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性别xìng biégender; sex 形成xíng chéngto form; to take shape 行动xíng dòngoperation; action 幸福xìng fúhappiness; happy 性格xìng génature; disposition 行李xíng liluggage; CL:件[jiàn]姓名xìng míngsurname and given name; full name 星期xīng qīweek; CL:個|个[gè]星期日Xīng qī rìSunday; CL:個|个[gè]星期天Xīng qī tiānSunday; CL:個|个[gè]行人xíng rénpedestrian; traveler on foot 形式xíng shìouter appearance; form 行为xíng wéiaction; conduct 形象xíng xiàngimage; form 星星xīng xing(coll.) a star; the stars in the sky 幸运xìng yùnfortunate; lucky; good fortune; luck 形状xíng zhuàngform; shape; CL:個|个[gè]休xiūto rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time 修xiūto decorate; to embellish 修改xiū gǎito amend; to alter 休假xiū jiàto go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave 休息xiū xirest; to restIn context 须xūmust; to have to 需xūto require; to need 许xǔto allow; to permit 序xù(bound form) order; sequence; (bound form) introductory; initial 续xùto continue; to replenish 许多xǔ duōmany; a lot of 需求xū qiúrequirement; to require 需要xū yàoto need; to want; to demand; to require; needs 宣xuānto declare (publicly); to announce 选xuǎnto choose; to pick 宣布xuān bùto declare; to announce 宣传xuān chuánto disseminate; to give publicity to 选手xuǎn shǒuathlete; contestant 选择xuǎn zéto select; to pick; choice; option; alternativeIn context 学xuéto learn; to study 雪xuěsnow; CL:場|场[cháng]血xuèblood; colloquial pr. [xiě]学费xué fèituition fee; tuition 学期xué qīterm; semester 学生xué shengstudent; schoolchild 学习xué xíto learn; to study 学校xué xiàoschool; CL:所[suǒ]学院xué yuàncollege; educational institute 训xùnto teach; to train; to admonish; (bound form) instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule 训练xùn liànto train; to drill 压yāto press; to push down 压力yā lìpressure 广yǎn"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc 烟yāncigarette or pipe tobacco; CL:根[gēn]言yánwords; speech 颜yáncolor; face 眼yǎneye; small hole 演yǎnto perform (a play etc); to stage (a show); (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)验yànto examine; to test 演唱yǎn chàngto sing (for an audience); vocal performance 演唱会yǎn chàng huìvocal recital or concert 演出yǎn chūto act (in a play); to perform 眼睛yǎn jingeye; CL:隻|只[zhī],雙|双[shuāng]