought two different kinds of notebooks.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
hào号
de的
shuǐ水
guǒ果
tè特
bié别
tián甜
 ,
wǒ我
hěn很
xǐ喜
huan欢
 。

This kind of fruit is particularly sweet, I really like it.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
hào号
de的
má麻
fan烦
shì事
wǒ我
yǐ已
jīng经
jiàn见
duō多
le了
 。

I have seen too many troubles of this kind.

7.

noun

personnel with a certain status

informal

Used to describe people with specific conditions or backgrounds.

Zhè这
wèi位
bìng病
hào号
yǐ已
jīng经
zhù住
yuàn院
guān观
chá察
sān三
tiān天
le了
 。

This patient has been hospitalized for observation for three days.

Shāng伤
yuán员
men们
bèi被
zhuǎn转
yí移
dào到
le了
hòu后
fāng方
de的
yě野
zhàn战
yī医
yuàn院
 。

The wounded were transferred to a后方 field hospital.

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Zhè这
chǎng场
chē车
huò祸
lǐ里
yǒu有
sān三
míng名
shòu受
qīng轻
shāng伤
de的
hào号
 。

There were three slightly injured people in this car accident.

Cān参
jiā加
zhè这
cì次
jiù救
yuán援
rèn任
wu务
de的
hào号
dōu都
shì是
jīng经
yàn验
fēng丰
fù富
de的
xiāo消
fáng防
yuán员
 。

The personnel who participated in this rescue mission are all experienced firefighters.

Guān观
zhòng众
xí席
shàng上
de的
cǎi彩
hào号
men们
huī挥
wǔ舞
zhe着
guó国
qí旗
wèi为
xuǎn选
shǒu手
jiā加
yóu油
 。

The spectators waved national flags to cheer for the players.

8.

measure word

used for order, date, number of people

Has two main uses: general order and specific calendar dates.

Dì第
sān三
hào号
jiǎn简
bào报
yǐ已
jīng经
fēn分
fā发
dào到
gè各
gè个
bù部
mén门
le了
 。

The No. 3 briefing has been distributed to all departments.

Wǒ我
jiā家
de的
mén门
pái牌
hào号
mǎ码
shì是
dōng东
sān三
huán环
èr二
lù路
shí十
wǔ五
hào号
 。

My house number is 15, East Third Ring Road 2nd Street.

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Wǔ五
yuè月
yī一
hào号
shì是
guó国
jì际
láo劳
dòng动
jié节
 ,
quán全
guó国
fàng放
jià假
yī一
tiān天
 。

May 1st is International Workers' Day, and the whole country has a one-day holiday.

Qǐng请
bǎ把
zhè这
fèn份
wén文
jiàn件
biāo标
zhù注
wéi为
dì第
shí十
èr二
hào号
wén文
jiàn件
 。

Please label this document as Document No. 12.

Shí十
yuè月
yī一
hào号
wǒ我
men们
quán全
jiā家
yī一
qǐ起
qù去
běi北
jīng京
lǚ旅
yóu游
 。

We will travel to Beijing together on October 1st.

9.

measure word

used for number of people or transactions

informal

Commonly used in work or business contexts.

Jīn今
tiān天
yǒu有
yī一
bǎi百
duō多
hào号
gōng工
rén人
chū出
gōng工
cān参
yù与
xiū修
lù路
gōng工
chéng程
 。

More than 100 workers came to work on the road repair project today.

Zhè这
jiā家
cān餐
tīng厅
zhōu周
mò末
yī一
tiān天
néng能
jiē接
dài待
hǎo好
jǐ几
hào号
kè客
rén人
 。

This restaurant can receive several groups of customers on weekends.

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Gāng刚
cái才
nà那
yī一
huì会
er儿
gōng工
fu夫
jiù就
zuò做
le了
sān三
hào号
mǎi买
mài卖
 。

We made three transactions in just a short while just now.

Zhè这
zhī支
yī医
liáo疗
duì队
yī一
gòng共
yǒu有
èr二
shí十
hào号
yī医
hù护
rén人
yuán员
 。

This medical team has a total of 20 medical staff members.

Zhè这
cì次
zhǎn展
huì会
yǒu有
shàng上
qiān千
hào号
cān参
guān观
zhě者
qián前
lái来
cān参
guān观
 。

Thousands of visitors came to visit this exhibition.

10.

verb

mark; label; number

Used to identify or categorize items with marks or numbers.

Qǐng请
bǎ把
xū需
yào要
xiū修
gǎi改
de的
wén文
zhāng章
hào号
chū出
lái来
 。

Please mark the articles that need to be revised.

Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
bǎ把
zhè这
xiē些
juān捐
zèng赠
de的
wù物
zī资
hào号
shàng上
biāo标
qiān签
zài再
rù入
kù库
 。

We need to label these donated goods before putting them in storage.

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Lǎo老
shī师
ràng让
wǒ我
men们
hào号
chū出
kè课
wén文
zhōng中
de的
zhòng重
diǎn点
cí词
huì汇
 。

The teacher asked us to mark the key vocabulary in the text.

Kuài快
dì递
yuán员
bǎ把
bāo包
guǒ裹
hào号
shàng上
dì地
zhǐ址
biāo标
qiān签
hòu后
fēn分
fā发
chū出
qù去
 。

The courier attached address labels to the packages and distributed them.

Tā他
yòng用
hóng红
sè色
de的
bǐ笔
bǎ把
cuò错
wù误
de的
dì地
fang方
hào号
le了
chū出
lái来
 。

He marked the wrong parts with a red pen.

11.

verb

feel the pulse; take a patient's pulse

formal

A traditional Chinese medical practice to diagnose illness.

Lǎo老
zhōng中
yī医
zhèng正
zuò坐
zài在
zhuō桌
qián前
wèi为
bìng病
rén人
hào号
mài脉
 。

The veteran Chinese medicine practitioner was sitting at the table feeling the patient's pulse.

Yī医
shēng生
ràng让
wǒ我
shēn伸
chū出
shǒu手
lái来
gěi给
tā他
hào号
mài脉
 。

The doctor asked me to stretch out my hand so he could take my pulse.

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Zhè这
wèi位
zhōng中
yī医
shī师
shàn擅
cháng长
tōng通
guò过
hào号
mài脉
lái来
zhěn诊
duàn断
fù妇
kē科
jí疾
bìng病
 。

This Chinese medicine practitioner is good at diagnosing gynecological diseases by feeling the pulse.

Hào号
mài脉
shì是
zhōng中
yī医
zhěn诊
duàn断
de的
zhòng重
yào要
fāng方
fǎ法
zhī之
yī一
 。

Feeling the pulse is one of the important methods of traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis.

Tā他
zuò坐
xià下
lái来
wèi为
zhè这
wèi位
yuǎn远
dào道
ér而
lái来
de的
huàn患
zhě者
hào号
mài脉
 。

He sat down to feel the pulse of this patient who came from afar.

12.

noun

order; decree; command

formal

Formal term for military or official orders.

Jiāng将
jūn军
zài在
zhàn战
chǎng场
shàng上
fā发
hào号
shī施
lìng令
 ,
zhǐ指
huī挥
quán全
jūn军
zuò作
zhàn战
 。

The general issued orders on the battlefield to command the entire army.

Zhèng政
fǔ府
fā发
hào号
shī施
lìng令
 ,
yāo要
qiú求
quán全
shì市
kāi开
zhǎn展
fáng防
yì疫
gōng工
zuò作
 。

The government issued orders requiring the entire city to carry out epidemic prevention work.

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Jūn军
guān官
chuī吹
xiǎng响
le了
hào号
jiǎo角
 ,
fā发
chū出
le了
jìn进
gōng攻
de的
hào号
lìng令
 。

The officer blew the bugle and issued the attack order.

Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
de的
lǎo老
bǎn板
xí习
guàn惯
dú独
duàn断
zhuān专
xíng行
 ,
suí随
yì意
fā发
hào号
shī施
lìng令
 。

The boss of this company is used to being arbitrary and issuing orders at will.

Bān班
zhǔ主
rèn任
zài在
bān班
jí级
huó活
dòng动
zhōng中
fā发
hào号
shī施
lìng令
 ,
tǒng统
chóu筹
gè各
xiàng项
shì事
wù务
 。

The head teacher issued orders and coordinated all affairs during the class activities.

13.

noun

bugle; brass instrument

formal

Refers to military or band brass instruments.

Jūn军
yuè乐
duì队
de的
hào号
shǒu手
chuī吹
xiǎng响
le了
qǐ起
chuáng床
hào号
 。

The bugler of the military band blew the reveille.

Tā他
zài在
yuè乐
tuán团
lǐ里
fù负
zé责
yǎn演
zòu奏
zhōng中
yīn音
hào号
 。

He is responsible for playing the tenor horn in the orchestra.

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Xué学
xiào校
de的
jūn军
yuè乐
duì队
yǒu有
shí十
míng名
xiǎo小
hào号
shǒu手
hé和
wǔ五
míng名
dà大
hào号
shǒu手
 。

The school military band has 10 trumpeters and 5 tuba players.

Yuè阅
bīng兵
shì式
shàng上
 ,
hào号
shǒu手
men们
yǎn演
zòu奏
le了
zhuāng庄
yán严
de的
guó国
gē歌
 。

At the military parade, the buglers played the solemn national anthem.

Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
hào号
shǒu手
yǒu有
wǔ五
shí十
nián年
de的
chuī吹
hào号
jīng经
yàn验
 。

This veteran bugler has 50 years of experience playing brass instruments.

14.

noun

bugle call; signal sound

formal

Used for military or daily routine signals.

Jūn军
yíng营
lǐ里
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shàng上
liù六
diǎn点
dōu都
huì会
chuī吹
xiǎng响
qǐ起
chuáng床
hào号
 。

The military base will blow the reveille at 6 a.m. every day.

Jí集
hé合
hào号
chuī吹
xiǎng响
le了
 ,
shì士
bīng兵
men们
xùn迅
sù速
pǎo跑
dào到
cāo操
chǎng场
jí集
hé合
 。

The assembly bugle blew, and the soldiers ran to the playground to gather quickly.

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Chōng冲
fēng锋
hào号
xiǎng响
qǐ起
hòu后
 ,
zhàn战
shì士
men们
chōng冲
xiàng向
le了
dí敌
rén人
de的
zhèn阵
dì地
 。

After the charge bugle sounded, the soldiers charged towards the enemy's position.

Xué学
xiào校
de的
xià下
kè课
hào号
měi每
tiān天
xià下
wǔ午
wǔ五
diǎn点
zhǔn准
shí时
xiǎng响
qǐ起
 。

The school's dismissal bugle rings on time at 5 p.m. every day.

Huǒ火
jǐng警
hào号
xiǎng响
qǐ起
hòu后
 ,
xiāo消
fáng防
yuán员
men们
xùn迅
sù速
dēng登
shàng上
xiāo消
fáng防
chē车
 。

After the fire alarm bugle sounded, the firefighters quickly boarded the fire truck.

15.

noun

surname

A common Chinese family name.

Zhè这
wèi位
xìng姓
hào号
de的
lǎo老
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
yī一
wèi位
zhù著
míng名
de的
shū书
fǎ法
jiā家
 。

This elderly Mr. Hao is a famous calligrapher.

Wǒ我
rèn认
shi识
yī一
wèi位
jiào叫
hào号
jiàn建
guó国
de的
péng朋
you友
 。

I know a friend named Hao Jianguo.